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Financial Benefits of Analyzing Emerging Technology, 1997.
Case analysis of a fictional small research company technology manager who must purchase a LAN system that provides both Intranet & Internet service.
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 11 sources, $ 87.95
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" Financial Benefits of Analyzing Emerging Technology
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There is one primary question most business executives ask when considering the adoption of emerging technology: what kind of economic return will I get in proportion to the expenditure? That question is of paramount concern to businesses ranging from sole proprietorships to Multi-National Corporations (Rheingold, 1994, 32-28). Answering that question has given rise to a new profession -- technology managers, or TMs (Chesbrough & Teece, 1996, 68).
In a commercial situation, TMs are responsible, as a rule, for five main areas: a) keeping upper management informed about new technologies that might improve profitability, b) keeping all.."
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Significant Emerging Technologies, 2007.
This paper examines the increasing number of new and innovative technologies that are emerging today.
1,247 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper explores some of the most significant new technologies in the context of their importance and significance to aspects of the human life and experience. The paper looks at personal area networks (PANs) and body area networks (BANs), multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) technology, which will enhance Wi-Fi performance, and mind-reading computers and robots. The paper notes, however, that we are still lacking concrete and accepted standards and software that will allow the process of integration and convergence between different devices to take place.
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Personal Area Networks
MIMO
Ubiquitous Computing, XML and Middleware
Mind-Reading Computers
Robotics
Conclusion
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"In this regard there are a number of technological innovations that relate to the move towards the concept of a ubiquitous communications environment. This is particularly the case with regard to the new range of technologies relating to mobile computing. There is an increasing convergence between mobile technologies and the concept of ubiquitous computing. This implies that there need to be advances in wireless network technology and devices as well as "...development of infrastructures supporting cognitive environments, and discovery and identification of ubiquitous computing applications and services.""
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Emerging Technologies with Ethical Implications, 2005.
A look at computer ethics and the ethical matters involved with computer technology.
2,509 words (approx. 10.0 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 76.95
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This paper gives an overview of the developing field of computer ethics. The paper explains how this field, defined as the study of the characteristics and communal bearing of computer technology and the subsequent creativity and explanation of policies for the ethical utilization of such technology, has a very solid and important future as seen from the tremendous development of computer technology during the last couple of decades.
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"In these circumstances, we face either insufficient policies or no policies to guide us. The main role of computer ethics is in devising procedures to guide our actions on what we should do in such circumstances. Obviously we need to tackle few ethical issues as a human being or as a community. Both individual and social policies are taken care by computer ethics for the ethical purpose of computer technology. It may appear that a routine deployment of an ethical theory to develop the suitable policy is what is all needed. However, this is typically not feasible. This is because we encounter no-concept situation along with no-policy situation. (Moor, 1985, p.268)"
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Emerging Technologies, 2006.
A review of the latest technologies and the problematic issues surrounding them.
1,361 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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This paper takes a look at the newest technologies. The paper also discusses issues such as privacy, illegal downloads, connection speeds and theft. According to the paper, governments will be forced to develop a new wave of consumer protection laws and creative laws, protecting intellectual property as a result of all this new technology.
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"IPod docking stations are becoming increasingly more integrated into standard audio systems in automobiles and home stereos. A set of reasonably-priced TEAC systems offer, for less than $300, the chance to dock and charge the IPod while listening. Moreover, the systems come with CDRW-compatible players that can read and play MP3s burned onto disks. Home audio and video systems are becoming more integrated and compatible with portable media storage too. The ability to link digital storage with analog sound systems means also that audiophiles have their entire music collection at their fingertips and can launch files using their PC, their IPod, or their ISP's digital music service. Moreover, sound systems such as the TEAC are streamlined, urban-friendly and ideal for use in small spaces."
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Global Benefits of New Technology, 2002.
A study of the positive aspects of new global technologies.
1,070 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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This paper argues that the negative aspects of globalization are countered by the positive benefits of global technologies. It addresses the positive effects in the areas of satellite, health, agricultural and communications technologies. and their positive impact on the third world. The paper identifies the potential for global technologies to promote equity and justice on a large scale.
