Contents by Volume
VOLuME I
Accessibility, Usability, and Functionality in T-Government Services / Margherita Pagani, Bocconi University, Italy; and Chiara Pasinetti, Boconni University, Italy ...... 1
Advances of Radio Interface in WCDMA Systems / Ju Wang, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA; and Jonathan C.L. Liu, University of Florida, USA ...... 9
Affective Computing / Maja Pantic, Imperial College, London, UK & University of Twente, The Netherlands ...... 15
Analysis of Platforms for E-Learning / Maribel-Isabel Sánchez-Segura, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain; Antonio De Amescua, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain; Fuensanta Mediana-Dominguez, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain; Arturo Mora-Soto, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain; and Luis Garcia, Carlos III University of Madrid, Spain ...... 22
Anthropologic Concepts in C2C in Virtual Communities / Lori N. K. Leonard, The University of Tulsa, USA; and Kiku Jones, The University of Tulsa, USA...... 35
Anywhere Anytime Learning with Wireless Mobile Devices / Mark van ‘t Hooft, Kent State University, USA; and Graham Brown-Martin, Handheld Learning Ltd, UK ...... 41
Application of Sound and Auditory Responses in E-Learning, The / Terry T. Kidd, University of Texas School of Public Health, USA ...... 47
Application of the P2P Model for Adaptive Host Protection / Zoltán Czirkos, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary; and Gábor Hosszú, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary ...... 54
Application of Virtual Reality and HyperReality Technologies to Universities, The / Lalita Rajasingham, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand; and John Tiffin, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand ...... 61
Architectures of the Interworking of 3G Cellular Networks and Wireless LANs / Maode Ma, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore ...... 67 Argument Structure Models and Visualization / Ephraim Nissan, Goldsmith’s College of the University of London, UK ...... 75
Assessing Digital Video Data Similarity / Waleed E. Farag, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA ...... 83
Audio Streaming to IP-Enabled Bluetooth Devices / Sherali Zeadally, University of the District of Columbia, USA ...... 90
Automatic Lecture Recording for Lightweight Content Production / Wolfgang Hürst, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Germany ...... 98
Automatic Self Healing Using Immune Systems / Junaid Ahsenali Chaudhry, Ajou University, South Korea; and Seungkyu Park, Ajou University, South Korea ...... 105
Basic Concepts of Mobile Radio Technologies / Christian Kaspar, Georg-August-University of Goettingen, Germany; Florian Resatsch, University of Arts Berlin, Germany; and Svenja Hagenhoff, Georg-August-University of Goettingen, Germany ...... 113
Biometrics / Richa Singh, West Virginia University, USA; Mayank Vatsa, West Virginia University, USA; and Phalguni Gupta, Indian Institute of Technology, India ...... 121
Blogs as Corporate Tools / Michela Cortini, University of Bari, Italy ...... 128
Blogs in Education / Shuyan Wang, The University of Southern Mississippi, USA ...... 134
Breakthroughs and Limitations of XML Grammar Similarity / Joe Tekli, University of Bourgogne, France; Richard Chbeir, University of Bourgogne, France; and Kokou Yetongnon, University of Bourgogne, France ...... 140
Broadband Fiber Optical Access / George Heliotis, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Technology, Greece; Ioannis Chochliouros, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Technology, Greece; Maria Belesioti, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Technology, Greece; and Evangelia M. Georgiadou, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Technology, Greece ...... 149
Broadband Solutions for Residential Customers / Mariana Hentea, Excelsior College, USA ...... 157
Broadband Solutions for the Last Mile to Malaysian Residential Customers / Saravanan Nathan Lurudusamy, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia; and T. Ramayah, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia ...... 164
Building Social Relationships in a Virtual Community of Gamers / Shafiz Affendi Mohd Yusof, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia ...... 171
Business Decisions through Mobile Computing / N. Raghavendra Rao, SSN School of Management & Computer Applications, India ...... 178
Calm Technologies as the Future Goal of Information Technologies / Alexandru Ţugui, Al I. Cuza University, Romania ...... 187 Cell Broadcast as an Option for Emergency Warning Systems / Maria Belesioti, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Technology, Greece; Ioannis Chochliouros, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Technology, Greece; George Heliotis, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Technology, Greece; Evangelia M. Georgiadou, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Technology, Greece; and Elpida P. Chochliourou, General Prefectorial Hospital “G. Gennimatas”, Greece ...... 195
