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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Abstracts from</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">latest issue of the Journal of Information Systems Applied Research (JISAR)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><A HREF="http://jisar.org/"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Calibri">http://jisar.org/</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> = Volume #4, Issue #1</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Editor: Scott Hunsinger, Appalachian State University</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">, USA</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Publisher: Tom Janicki, University of North Carolina at Wilmington</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">, USA</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Arial">In this issue:</FONT></B></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">4</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://jisar.org/2011-4/N1/JISARv4n1p4.html"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Calibri">A Process for Assessing Voting System Risk Using Threat Trees</FONT></U></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR>
<FONT FACE="Calibri">Alec Yasinsac, University of South Alabama<BR>
Harold Pardue, University of South Alabama<BR>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">Abstract:</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Security continues to be a critical issue in the safe operation of electronic voting machines. Risk assessment is the process of determining if a particular voting system is at risk and what steps can be taken to mitigate the risk. We propose an iterative risk assessment process using threat trees. This process involves using a voting system risk taxonomy to categorize a threat, a schema to express logical hypothesis about a threat, generating a threat tree through functional decomposition, expressing threat instance semantics as nodal properties with metrics, validating the threat instance through independent representations, and finally pruning the tree for enhanced usability and understandability. This process provides guidance to an analyst in using threat trees to conduct risk assessment of electronic voting systems. Because this process is based on abstract and extendable structures, it facilitates the comparison and validation of independent risk evaluations. Prospective voting system risk assessment metrics are provided.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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<FONT FACE="Calibri">17</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://jisar.org/2011-4/N1/JISARv4n1p17.html"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Calibri">Development of an Evaluation Model for XBRL-enabled Tools Intended for Investors</FONT></U></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR>
<FONT FACE="Calibri">Barbara Clements, Southeast Missouri State University<BR>
Dana Schwieger, Southeast Missouri State University<BR>
Ken Surendran, Southeast Missouri State University<BR>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">Abstract:</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">As the first decade of the new millennium draws to a close, individual investors will find that a new era in financial analysis is beginning. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) now requires corporations to use eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) when submitting their disclosure filings. XBRL has been developed by an international nonprofit consortium to meet corporate reporting needs. XBRL documents will be made available to the public as soon as they are filed. XBRL-enabled financial analysis tools will enable investors to perform their financial analysis more quickly and accurately. It is now time to consider the needs of financial information stakeholders who will use the information contained in XBRL instance documents. The SEC is encouraging software developers to create XBRL-enabled tools to meet the needs of individual investors and other financial information stakeholders. This paper proposes an evaluation model for reviewing XBRL-enabled financial analysis tools to be used by individual investors. Four freely available XBRL viewers were examined using the evaluation model. The SEC’s currently available tool was evaluated in detail to better demonstrate the use of the model. To place this evaluation model in its proper context, this paper examines what XBRL is and how it will contribute to financial analysis. The SEC’s XBRL tool is then evaluated in detail in light of the model and suggestions are made for how future tools can be developed to fill the needs of individual investors.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">30</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://jisar.org/2011-4/N1/JISARv4n1p30.html"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Calibri">Factors Influencing People to Use Linux</FONT></U></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><U><BR>
</U></B></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">D. Scott Hunsinger, Appalachian State University<BR>
Susanna Fransen, Appalachian State University</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">Abstract:</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Linux is a free open source operating system that serves as a viable alternative to using Windows and other operating systems. Significant research has been conducted concerning Linux and why it is a reliable operating system. Yet, the question remains: Why are</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">n</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">t more people using Linux operating systems? To explore this</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> question we researched two theories: the Theory of Planned Behavior and the Technology Acceptance Model, to better understand what factors influence a perso</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">n</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">s usage of Linux on a desktop or laptop computer. We</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> used these theories to guide our research and limited the scope of our study to college students since they are readily available and will be entering the workforce within the next several years. To determine what factors influence people whether to use a Linux operating system, we conducted interviews (n=15) and a survey (n=168). We discovered that two constructs from the Theory of Planned Behavior (Attitude and Perceived Behavioral Control) and two constructs from the Technology Acceptance Model (Perceived Ease of Use and Perceived Usefulness) are significantly correlated with a perso</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">n</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">s inte</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">ntion to use a Linux operating system, while the Subjective Norm construct holds less importance.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR>
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<FONT FACE="Calibri">39</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://jisar.org/2011-4/N1/JISARv4n1p39.html"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Calibri">How Mobile Technology is Changing Our Culture</FONT></U></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><U><BR>
</U></B></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Jamie Pinchot, Robert Morris University<BR>
Karen Paullet, Robert Morris University<BR>
Daniel Rota, Robert Morris University<BR>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">Abstract:</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">Cell phones have become ubiquitous within our society, and many would now consider them a necessity rather than a convenience. This widespread use of cell phones and other mobile communication devices has brought with it an increasing acceptance of their use in virtually all social situations. It is no longer taboo to be caught with a ringing cell phone at a dinner with family and friends, at a sporting event, or even during a church service. Incoming calls are no longer seen as interruptions of the primary activity taking place, but are instead treated as equally important communications. Proximity is becoming inconsequential in terms of social interaction. This study seeks to determine how mobile technology has changed our culture and identifies the ways in which we now perceive socially acceptable communication.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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<FONT FACE="Calibri">49</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://jisar.org/2011-4/N1/JISARv4n1p49.html"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Calibri">Creating a Framework for Research on Virtual Organizations</FONT></U></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><U><BR>
</U></B></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Bryan Reinicke, University of North Carolina Wilmington</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">Abstract:</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">In recent years the concept of the virtual organization (VO) has received a great deal of attention in both the business press and academia. While a fair amount of research has focused on the virtual organization, very little agreement exists on how to define it, or even approach it as a concept or an organizational form. This makes it difficult to build a coherent research stream in virtual organizations, as there is no good way to link the research that has been done. In fact, it is impossible to relate or compare the research that has been done under various definitions of the VO without a common framework to relate them to one another. The purpose of this paper is not to develop another definition of the virtual organization, but rather to provide a definitional framework for the virtual organization which can assist researchers in relating the work done on VO’s using various definitions.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR>
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<FONT FACE="Calibri">57</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="http://jisar.org/2011-4/N1/JISARv4n1p57.html"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Calibri">The Potential Reality of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) in a Cloud Computing Strategy</FONT></U></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><BR>
<FONT FACE="Calibri">James P. Lawler, Pace University<BR>
Anthony Joseph, Pace University</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Calibri">Abstract:</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">The constraints of the current economy continue to affect business firms investing in information systems. This paper analyzes the extent of implemented initiatives in Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) that may be impacted by limited investment in technology. Derived from an earlier study of SOA published in 2008, the findings from a literature survey and a case study in the current paper disclose that few firms identified in the earlier study have advanced noticeably to enterprise integrated and matured processes enabled by SOA, though the bulk of the firms continue investment in projects of SOA. The implications however indicate that continued investment in the projects may facilitate a foundation for initiatives in cloud computing. This paper might benefit educators considering expansion of SOA in curricula of information systems, and it may help practitioners considering increased investment in SOA as a potential strategy to be positioned to take advantage of cloud computing.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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