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"The idea that at present there has been no global advantages of the new technology is one that is debatable. There have been countless applications of technology world wide and these have translated in many cases to positive progress. Take for example global communications and satellite technologies. These have serves to remove the boundaries of time and space in order to enable a free flow of information. While these technologies are not available to everyone in the world (in particular to those who are citizens of the Third World), most people have felt their effects, and to a large extent these effects have been positive. In terms of communications technologies, for example, Third World nations must necessarily benefit from wireless technologies which eliminate the need for an established infrastructure. This is evident in the report titled ?New Generation Technology Meets Third World Health Needs? (http://allafrica.com/stories/200103010191), in which the authors describe the benefits of cellular and digital technology in remote areas of Africa, ?Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) enabled cellphones to allow doctors to receive detailed laboratory test results on the same day that samples were sent off. This was reportedly a first for the area, which is not serves by power or telephone lines. The doctors at the six clinics involved in the pilot project are now using the cellphones extensively? (http:// allafrica.com/stories/200103010191). This is true progress, in which the technology developed in industrialized countries are being applied in ways that transcend the barriers that confront people trying to make a difference in the Third World."
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Global Benefits of New Technologies, 2001.
This paper looks at the advantages of new modern technologies.
1,500 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 8 sources, $ 49.95
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This 5-page essay describes some of the ?new? technologies and their global benefits. It also attempts to look at ways in which it can become possible for these technologies to benefit each and everyone of us living on this planet, and not just a privileged few. The IT revolution has changed the way we store and transmit data; the Internet has revolutionized the way we can access information; breakthroughs in bio-technology promise new hope for medical cures and nano-technology will change the way medicine is practiced.
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"Technology has played a crucial role in human development and progress throughout history. Ever since our first human ancestors fashioned the rudimentary stone tools used for hunting about 2.5 million years ago, man has striven to use technology for his benefit. Over the centuries, tremendous innovations were made in agriculture, medicine, energy, manufacturing, and communications?but none of these innovations had quite prepared us for the astonishing pace of development in technology that has been witnessed in the last few decades. Rapid strides made recently in ?new technologies? such as information and communications technology, biotechnology and nanotechnology have opened up possibilities for development and increase in quality of life never imagined before."
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Technological Literacy of Technology Education Teachers, 2005.
This paper is a research proposal to survey industrial technology education teachers in the State of Arizona to determine their acceptance and use of the "Standards for Technological Literacy" (STL) and to assess standards-based training needs.
9,480 words (approx. 37.9 pages), 36 sources, APA, $ 194.95
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This paper explains that, today, it is becoming increasingly clear that there is a growing need for technological literacy, but it is unclear how technology education teachers are making decisions on classroom practice based on the "Standards for Technological Literacy", which focuses on what every student in grades K-12 should know and be able to do in order to be technologically literate. The author states that the study will address the issue of assessing standards-based training needs through a critical review of the scholarly literature followed by a survey of what 7th to 10th grade technology education teachers in Arizona know about the standards, how they are using them and what the need for standards-based training. The paper relates that a Likert-type scale will be used to determine the acceptance and use of the STL and to measure the perceived needs of standards-based training.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Purpose of Study
Importance of Study
Rationale of Study
Research Questions, Hypotheses or Objectives
Review of Related Literature
Background and Overview
Evolution of Literacy Standards in the U.S.
Components Influencing Student Learning
Curricula
Instruction
Learning Environment
Student Assessment
Features of AETL
Student Assessment Standards
Vocational and Technical Education Considerations
Industrial Technical Education in Phoenix, Arizona Today
Current and Future Trends
Methodology
Procedures
Population and Sample
Survey Instrument
Time Frame
Cost of the Research
Data Analysis Questions
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"To date, thousands of technology teachers, science and mathematics teachers, and other educators and experts from around the country have collaborated in an effort to identify precisely what students in kindergarten through 12th grade should be learning about technology. This group, together with content specialists and representatives from the National Research Council (NRC) and the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), reviewed Standards for Technological Literacy and recommended modifications and additions. The resulting document, supported by both NRC and NAE, defined the study of technology as a discipline and provided a framework for individual teachers, schools, school districts, and states or provinces to develop technological literacy in all students. The research to date indicates that when schools provide students with a quality education in their primary language they provide them with two things: knowledge and literacy."
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SiRF Technology Holdings and Bluetooth Technology, 2006.
A look at how SiRF Technology Holdings has employed Bluetooth technology and the effect it has had on the future of SiRF Technology.
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This paper examines how the employment of Bluetooth technology by SiRF Technology Holdings has positioned that company for enormous future success while allowing it to at least to some degree cut down on technological redundancies and upon unnecessary production costs. The paper also looks at the reasons behind the SiRF decision to acquire a Bluetooth firm, the manner by which the desired Bluetooth technology was implemented/integrated into SiRF's product lines, the relative success and/or failure of the initiative and what Bluetooth may wish to consider doing in the future.