Characteristics, Limitations, and Potential of Advergames / Călin Gurău, GSCM – Montpellier Business School, France ...... 205
Circuit Switched to IP-Based Networks, From / Thomas M. Chen, Southern Methodist University, USA ..... 212
Cognitive Issues in Tailoring Multimedia Learning Technology to the Human Mind / Slava Kalyuga, The University of New South Wales, Australia ...... 218
Community of Production / Francesco Amoretti, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Italy; and Mauro Santaniello, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Italy ...... 224
Comparison of Human and Computer Information Processing, A / Brian Whitworth, Massey University, New Zealand; and Hokyoung Ryu, Massey University, New Zealand ...... 230
Conceptual, Methodological, and Ethical Challenges of Internet-Based Data Collection / Jonathan K. Lee, Suffolk University, USA; and Peter M. Vernig, Suffolk University, USA ...... 240
Consumer Attitudes toward RFID Usage / Madlen Boslau, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany; and Britta Lietke, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany ...... 247
Content Sharing Systems for Digital Media / Jerald Hughes, University of Texas Pan-American, USA; and Karl Reiner Lang, Baruch College of the City University of New York, USA ...... 254
Content-Based Multimedia Retrieval / Chia-Hung Wei, University of Warwick, UK; and Chang-Tsun Li, University of Warwick, UK ...... 260
Contract Negotiation in E-Marketplaces / Larbi Esmahi, Athabasca University, Canada; and Elarbi Badidi, United Arab Emirates University, UAE ...... 267
Cost Models for Bitstream Access Service / Klaus D. Hackbarth, University of Cantabria, Spain; Laura Rodríguez de Lope, University of Cantabria, Spain; and Gabriele Kulenkampff, WIK-Consult, Germany ...... 276
Critical Issues and Implications of Digital TV Transition / In-Sook Jung, Kyungwon University, Korea ..... 286
Critical Issues in Content Repurposing for Small Devices / Neil C. Rowe, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, USA ...... 293
Cross-Channel Cooperation / Tobias Kollmann, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany; and Matthias Häsel, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany ...... 299
Current Challenges in Intrusion Detection Systems / H. Gunes Kayacik, Dalhousie University, Canada; and A. Nur Zincir-Heywood, Dalhousie University, Canada ...... 305 Current Impact and Future Trends of Mobile Devices and Mobile Applications / Mahesh S. Raisinghani, TWU School of Management, USA...... 312
Customizing Multimedia with Multi-Trees / Ralf Wagner, University of Kassel, Germany...... 318
Dark Optical Fiber Models for Broadband Networked Cities / Ioannis Chochliouros, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Technology, Greece; Anastasia S. Spiliopoulou, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Regulatory Affairs, Greece; George K. Lalopoulos, Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (ΟΤΕ), Greece; and Stergios P. Chochliouros, Independent Consultant, Greece...... 324
Design and Evaluation for the Future of m-Interaction / Joanna Lumsden, National Research Council of Canada IIT e-Business, Canada...... 332
Developing Content Delivery Networks / Ioannis Chochliouros, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Technology, Greece; Anastasia S. Spiliopoulou, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Regulatory Affairs, Greece; and Stergios P. Chochliouros, Independent Consultant, Greece...... 341
Development of IT and Virtual Communities / Stefano Tardini, University of Lugano, Switzerland; and Lorenzo Cantoni, University of Lugano, Switzerland...... 349
Developments and Defenses of Malicious Code / Xin Luo, University of New Mexico, USA; and Merrill Warkentin, Mississippi State University, USA...... 356
Digital Filters / Gordana Jovanovic Dolecek, Institute for Astrophysics Optics and Electronics, INAOE, Mexico...... 364
Digital Television and Breakthrough Innovation / Samira Dias dos Reis, Bocconi University, Italy...... 373
Digital TV as a Tool to Create Multimedia Services Delivery Platform / Zbigniew Hulicki, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland...... 380
Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) Evolution / Ioannis Chochliouros, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Technology, Greece; Anastasia S. Spiliopoulou, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Regulatory Affairs, Greece; Stergios P. Chochliouros, Independent Consultant, Greece...... 391
