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The Adoption Of E-Commerce By Microbusinesses, Katina Michael
The Adoption Of E-Commerce By Microbusinesses, Katina Michael
Faculty of Informatics - Papers (Archive)
In Australia, about 89 per cent of businesses have less than five employees. This equates to 1035 000 microbusinesses. What is important to note is that 637300 of these are non-employing businesses (i.e. sole proprietors) according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). By studying these figures it becomes increasingly apparent what a challenging task the majority of business operators have in adopting and successfully integrating electronic commerce into their business. They only have their own resources and experiences to draw on and face a multitude of constraints such as time, money, lack of expertise and access to limited amounts …
The Automatic Identification Trajectory, Katina Michael
The Automatic Identification Trajectory, Katina Michael
Faculty of Informatics - Papers (Archive)
The top-secret ENIAC project, at the Moore School of Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, was first made known to the public in February 1946. Reporters used 'anthropomorphic' and 'awesome characterisations' to describe the computer. In an article entitled 'The myth of the awesome thinking machine', Martin stated that the ENIAC was referred to in headlines as 'a child, a Frankenstein, a whiz kid, a predictor and controller of weather, and a wizard'.
Integrating Islands Of Information Through Crm, Katina Michael
Integrating Islands Of Information Through Crm, Katina Michael
Faculty of Informatics - Papers (Archive)
It was not so long ago that one would pull up into a service station and be greeted by an attendant who would customarily ask whether or not to fill up the car with petrol. Of course, today things have changed. Petrol station attendants have been replaced by something called 'self-service'. The customer is empowered and has the responsibility to fill up their own car with as much petrol as they want. A little extra effort perhaps but no one seems to mind, apart from the countless number of people who lost their jobs as attendants. What is noticeable, however, …
The Battle Against Security Attacks, Katina Michael
The Battle Against Security Attacks, Katina Michael
Faculty of Informatics - Papers (Archive)
Medium-to-large-sized companies are increasingly using their intranets to broadcast company-wide messages and store valuable information. Employees can choose to view multimedia- based messages from company executives, link to the latest product success stories, download the most recent technical specifications or refer to the most up-to-date pricing figures. Whatever the requirement, organisations have become very reliant upon electronic intra- and intercommunication methods. Whether it is sending an email with an attachment to a client, downloading information from the knowledge management system (KMS) or placing files in one another's public folders, employees now expect the technological capabilities to be available all the …
Barunga Music Online, A. Toshack, Katina Michael
Barunga Music Online, A. Toshack, Katina Michael
Faculty of Informatics - Papers (Archive)
Barunga Music is a fictitious company, used for the sole purpose of creating this case study:
Barunga Music is an organisation that records, markets and sells Aboriginal compositions. Barunga is a small business that operates a physical store based in Melbourne. The organisation was established in 1994 by Stephen Clark and business partner Daniel Stone. The company employs 10 staff members, including a part-time IT professional.
The Online Privacy Frontier, Katina Michael
The Online Privacy Frontier, Katina Michael
Faculty of Informatics - Papers (Archive)
Many web sites pride themselves on offering personalised customer service, but that really depends on the amount of information the online shopper is willing to give the online merchant. In most cases, unless a purchase is made or some other form of transaction is enacted, the online shopper will not declare their identity. How personalised can an experience be online if one entity decides to remain anonymous? The online merchant has little, if any, information to go on apart from perhaps a cookie that tells them that the visitor is a repeat visitor to that web site. The seller does …