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Technology Trends, 2007.
An evaluation of key trends in emerging technologies.
2,056 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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The paper attempts to evaluate several emerging technologies and defines what they specifically are in terms of both concepts and prototypes. The paper examines what they specifically are designed to do, why they are important, what applications and implications these emerging technologies have for individuals and organizations and what the major barriers are to rapid and widespread deployment. The paper employs a wide variety of sources in the definition of these key trends and includes a summary that defines overall expectations for technological change over the next few years.
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Identity Verification
Software Services and the SaaS
Google's Move into Applications
Real-time Analytics
Supply chain strategies
Summary
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"The near-daily reports of databases of personal information being compromised is now commonplace, which has fuelled the growth of identity-based applications of biometric technologies and on a broader context, the quantification of trust within the mobile, convergence devices (cell phones, MP3 players and PDAs) and the pervasive need for great identity verification throughout all aspects of daily interactions people have with the Internet. This is a broad, far-reaching and strategic trend, and for purposes of this analysis, just the verification of identity and with it, risk assessment and management will be discussed."
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Art and Technology, 2004.
This paper explores the relationship between art and technology and concentrates on the importance of photography in the emergence between art and technology.
1,929 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 61.95
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With the developments in technology, the connection between art and technology came faster than ever. This paper explores how the invention of photography affected the relationship between art and technology in the history of art. It includes genres like Impressionism, Modernism, and Dadaism, and also talks about very important figures of art history, such as Pablo Picasso, Edgar Degas, and Paul Cezanne.
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"The first major modern technological advance that began to change the face of art was photography. Photography was invented by the French painter Louis Daguerre in 1837 and was immediately met with opposition from many in the art world. Artists had long struggled trying to capture a realistic portrait of the world around them. Now with photography, science had succeeded marvelously. Thus, the photograph introduced an era of mechanical reproducibility which challenged the accepted paradigm of artistic genius: the concept of a work of art as a unique image created by hand by a trained artist. Photography slowly began taking the jobs earlier filled by artists. It proved to be a faster and less expensive way to accurately portray the world; therefore, photography was used to take pictures of buildings and portraits where earlier an artist would have been commissioned (Wolter-Abele, 1)."
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Technology in Higher Education, 2007.
This paper explores how evolving technology is influencing teaching and learning models.
2,231 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 69.95
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The paper reveals that occupying a seat in a physical classroom is not necessary anymore. The paper describes how, with online access and a computer, students have unprecedented opportunities to earn a degree. The paper details the benefits of the constantly emerging technologies and discusses how the Internet holds a great deal of potential for online learning. The paper explains that for teachers, online learning means they can allow learners to participate in highly interactive forums and discussions. For students and parents, emerging technologies stand to increase the convenience and decrease the cost of getting an education.
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Introduction
Relevant Technologies
Benefits of Emerging Technologies
Conclusion
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"Until two decades ago, the primary educational delivery model for collegiate professorial staff was basically the traditional lecture (O'Malley and McCraw, 2004). Student populations were made up of young residential people who did not work or worked part-time. By 2000, the student population had expanded to include older, employed, and non-residential students. Because of new technologies, online learning created new opportunities for all types of students to learn, regardless of time and location."
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Technology in Education.
This paper discusses the types of technology used for learning, educators resistant to integrating technology into their classroom, whether technology in the classroom can increase student achievement and conditions for effective use of technology.
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This paper explains that creative, innovative schools and educators are striving to incorporate technology, which will broaden the scope of their classroom with research and project-based learning; unfortunately, these innovative schools and educators are in the minority. The author points out that the research on whether or not technology can be used to increase student learning varies widely: Some research indicates that technology has little impact on achievement while other research indicates that technology is "the" answer. The paper relates that the conditions for the effective use of educational technology are access, functionality, technical development and professional development.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Types of Technology for Used Learning
Why Do Educators Resist Technology?
Can Technology Be Used To Impact Student Achievement?
Conditions for the Effective Use of Educational Technology
Conclusion
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"There are four ways to categorize technology and how it is used for instruction in the classroom. According to Means( 1994), the four uses for technology in education are: as a tutor, to explore, as applied tools, and to communicate. When technology teaches directly to the student with little help from the teacher it is being used as a tutor. When technology is used in this manner, the student is not free to explore, instead they are guided in a step by step-by-step manner by the technology. Drill and practice software, instructional television and computer assisted instruction are examples of technology as a tutor. Using technology as a tutor is especially effective for learning languages and for providing enrichment activities for students who need additional reinforcement of skills."