Digital Watermarking and Steganography / Kuanchin Chen, Western Michigan University, USA...... 402
Distance Education / Carol Wright, The Pennsylvania State University, USA...... 410
Distance Learning Concepts and Technologies / Raymond Chiong, Swinburne University of Technology, Malaysia...... 417
DMB Market and Audience Attitude / Mi-kying Kim, Chungwoon University, South Korea...... 423
Dynamic Information Systems in Higher Education / Juha Kettunen, Turku University of Applied Science, Finland; Jouni Hautala, Turku University of Applied Science, Finland; and Mauri Kantola, Turku University of Applied Science, Finland...... 430 Educational Technology Standards in Focus / Michael O’Dea, York St John University, UK ...... 436
Efficiency and Performance of Work Teams in Collaborative Online Learning /Éliane M.-F. Moreau, Université du Québec à Trois Rivières, Canada ...... 444
E-Learning Applications through Space Observations / Ioannis Chochliouros, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Technology, Greece; Anastasia S. Spiliopoulou, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Regulatory Affairs, Greece; Tilemachos D. Doukoglou; Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (OTE), Greece; Stergios P. Chochliouros, Independent Consultant, Greece; and George Heliotis, Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (OTE), Greece ...... 451
E-Learning Systems Content Adaptation Frameworks and Techniques / Tiong T. Goh, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand; and Kinshuk, Athabasca University, Canada ...... 460
Elementary School Students, Information Retrieval, and the Web / Valerie Nesset, McGill University, Canada; and Andrew Large, McGill University, Canada ...... 469
Enhancing E-Commerce through Sticky Virtual Communities / Sumeet Gupta, National University of Singapore, Singapore ...... 477
Ethernet Passive Optical Networks / Mário M. Freire, University of Beira Interior, Portugal; Paulo P. Monteiro, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal; Henrique J. A. da Silva, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal; and José Ruela, Universidade do Porto, Portugal ...... 482
Evaluation of Interactive Digital TV Commerce Using the AHP Approach / Koong Lin, Tainan National University of the Arts, Taiwan; Chad Lin, Curtin University of Technology, Australia; and Chyi-Lin Shen, Hua Yuan Management Services Co. Ltd., Taiwan ...... 489
Evolution not Revolution Next-Generation Wireless Telephony / Antti Ainamo, University of Turku (UTU), Finland ...... 496
Evolution of DSL Technologies Over Copper Cabling / Ioannis Chochliouros, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Technology, Greece; Anastasia S. Spiliopoulou, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Regulatory Affairs, Greece; Stergios P. Chochliouros, Independent Consultant, Greece; and Elpida Chochliourou, General Prefectorial Hospital “G. Gennimatas”, Greece ...... 502
Evolution of TD-SCDMA Networks / Shuping Chen, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China; and Wenbo Wang, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China ...... 513
Evolution of Technologies, Standards, and Deployment for 2G-5G Networks / Shakil Akhtar, Clayton State University, USA ...... 522
VOLuME II
Examination of Website Usability, An / Louis K. Falk, University of Texas at Brownsville, USA; Hy Sockel, DIKW Management Group, USA; and Kuanchin Chen, Western Michigan University, USA ...... 533 Experience Factors and Tool Use in End-User Web Development / Sue E. Kase, The Pennsylvania State University, USA; and Mary Beth Rosson, The Pennsylvania State University, USA...... 539
Exploiting Captions for Multimedia Data Mining / Neil Rowe, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, USA...... 546
Extracting More Bandwidth Out of Twisted Pairs of Copper Wires / Leo Tan Wee Hin, Singapore National Academy of Science, Singapore & Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; and R. Subramaniam, Singapore National Academy of Science, Singapore & Nanyang Technological University, Singapore...... 552
Face for Interface / Maja Pantic, Imperial College London, UK & University of Twente, The Netherlands.. 560
Fine-Grained Data Access for Networking Applications / Gábor Hosszú, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary; Harith Indraratne, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary...... 568
Global Address Allocation for Wide Area IP-Multicasting / Mihály Orosz, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary; Gábor Hosszu, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary; and Ferenc Kovacs, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary...... 574
Going Virtual / Evangelia Baralou, ALBA Graduate Business School, Greece; Jill Shepherd, Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre, Canada...... 581
