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9781111533960_PPT_ch14.ppt
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1 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning EMERGING TRENDS, TECHNOLOGIES, AND APPLICATIONS CHAPTER 14 Hossein BIDGOLI MIS
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2 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications LO1 Summarize new trends in software and service distribution. LO2 Describe virtual reality components and applications. LO3 Discuss uses of radio frequency identification. LO4 Summarize new uses of biometrics. LO5 Explain new trends in networking, including wireless technologies and grid and cloud computing. l e a r n i n g o u t c o m e s
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3 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning LO6 Discuss uses of nanotechnology. l e a r n i n g o u t c o m e s (cont’d.) Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications
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4 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Trends in Software and Service Distribution • Recent trends in software and service distribution include: – Pull and push technologies – Application service providers
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5 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Pull and Push Technologies • Pull technology – User states a need before getting information – Entering a URL in a Web browser to go to a certain Web site • Push technology (Webcasting) – Web server delivers information to users who have signed up for this service – Supported by many Web browsers – Also available from vendors – Delivers content to users automatically at set intervals or when a new event occurs
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6 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Pull and Push Technologies (cont’d.) • Examples of push technology: – “A newer version of Adobe Flash is available. Would you like to install it?” – Research In Motion (RIM) offers a new BlackBerry push API – Microsoft Direct Push from AT&T
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7 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Application Service Providers • Application service providers (ASPs) – Provide access to software or services for a fee • Software as a service (SaaS), or on- demand software – Model for ASPs to deliver software to users for a fee – Software might be for temporary or long-term use – Users don’t need to be concerned with new software versions and compatibility problems
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8 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Application Service Providers (cont’d.) • Users can also save all application data on the ASP’s server – Software and data are portable • The SaaS model can take several forms: – Software services for general use – Offering a specific service – Offering a service in a vertical market
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9 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Application Service Providers (cont’d.) • Advantages: – Similar to outsourcing • Less expensive • Delivering information more quickly • Other advantages and disadvantages • Vendors: – Google, NetSuite, Inc., and Salesforce.com
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10 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Virtual Reality • Goal of virtual reality (VR): – Create an environment in which users can interact and participate as they do in the real world • VR technology – Uses computer-generated, three-dimensional images to create the illusion of interaction in a real-world environment
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11 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Virtual Reality (cont’d.) • VR terms: – Simulation – Interaction – Immersion – Telepresence – Full-body immersion – Networked communication
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12 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Types of Virtual Environments • Egocentric environment – User is totally immersed in the VR world – Most common technology used with this environment is a head-mounted display (HMD) • Exocentric environment – Data is still rendered in 3-D – Users can only view it onscreen – Main technology used in this environment is 3-D graphics
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13 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Exhibit 14.1 Egocentric VR Technologies
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14 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Components of a Virtual Reality System • Visual and aural systems • Manual control for navigation • Central coordinating processor and software system • Walker
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15 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Exhibit 14.2 VR Components
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16 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications CAVE • Cave automatic virtual environment (CAVE) – Virtual environment consisting of a cube-shaped room in which the walls are rear-projection screens • CAVEs – Holographic devices that create, capture, and display images in true 3-D form
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17 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications CAVE (cont’d.) • People can enter CAVEs in other locations – No matter how far away they are geographically • High-speed digital cameras capture one user’s presence and movements – Then re-create and send these images to users in other CAVEs • Used for research in many fields: – Archaeology, architecture, engineering, geology, and physics
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18 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Exhibit 14.3 An Example of a CAVE
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19 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Virtual Reality Applications • Military flight simulations • Medicine for “bloodless” surgery • Entertainment industry • Will one day be used for user interfaces in information systems • Current applications: – Applications for the disabled – Architectural design
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20 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Virtual Reality Applications (cont’d.) – Education – Flight simulation – Videoconferencing – Group support systems
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21 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Obstacles in Using VR Systems • Not enough fiber-optic cables are currently available for a VR environment capable of re- creating a conference • Problems must be solved: – Confusion between the VR environment and the real environment – Mobility and other problems with HMDs – Sound representation – Additional computing power
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22 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Virtual Worlds • Simulated environment designed for users to interact via avatars • Avatar – 2-D or 3-D graphical representation of a person in the virtual world – Used in chat rooms and online games • Gartner Group predicts that 80% of active Internet users will interact in virtual worlds by 2011
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23 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Virtual Worlds (cont’d.) • With avatars, users can: – Manipulate objects – Experience a limited telepresence – Communicate using text, graphical icons, and sound
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24 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Virtual Worlds (cont’d.) • Widely used virtual worlds: – Active Worlds – Club Penguin – EGO – Entropia Universe – Habbo – Runescape – Second Life
