User desire for ubiquitous applications on-board a vehicle motivates the necessity for Network Mobility (NEMO) solutions for Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks (VANETs). Due to the dynamic topology of VANETs, this approach incurs excessive infrastructure cost to maintain stable connectivity and support these applications. Our solution to this problem is focused on a novel NEMO-based Network Architecture where vehicles are the main network infrastructure. Within this Architecture, we present a Network Criticality-based clustering algorithm, which adapts to mobility changes to form stable self-organizing clusters of vehicles and dynamically builds on vehicle clusters to form more stable Mobile Networks. Simulation results show that the proposed method provides more stable clusters, lower handoffs and better connectivity compared to popular density-based vehicle clustering methods. In addition, they confirm the validity of the proposed Network Architecture. The proposed method is also robust to channel error and exhibits better performance when the heterogeneity of vehicles is exploited.

This thesis puts forward a new solution to provide the reliable network to the Internet Service Provider (ISP). This study mainly focuses on the ISPs network to provide reliability and the load balancing. It offers a guide line for the best reliable solution to the ISPs, individual organizations or other types of service providers which are engaged in providing reliable communications to their subscribers. These reliable services may be real time communications which include weather forecasts, tracking systems, online Internet protocol TV (IPTV) programs and many other ISPs services which are totally depend on the reliable network. With the appearance and expansion of Internet subscribers all over the world, ISPs services are becoming more popular. The rapid increase of connection-demand and highly traffic network is the main reason behind the need to scale reliable network. To offer better solutions, a new theoretical and practical approach should be considered that can cover the reliable network. The suggested network structure monitors the links, spreads the network traffic with multiple devices and takes a backup (redundant) link automatically when changes occur in the network topology. In order to support the redundancy, load balancing and reduce the failover time, the hot standby routing protocol (HSRP) is implemented on the suggested network. As we have analyzed that in any network, scalability bringing to raised the network traffic broadcast issue. Broadcast storms can be prevented by setting threshold values of traffic-filters. The threshold level helps to control broadcast traffic in networks. With regard to suggested solutions, it is necessary to observe the limitations and advantages of the recommended reliable network structure. Therefore, this research will include the advantages and limitations of the techniques used to offer ISP services such as scalability, security and IPv6.

According to human nature of having a taste for beauty, advertisers heavily rely on physical attractive male and female models as the product spokespersons to enhance consumers¡¦ liking of the ad, and this is so-called ¡§What-is-beautiful-is-good stereotype.¡¨ Previous research focuses on the impact of physical attractiveness of models on consumer perceptions and advertising persuasion. However, service is different from products due to the high intangibility and interaction with consumers. Therefore, this research takes one step forward to examine how a service provider¡¦s physical attractiveness influences advertising persuasion. The present study uses experimental design to investigate the advertising effects of service provider¡¦s physical attractiveness (high vs. moderate), gender congruence between service provider and customer (congruent gender vs. incongruent gender), and type of service (search service vs. experience service). Thus, 2x2x2 factorial design is conducted. The ad effects are measured by attitudes toward the ad and purchase intention toward the ad to observe the responses under eight different and fictitious scenarios. The results indicate that, a highly attractive service provider is not necessarily more effective than a moderately attractive one. When promoting a service with search attributes, either gender congruence between service provider and consumer or service provider¡¦s physical attractiveness matters in advertising persuasion. When promoting a service with experience attributes, a moderately attractive service provider is more effective than a highly attractive one in the condition of the same gender between provider and consumer. The findings suggest that companies and marketers should take account of not only the match-up of service attributes and physical attractiveness but also the target customer gender to enhance their advertising persuasion.

Universiẗat, Diss.--Münster, 2006. / Literaturverz. S. XVI - XXXIII.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the importance of knowledge management and to identify the factors that influence and encourage the implementation of knowledge management in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Existing studies have mainly focused large organizations and no study has been carried out from the perspective of small companies systematically. Qualitative design has been used in this research study to identify knowledge management factors that influence the knowledge management implementation in small organizations. A case study has been used and data was collected through interviews from employees of kunjah online service provider. Properly utilizing these factors make a contribution towards organizational growth.

Darbe nagrinėjama tema yra aktuali, kadangi toliau besivystanti informacinė visuomenė bei informacijos pateikimo būdai elektroninėje erdvėje sąlygoja pažeidimų vykdymą vis naujomis formomis. Pagrindiniai kylantys klausimai yra susiję su tokių pažeidimų darymo sustabdymu bei prevencijos galimybėmis. Pagrindinis darbo tikslas yra atskleisti interneto paslaugų teikėjų vaidmenį kovoje su neteisėtu intelektinės nuosavybės platinimu, išanalizuoti jų atsakomybės bei galimybių ribas. Darbe yra aptariami pažeidimai, kurie atsiranda elektroninėje erdvėje ir ypač išskiriama intelektinės nuosavybės pažeidimų specifika ir problematika. Taip pat aptariami intelektinės nuosavybės apsaugos elektroninėje erdvėje techniniai būdai ir jų pritaikomumas. Atsižvelgiant į išskirtus pažeidimus bei aptartus apsaugos būdus, darbe analizuojamas interneto paslaugų teikėjų vaidmuo šių apsaugos priemonių taikyme bei analizuojamas atsakomybės ribų nustatymas. Darbe yra supažindinama su nacionaline bei Europos Sąjungos teismų praktika situacijose, kada reikia nustatyti interneto paslaugų teikėjų atsakomybę bei įpareigojimų jiems nustatymo teisėtumą. Analizuojamas esamas reglamentavimas tiek Europos lygmeniu, tiek ir atskirų valstybių nacionalinės teisės lygmeniu bei taip pat paminima ir ne Europos Sąjungos valstybių praktika ir reglamentavimas. / The topic of the work is of great interest, since further development of information society and information presentation techniques in cyberspace leads to new forms of violations. Main questions that arise are related to stopping such violations and preventive measures that can be applied. The main goal of the work is to expose the role of the internet service providers in the fight against illegal distribution of intellectual property, to analize the limits of their liability and preventive possibilities. The paper dicusses the violations that occur in cyberspace and especialy infringements of intellectual property rights. Also the paper discusses the technical methods of intellectual property protection in cyberspace and their application. Given the analyzed infringements and protection measures, the paper also analyzes the role of internet sevice providers in applying these protective measures and the liability limits. The paper introduces the national and European Union case law relating situations in which it requires to establish internet service providers liability and established obligations legitimacy. The work analyzes the existing regulation on European level and on individual national levels, as well as regulation in non-European Union countries law.

Thesis (M.Ing. (Development and Management Engineering))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2010.

Thesis (M.Ing. (Development and Management Engineering))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2010.

Norwegian School of Management BI, Diss.--Oslo, 2006. / Enth. 4 Beitr.

Zugl.: Würzburg, Univ., Diss., 2003