Guaranteeing Quality of Service in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks / Noureddine Kettaf, Haute Alsace University, France; Hafid Abouaissa, Haute Alsace University, France; and Thang VuDuong, France Telecom R&D, France...... 587
High Speed Packet Access Broadband Mobile Communications / Athanassios C. Iossifides, Operation & Maintenance Department, Greece; and Spiros Louvros, Technological Educational Institution of Mesologi, Greece...... 595
Historical Analysis of the Emergence of Free Cooperative Software Production, A / Nicolas Jullien, LUSSI TELECOM Bretagne-M@rsouin, France...... 605
History of Computer Networking Technology, A / Lawrence Hardy, Denver Public Schools, USA...... 613
Honest Communication in Online Learning / Kellie A. Shumack, Mississippi State University, USA; and Jianxia Du, Mississippi State University, USA...... 619
Human Factors Assessment of Multimedia Products and Systems / Philip Kortum, Rice University, Texas, USA...... 625
HyperReality / Nobuyoshi Terashima, Waseda University, Japan...... 631
Hypervideo / Kai Richter, Computer Graphics Center (ZGDV), Germany; Matthias Finke, Computer Graphics Center (ZGDV), Germany; Cristian Hofmann, Computer Graphics Center (ZGDV), Germany; and Dirk Balfanz, Computer Graphics Center (ZGDV), Germany...... 641
Impact of Broadband on Education in the USA, The / Paul Cleary, Northeastern University, USA...... 648
Implementation of Quality of Service in VoIP / Indranil Bose, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; and Fong Man Chun Thomas, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong...... 655 Implementing DWDM Lambda-Grids / Marlyn Kemper Littman, Nova Southeastern University, USA ...... 661
Information Security and Risk Management / Thomas M. Chen, Southern Methodist University, USA ...... 668
Information Security Management / Mariana Hentea, Excelsior College, USA ...... 675
Information Security Management in Picture Archiving and Communication Systems for the Healthcare Industry / Carrison K.S. Tong, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong; and Eric T.T. Wong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong ...... 682
Information Security Threats to Network Based Information Systems / Sumeet Gupta, National University of Singapore, Singapore ...... 691
Intellectual Property Protection in Software Enterprises / Juha Kettunen, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland; and Riika Kulmala, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland ...... 697
Intelligent Personalization Agent for Product Brokering / Sheng-Uei Guan, Brunel University, UK ...... 703
Interacting Effectively in International Virtual Offices /Kirk St.Amant, East Carolina University, USA...... 710
Interaction between Mobile Agents and Web Services / Kamel Karoui, University of Monouba, Tunisia; and Fakher Ben Ftima, University of Monouba, Tunisia ...... 717
Interactive Digital Television / Margherita Pagani, Bocconi University, Italy ...... 726
Interactive Multimedia Technologies for Distance Education in Developing Countries / Hakikur Rahman, SDNP, Bangladesh ...... 735
Interactive Multimedia Technologies for Distance Education Systems / Hakikur Rahman, SDNP, Bangladesh ...... 742
Interactive Playout of Digital Video Streams / Samuel Rivas, LambdaStream Servicios Interactivos, Spain; Miguel Barreiro, LambdaStream Servicios Interactivos, Spain; and Víctor M. Gulías, University of A Coruña, MADS Group, Spain ...... 749
Interactive Television Evolution / Alcina Prata, Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal (IPS), Portugal ...... 757
Interactive Television Research Opportunities / Alcina Prata, Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal (IPS), Portugal ...... 763
Interface-Based Differences in Online Decision Making / David Mazursky, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem; and Gideon Vinitzky, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem ...... 769
Internet and E-Business Security / Violeta Tomašević, Mihajlo Pupin Institute, Serbia; Goran Pantelić, Network Security Technologies – NetSeT, Serbia; Slobodan Bojanić, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain ...... 776
Introducing Digital Case Library / John Carroll, The Pennsylvania State University, USA; Craig Ganoe, The Pennsylvania State University, USA; and Hao Jiang, The Pennsylvania State University, USA ...... 782 Investing in Multimedia Agents for E-Learning Solutions / Terry T. Kidd, University of Texas School of Public Health, USA...... 789
Issues and Practices of Electronic Learning / James O. Danenberg, Western Michigan University, USA; and Kuanchin Chen, Western Michigan University, USA...... 795
Issues with Distance Education in Sub-Saharan Africa / Rich Millham, Catholic University of Ghana, West Africa...... 802