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25 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Virtual Worlds in Action • Second Life – Several million members from all over the world – Some companies use Second Life to establish or enhance their image, generate sales leads, and increase sales • Some experts believe that groups work together better in virtual worlds than in face-to-face meetings and teleconferences
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26 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Radio Frequency Identification: An Overview • Radio frequency identification (RFID) tag – Small electronic device consisting of a small chip and an antenna – Provides a unique identification for the card or the object carrying the tag – Don’t have to be in contact with the scanner to be read – Can be read from a distance of about 20 feet
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27 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Radio Frequency Identification: An Overview (cont’d.) • Two types of RFID tags: – Passive • No battery • Best ones have about 10 years of battery life – Active • Usually more reliable than passive tags • Technical problems and issues of privacy and security
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28 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Table 14.1 RFID Applications RFID Applications Category Examples Tracking and identification Railway cars and shipping containers, livestock and pets, supply-chain management (tracking merchandise from manufacturers to retailers to customers), inventory control, retail checkout and POS systems, recycling and waste disposal Payment and stored-value systems Electronic toll systems, contactless credit cards (require no swiping), subway and bus passes, casino tokens, concert tickets Access control Building access cards, ski-lift passes, car ignition systems Anticounterfeiting Casino tokens, high-denomination currency notes, luxury goods, prescription drugs Health care Tracking medical tools and patients (particularly newborns and patients with Alzheimer’s), process control, monitoring patient data
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29 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Biometrics: A Second Look • Current and future applications of biometrics: – ATM, credit, and debit cards – Network and computer login security – Web page security – Voting – Employee time clocks – Airport security and fast check-in – Passports and highly secured government ID cards – Sporting events – Cell phones and smart cards
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30 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Trends in Networking • Recent trends in networking technologies • Many are already used in many organizations – Wireless technologies and grid computing • Newer but attracting a lot of attention: – WiMAX and cloud computing
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31 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Wi-Fi • Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) – Broadband wireless technology – Based on the 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n standards • Information can be transmitted over short distances – In the form of radio waves • Connect via: – Computers, mobile phones and smart phones, MP3 players, PDAs, and game consoles – Wi-Fi hotspots
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32 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications WiMAX • Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) – Broadband wireless technology – Based on the IEEE 802.16 standards • Designed for wireless metropolitan area networks • Theoretically has faster data transfer rates and a longer range than Wi-Fi • Disadvantages: – Interference from other wireless devices, high costs, and interruptions from weather conditions
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33 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Bluetooth • Can be used to create a personal area network (PAN) • Wireless technology for transferring data over short distances • Specifications are developed and licensed by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group • Uses a radio technology called Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS)
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34 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Bluetooth (cont’d.) • Used to connect devices such as: – Computers, global positioning systems (GPSs), mobile phones, laptops, printers, and digital cameras • No line-of-sight limitations • Limited transfer rate
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35 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Grid Computing • Connecting different computers to combine their processing power to solve a particular problem • “Node” – Each participant in a grid • Processing on overused nodes can be switched to idle servers and even desktop systems • Advantages: – Improved reliability – Parallel processing nature – Scalability
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36 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Utility (On-Demand) Computing • Similar to the SaaS model • Provides IT services on demand • Users pay for computing or storage resources on an as-needed basis • Main advantages – Convenience and cost savings • Drawbacks – Privacy and security
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37 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Cloud Computing • Platform incorporating many recent technologies under one platform, including: – SaaS model, Web 2.0, grid computing, and utility computing • Variety of resources can be provided to users over the Internet • Example: – Editing Word document on an iPhone • Same advantages and disadvantages as distributed computing
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38 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Cloud Computing (cont’d.) • Services typically require a fee • Some are free • Google Apps – Includes Gmail, Google Talk, and Google Docs, – Provides commonly used applications accessed via a Web browser
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39 MIS, Chapter 14 ©2011
Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Table 14-2 Cloud Computing Categories and the Top Players Categories Top Players Foundations (tools and software that make it possible to build cloud infrastructure) Vmware, Microsoft, Red Hat Infrastructure Amazon, IBM Network services (the communication components that combine with cloud foundation and infrastructure to form cloud architecture) Level 3 Computing Services , Amazon, Cisco, Citrix Platforms Amazon, IBM Applications Google, Salesforce.com, Oracle, DROPBOX Security EMC/RSA, Symantec, IBM Management IBM, Amazon
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Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Cloud Computing in Action • Amazon.com – Established a computing platform that companies can use, regardless of their location – Provides storage and processing power on demand – Companies pay only for the resources they use • Google Apps – Introduced in February 2007 – Competing with Microsoft’s Office Suite
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Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Nanotechnology • Incorporates techniques that involve the structure and composition of materials on a nanoscale • Nanometer is one billionth of a meter (10-9) • Current technology for making transistors and other components might reach their miniaturization limits in the next decade • Some consumer goods incorporating nanotechnology are already on the market – Nanomaterials
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Course Technology, a part of Cengage Learning Chapter 14 Emerging Trends, Technologies, and Applications Summary • New trends: – Software as a service – Virtual reality – RFID – Networking – Grid, utility, and cloud computing – Nanotechnology
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