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Loyalty in Online Services of Financial Companies, 2008.
A research paper that analyzes of innovations in information technology in the financial services industry and the effect on customer loyalty.
11,762 words (approx. 47.0 pages), 31 sources, APA, $ 228.95
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This paper analyzes the factors that affect a customer's loyalty in the online services of financial service companies. It specifically provides evidence from the Greek stock market. The paper provides a conceptual profile of the financial services industry and how it has been affected by and has made use of innovations in information technology in recent years. It also looks at the four major pillars of the financial services industry. The paper then shows that the theory base for brand loyalty has been based on numerous efforts to model basic consumer behavior in terms of how consumers evaluate alternatives and make purchase decisions.
Table of Contents:
Review of the Literature
Definitions of Terms
Background and Overview
The Financial Services Industry and Information Technology
Customer Loyalty Considerations in the Financial Services Industry
Brand Loyalty and the Importance of Information Technology
Trust and Service Quality Issues
Costs of Switching Services
Chapter Summary
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"In addition, Das (2004) reports that recent advances in information technology have proven to be a facilitating factor for many financial services companies, improving the capability of both investors and creditors to manage their portfolios and undertake better risk analysis of credit and market risks. As Gerstman and Meyers emphasize, though, consumers will still seek out those financial services that can provide them with the best mix of online and traditional services that allow them to maintain existing market share and gain additional inroads on their competition. These authors note that, "Across that entire spectrum, the comprehensive definition of customer or brand experiences will help to shape and guide the way companies manage their brands and achieve competitive advantage" (p. 21). In the final analysis, then, customer satisfaction in and of itself is not sufficient and differentiation must be sought in the conscious development of customer commitment, i.e. loyalty and devotion that transcends short-term 'feel good' relationships by building interdependencies, shared values and mutually beneficial strategies (Lewis & Varey, 2000)."
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Wireless Technology in Hospitals, 2003.
Study of the benefits of wireless technology in a hospital setting, as well as its disadvantages.
9,164 words (approx. 36.7 pages), 20 sources, APA, $ 189.95
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This paper examines wireless device technology within clinical settings in hospitals and considers whether the use of this technology delivers information properly and in a timely manner, or whether this type of system might actually be detrimental to the patients within the hospital. The paper analyzes the data available regarding the use of wireless technology in the hospital in an effort to determine how secure and helpful this technology will actually be, or whether there is still a great deal that needs to be discovered about it before it is fully utilized in the clinical setting.
Introduction
Review of the Literature
Methodology
Analysis of the Data
Summary, Recommendations, and Conclusion
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"Wireless devices have been around for some time, but they have only recently begun to see use in hospital settings. This is largely because of the convenience factor that they have and as hospitals have realized that they are helpful for many aspects of patient care, they have been increasingly interested in utilizing them for that purpose. The problem with getting doctors to use this technology is that they are so used to the way that things work now that they often do not want to make changes that might end up having an adverse impact on what goes on in their interactions with patients."
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The Effects of Technology, 2002.
This paper discusses the effects and benefits of technology on today's society.
625 words (approx. 2.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 22.95
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After a review of the history of technology, this paper discusses how technology affects the social, political and economic status of a nation. The author goes on to look at whether technology in each of these advanced stages of development are beneficial or non-beneficial to man.
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"Technology is a term used to refer to the inventions and innovations that are introduced in our society as human needs and wants increase. In fact, technology is technically defined as, ?the ways people use their inventions and discoveries to satisfy their needs and desires? (Beaver 1991 76). Although technology was said to have advanced when the Industrial Revolution came into being. However, it can be observed that even in ancient times, technology was already practiced and applied in the everyday activities of the ancient man. The crude tools and weapons that the earliest man had used for his food-hunting and gathering activities show how technology was already in practice, only, it is crude in form and somewhat a lower level in development as compared to technology today. When man discovered how to make fire, technology was advanced further from its ?prehistoric level,? since fire is the essential discovery man has learned to apply as technology because fire is man?s ultimate form of survival from the cold climate and food-making of men during earlier times. Through time, as man became more sophisticated, and man?s needs and wants increased, the level of advancement in technology also increased."
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