IT Management in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises / Theekshana Suraweera, University of Canterbury, New Zealand; and Paul B. Cragg, University of Canterbury, New Zealand...... 808
Knowledge Management and Information Technology Security Services / Pauline Ratnasingam, Central Missouri State University, USA...... 814
Knowledge-Building through Collaborative Web-Based Learning Community or Ecology in Education / Percy Kwok, Logos Academy, China...... 821
Latest Trends in Mobile Business / Sumeet Gupta, National University of Singapore, Singapore...... 829
Leading Virtual Teams / Dan Novak, IBM Healthcare and Life Sciences, USA; and Mihai C. Bocarnea, Regent University, USA...... 835
Library 2.0 as a New Participatory Context / Gunilla Widén-Wulff, Åbo Akademi University, Finland; Isto Huvila, Åbo Akademi University, Finland; and Kim Holmberg, Åbo Akademi University, Finland...... 842
Live Music and Performances in a Virtual World / Joanna Berry, Newcastle University, UK; and Savvas Papagiannidis, Newcastle University, UK...... 849
Local Loop Unbundling (LLU) Policies in the European Framework / Anastasia S. Spiliopoulou, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Regulatory Affairs, Greece; Ioannis Chochliouros, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Technology, Greece; George K. Lalopoulos, Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (OTE), Greece; and Stergios P. Chochliouros, Independent Consultant, Greece...... 854
Managerial Analysis of Fiber Optic Communications, A / Mahesh S. Raisinghani, TWU School of Management, USA; and Hassan Ghanem, University of Dallas, USA...... 866
Managerial Computer Business Games / Luigi Proserpio, Bocconi University, Italy; Massimo Magni, Bocconi University, Italy; and Bernardino Provera, Bocconi University, Italy...... 873
Marketing Research Using Multimedia Technologies / Martin Meißner, Bielefeld University, Germany; Sören W. Scholz, Bielefeld University, Germany; and Ralph Wagner, University of Kassel, Germany...... 880
Measuring and Mapping the World Wide Web through Web Hyperlinks / Mario A. Maggioni, Università Cattolica, Italy; Mike Thelwall, University of Wolverhampton, UK; and Teodora Erika Uberti, Università Cattolica, Italy...... 887
Media Channel Preferences of Mobile Communities / Peter J. Natale, Regent University, USA; and Mihai C. Bocarnea, Regent University, USA...... 894 Methodological Framework and Application Integration Services in Enterprise Information Systems / Darko Galinec, Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Croatia, Republic of Croatia; and Slavko Vidović, University of Zagreb, Republic of Croatia ...... 901
Methods and Issues for Research in Virtual Communities / Stefano Pace, Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Italy ...... 912
Methods for Dependability and Security Analysis of Large Networks / Ioannis Chochliouros, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Technology, Greece; Anastasia S. Spiliopoulou, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Regulatory Affairs, Greece; and Stergios P. Chochliouros, Independent Consultant, Greece ...... 921
Mobile Agent Authentication and Authorization / Sheng-Uei Guan, Brunel University, UK ...... 930
Mobile Computing and Commerce Legal Implications / Gundars Kaupins, Boise State University, USA..... 938
Mobile Geographic Information Services / Lin Hui, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; and Ye Lei, Shanghai GALILEO Industries Ltd. (SGI), China ...... 944
Mobile Web Services for Mobile Commerce / Subhankar Dhar, San Jose State University, USA ...... 950
Multimedia Content Protection Technology / Shiguo Lian, France Telecom R&D Beijing, China ...... 957
Multimedia Data Mining Trends and Challenges / Janusz Świerzowicz, Rzeszow University of Technology, Poland ...... 965
Multimedia Encryption / Shujun Li, FernUniversitaet in Hagen, Germany; Zhong Li, FernUniversitaet in Hagen, Germany; and Wolfgang Halang, FernUniversitaet in Hagen, Germany ...... 972
Multimedia for Direct Marketing / Ralf Wagner, University of Kassel, Germany; and Martin Meißner, Bielefeld University, Germany ...... 978
Multimedia Information Retrieval at a Crossroad / Qing Li, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Yi Zhuang, Zhejiang University, China; Jun Yang, Carnegie Mellon University, USA; and Yueting Zhuang, Zhejiang University, China ...... 986
Multimedia Representation / Bo Yang, Bowie State University, USA ...... 995
Multimedia Standards for iTV Technology / Momouh Khadraoui, University of Fribourg, Switzerland; B. Hirsbrunner, University of Fribourg, Switzerland; D. Khadraoui, CRP Henri Tudor (CITI), Luxembourg; and F. Meinköhn, Cybercultus S.A., Luxembourg...... 1008
Multimedia Technologies in Education / Armando Cirrincione, Bocconi University, Italy ...... 1017
Multiplexing Digital Multimedia Data / Samuel Rivas, LambdaStream Servicios Interactivos, Spain; Miguel Barreiro; LambdaStream Servicios Interactivos, Spain; and Víctor M. Gulías, University of A Coruña, MADS Group, Spain ...... 1023
Multi-User Virtual Environments for Teaching and Learning / Edward Dieterle, Harvard University, USA; and Jody Clarke, Harvard University, USA ...... 1033 N-Dimensional Geometry and Kinaesthetic Space of the Internet, The / Peter Murphy, Monash University, Australia...... 1042
Network Deployment for Social Benefits in Developing Countries /Hakikur Rahman, SDNP, Bangladesh...... 1048
Network-Based Information System Model for Research / Jo-Mae B. Maris, Northern Arizona University, USA...... 1055
New Framework for Interactive Entertainment Technologies, A / Guy Wood-Bradley, Deakin University, Australia; and Kathy Blashki, Deakin University, Australia...... 1061
New Technology for Empowering Virtual Communities / David Lebow, HyLighter, Inc., USA; Dale Lick, Florida State University, USA; and Hope Hartman, City College of New York, USA...... 1066 volume III
Online Communities and Social Networking / Abhijit Roy, University of Scranton, USA...... 1072
Online Education and Cultural Background / Elizabeth Koh, National University of Singapore, Singapore; and John Lim, National University of Singapore, Singapore...... 1080
Online Privacy Issues / Hy Sockel, DIKW Management Group, USA; Kuanchin Chen, Western Michigan University, USA; and Louis K. Falk, University of Texas at Brownsville, USA...... 1086
Ontology and Multimedia / Roberto Poli, University of Trento, Italy; Achilles Kameas, Hellenic Open University, Italy; and Lambrini Seremeti, Hellenic Open University, Italy...... 1093
Open E-Learning Specification for Multiple Learners and Flexible Pedagogies,An / Colin Tattersall, Open University of The Netherlands, The Netherlands; Daniel Burgos, Open University of The Netherlands, The Netherlands; and Rob Koper, Open University of The Netherlands, The Netherlands...... 1100
Open Source Database Technologies / Emmanuel Udoh, Purdue University, USA ...... 1106
Opportunities and Challenges from Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) Technology / Ioannis Chochliouros, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Technology, Greece; Anastasia S. Spiliopoulou, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Technology, Greece; Stergios P. Chochliouros, Independent Consultant, Greece; and George Agapiou, Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. (ΟΤΕ), Greece...... 1112
Optical Burst Switch as a New Switching Paradigm for High-Speed Internet / Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, University of Beira Interior, Portugal & Institute of Telecommunications, Portugal; Mário M. Freire, University of Beira Interior, Portugal; Paulo P. Monteiro, University of Aveiro, Portugal; and Pascal Lorenz, University of Haute Alsace, France...... 1122
Overview of Privilege Management Infrastructure (PMI), An / Darren P. Mundy, University of Hull, UK; and Oleksandr Otenko, Oracle Corporation, UK...... 1130 Peer-to-Peer Usage Analysis / Florent Masseglia, INRIA Sophia Antipolis, France; Pascal Poncelet, EMA-LGI2P Site EERIE, France; and Maguelonne Teisseire, LIRMM UMR CNRS 5506, France ...... 1136
Personalized Advertising Methods in Digital Interactive Television / George Lekakos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus; and Konstantinos Chorianopoulos, Ionian University, Greece ...... 1142
Perspectives of Message-Based Service in Taiwan, The / Maria R. Lee, Shih-Chien University, Taiwan .... 1148
Pervasive iTV and Creative Networked Multimedia Systems / Anxo Cereijo Roibás, SCMIS, University of Brighton, UK; and Stephen Johnson, Mobility Research Centre, UK ...... 1154
Picture Archiving and Communication System for Public Healthcare / Carrison K.S. Tong, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong; and Eric T.T. Wong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong ...... 1162
Policy-Based Management for Call Control / Kenneth J. Turner, University of Stirling, UK ...... 1171
Polymer Optical Fibers (POF) Applications for Indoor Cell Coverage Transmission Infrastructure / Spiros Louvros, Technological Educational Institute of Messologi, Greece; and Athanassios C. Iossifides, Maintenance Department, Northern Greece Maintenance Division, Greece ...... 1178
Privacy Risk in E-Commerce / Tziporah Stern, Baruch College, CUNY, USA ...... 1188
Public Opinion and the Internet / Peter Murphy, Monash University, Australia ...... 1194
Rapid E-Learning in the University / Ivy Tan, University of Saskatchewan, Canada; and Ravi Chandran, National University of Singapore, Singapore ...... 1200
Relationships between Wireless Technology Investment and Organizational Performance / Laurence Mukankusi, University of North Dakota, USA; Jared Keengwe, University of North Dakota, USA; Yao Amewokunu, Laval University, Canada; and Assion Lawson-Body, University of North Dakota, USA ...... 1206
Reliability Issues of the Multicast-Based Mediacommunication / Gábor Hosszú, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary;and Zoltán Czirkos, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary ...... 1215
Re-Purposeable Learning Objects Based on Teaching and Learning Styles / Sunand Bhattacharya, ITT Educational Services Inc., USA; Jeremy Dunning, Indiana University, USA; Abtar Kaur, Open University of Malaysia, Malaysia; and David Daniels, Pearson Learning Solutions, USA ...... 1224
RFID Technologies and Applications / Christian Kaspar, Georg-August-University of Goettingen, Germany; Adam Melski, Georg-August-University of Goettingen, Germany; Britta Lietke, Georg-August-University of Goettingen, Germany; Madlen Boslau, Georg-August-University of Goettingen, Germany; and Svenja Hagenhoff, Georg-August-University of Goettingen, Germany ...... 1232
Rich-Prospect Browsing Interfaces / Stan Ruecker, University of Alberta, Canada ...... 1240 Road Map to Information Security Management / Lech Janczewski, The University of Auckland, New Zealand ...... 1249
Scanning Multimedia Business Environments / Sören W. Scholz, Bielefeld University, Germany; and Ralf Wagner, University of Kassel, Germany ...... 1257
Second Look at Improving Student Interaction with Internet and Peer Review, A / Dilvan de Abreu Moreira, Stanford University, USA & University of São Paulo, Brazil; and Elaine Quintino da Silva, University of São Paulo, Brazil ...... 1264
Security Framework for E-Marketplace Participation, A / Pauline Ratnasingam, University of Central Missouri, USA ...... 1272
Security of Web Servers and Web Services / Volker Hockmann, Techniker Krankenkasse, Hamburg, Germany; Heinz D. Knoell, University of Lueneburg, Germany; and Ernst L. Leiss, University of Houston, USA ...... 1284
Semantic Web Services / Juan Manuel Adàn-Coello, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas, Brazil ...... 1293
Simple and Secure Credit Card-Based Payment System, A / Chi Po Cheong, University of Maccau, China ...... 1299
Simulation-Based Comparison of TCP and TCP-Friendly Protocols / Gábor Hosszú, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary; Dávid Tegze, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary; Ferenc Kovács, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary ...... 1307
Social Networking / Kevin Curran, University of Ulster, UK; Paul O’Kane, University of Ulster, UK; Ryan McGinley, University of Ulster, UK; and Owen Kelly, University of Ulster, UK ...... 1316
Social Software (and Web 2.0) / Jürgen Dorn, Vienna University of Technology, Austria ...... 1327
Sociocultural Implications of Wikipedia / Ramanjit Singh, University of Manchester, UK; and Trevor Wood-Harper, University of Manchester, UK ...... 1333
SPIT: Spam Over Internet Telephony / Kevin Curran, University of Ulster, Magee Campus, UK; and Ciaran O Donnell, University of Ulster, Magee Campus, UK ...... 1339
Status and Future Trends of Multimedia Interactivity on the Web / Omar El-Gayar, Dakota State University, USA; and Kuanchin Chen, Western Michigan University, USA ...... 1345
Strategies for Next Generation Networks Architecture / Evangelia M. Georgiadou, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Technology, Greece; Ioannis Chochliouros, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Technology, Greece; George Heliotis, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Technology, Greece; Maria Belesioti, OTE S.A., General Directorate for Technology, Greece; and Anastasia S. Spiliopoulou OTE S.A., General Directorate for Regulatory Affairs, Greece ...... 1351 Teachers’ Use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) / Timothy Teo, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; and Jan Noyes, University of Bristol, UK ...... 1359
Teaching and Learning with Mobile Technologies / Hyo-Jeong So, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; and Bosung Kim, University of Missouri–Columbia, USA ...... 1366
Technological Revolution in Survey Data Collection, The / Vasja Vehovar, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia; Jernej Berzelak, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia; and Katja Lozar Manfreda, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia ...... 1373
Teletranslation / Minako O’Hagan, Dublin City University, Ireland ...... 1379
Teleworker’s Security Risks Minimized with Informal Online Information Technology Communities of Practice / Loreen Marie Powell, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, USA ...... 1387
Theoretical Foundations for Educational Mutimedia / Geraldine Torrisi-Steele, Griffith University, Australia ...... 1391
Tourist Applications Made Easier Using Near Field Communication / Amy Sze Hui Eow, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Jiayu Guo, National University of Singapore, Singapore; and Sheng-Uei Guan, Brunel University, UK ...... 1399
Towards Management of Interoperable Learning Objects / Tanko Ishaya, The University of Hull, UK ...... 1406
Towards Unified Services in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks Based on Soft-Switch Platform / Spiros Louvros, Maintenance Department, Western Greece Maintenance Division, Greece; and Athanassios C. Iossifides, Maintenance Department, Northern Greece Maintenance Division, Greece ...... 1416
Trends in Telecommunications and Networking in Secure E-Commerce Applications / Ephrem Eyob, Virginia State University, USA; Emmanuel Omojokun, Virginia State University, USA; and Adeyemi A. Adekoya, Virginia State University, USA ...... 1423
Ubiquitous Commerce / Holtjona Galanxhi-Janaqi, University of Nebrasak-Lincoln, USA; and Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah, University of Nebrasak-Lincoln, USA ...... 1430
Ubiquitous Mobile Learning in Higher Education / Gaye Lightbody, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland; and Paul McCullagh, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland ...... 1436
Ultra-Wideband Solutions for Last Mile Access Network / Sabira Khatun, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia; Rashid A. Saeed, MIMOS BERHAD, Malaysia; Nor Kamariah Nordin, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia; and Borhanuddin Mohd Ali, MIMOS BERHAD, Malaysia ...... 1443
UML as an Essential Tool for Implementing eCRM Systems / Călin Gurău, GSCM – Montpellier Business School, France ...... 1453
Unified Architecture for DVB-H Electronic Service Guide /Carlos Varela, Campus de Elviña, Spain; Víctor Gulías, Campus de Elviña, Spain; and Miguel Barreiro, Campus de Elviña, Spain ...... 1464 Unified KS-Code / M. K. A. Abdullah, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia; S. A. Aljunid, Kolej Universiti Kejuruteraan Utara Malaysia (KUKUM), Malaysia; M. D. A. Samad, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia; S. B. A. Anas, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia; R. K. Z. Sahbudin, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia; and M. Mokhtar, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia ...... 1473
Usability in Mobile Computing and Commerce / Kuanchin Chen, Western Michigan University, USA; Hy Sockel, DIKW Management Group, USA; and Louis K. Falk, University of Texas at Brownsville, USA ...... 1480
Use of Semantics to Manage 3D Scenes in Web Platforms / Christophe Cruz, Université de Bourgogne, France; and Christophe Nicolle, Université de Bourgogne, France ...... 1487
User Interface Issues in Multimedia / John Fulcher, University of Wollongong, Australia ...... 1493
Using Computer Mediated Communication as a Tool to Facilitate Intercultural Collaboration of Global Virtual Teams / Norhayati Zakaria, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia ...... 1499
Video Ontology / Jeongkyu Lee, University of Bridgeport, USA; Pragya Rajauria, University of Bridgeport, USA; Subodh K. Shah, University of Bridgeport, USA ...... 1506
Virtual Communities / George Kontolemakis, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; Panagiotis Kanellis, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece; and Drakoulis Martakos, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece ...... 1512
Virtual Community Mentoring in Higher Education / Jamie S. Switzer, Colorado State University, USA ... 1520
Virtual Public Sphere, The / Robert A. Cropf, Saint Louis University, USA ...... 1525
Virtual Reality in Medicine / Michelle LaBrunda, Cabrini Medical Center, USA; and Andrew LaBrunda University of Guam, USA ...... 1531
Web 2.0 and Beyond-Participation Culture on the Web / August-Wilhelm Scheer, Institute for Information Systems (IWi), Germany; Pavlina Chikova, Institute for Information Systems (IWi), Germany; Hansen Torben, Institute for Information Systems (IWi), Germany; Katrina Leyking, Institute for Information Systems (IWi), Germany; and Christian Seel, Institute for Information Systems (IWi), Germany ...... 1537
Web Design Concept / Ginger Rosenkrans, Pepperdine University, USA ...... 1545
Wiki Technology as a Knowledge Management System / Murali Raman, Multimedia University, Malaysia; and Kalpana Narayanan, Multimedia University, Malaysia ...... 1551
WLAN Security Management / Göran Pulkkis, Arcada University of Applied Sciences, Finland; Kaj J. Grahn, Arcada University of Applied Sciences, Finland; and Jonny Karlsson, Arcada University of Applied Sciences, Finland ...... 1558 World of Podcasting, Screencasting, Blogging, and Videoblogging, The / Kevin Curran, University of Ulster, UK; David Pollock, University of Ulster, UK; Ronan McGarrigle, University of Ulster, UK; and Colleen Ferguson, University of Ulster, UK ...... 1573