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Selected conference paper abstracts

2005

1. Shoniregun C.A., Duan Z., Bose S., and Logvynovskiy, A. (2005), ‘A secure framework for managing transactional properties of business objects’ in the Proceedings of the the 2^nd International Conference on E-Business and Telecommunication Networks (ICETE), October 3–7, 2005, Reading, UK.

   Keywords: ACID, data modelling, NML, STM, web service, XML.

   Abstract: A business object is a set of well-structured, persistent data associated with some predefined transactional operations. Maintaining the transactional correctness of business objects is very important, especially in financial applications. The object’s correctness has to be guaranteed at any time during the lifecycle of the object. This requires that each simple operation is correct, i.e., satisfies the ACID property, and the object is in acceptable states before and after each operation. The correctness of each simple transaction can be secured and guaranteed by using a transactional database or a transaction monitor. However, the combined effect of executing a set of simple transactions may violate some business rules and leave the object in an unacceptable state. The proposed model is based on Hierarchical Statechart to specify the allowable states and transitions on a business object during its life cycle. The paper describes an XML-based framework to support application development based on this model. The framework includes an XML language for model specification, a set of tools for model definition, testing and simulation, and a set of APIs to provide business object management functionalities at runtime. The model and framework allows secure transactional properties of a business object to be defined formally and declaratively, and provides correctness guarantees at runtime. The framework facilitates fast product development and integration in a service-oriented architectural model, and provides great flexibilities for persisting data in either XML or relational databases. The experience of how to use the framework in developing a financial transactions system and the tradeoffs is based on comparison between XML and relational databases.

2. Shoniregun C.A., Tindale I., Logvynovskiy, O. and Fanning T. (2005), ‘Securing Mobile Product Ecology for Mobile Commerce (mC)’ in the Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Services Computing (SCC 2005), July 12–15, Orlando, Florida, USA.

   Keywords: mobile commerce (mC), mobile network provider, third party payment processor, reverse-billed SMS, e-SCM, e-CRM.

   Abstract: In order to encourage the growth and take-up in the mobile commerce (mC), trust must be embedded as a core value of mobile products. The future product is likely to evolve within a fast-growing and socially conscious ecology. Product that works with the way people use their phones will develop in a collaborative social network. Providing social networking will facilitate mobile data network for free, and the ecology of softproduct will allow trust in the mC process. In order that this can be effective, a change in the mC supply-chain model would be require. This paper examines an existing model for charging and billing of mobile soft-product and a Mobile Open Billing Gateway (MOPB) model based on the triangle of B2B and B2C was proposed, with the linkage of trust, and compares a sample range of existing product with possible new mobile product. The question posed by this paper ‘Is the ecology of mobile product for mC possible?’.

3. Duan Z. , Bose S., Shoniregun C.A., Stirpe P.A., and Logvynovskiy, A. (2005), ‘SOA without web services: a pragmatic implementation of SOA for financial transactions systems’ in the Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Services Computing (SCC 2005), July 12–15, Orlando, Florida, USA.

   Abstract: The Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) provides a methodology for designing software systems by integrating loosely coupled services. Compared to traditional distributed object-oriented architectures, SOA is more suitable to integrate heterogeneous systems, and more adaptable in a changing environment. This paper presents the design and implementation of a SOA framework for financial transaction applications. The framework provides an easy and uniform way for service composition in a controlled environment, and leverages Web service standards with efficient communication mechanisms and durable and/or transactional message queues. Specifically, the work addresses the following issues: 1) the incorporation of existing systems and protocols that are notWeb-service compatible. This paper focuses on business processes of equities transactions using the FIX protocol. 2) the configuration and deployment of services and service endpoints in a flexible and dynamic manner. 3) the capability of specifying business processes as Web service compositions and a distributed runtime environment that supports it. 4) the scalability, resiliency and transactional aspects as required in critical business applications. The experience of applying the framework in building a high performance equities transaction system is presented.

4. Shoniregun, C.A., Smith, P., Logvynovskiy, A., and Grebenyuk, V. (2005) ‘Securing Organisational Internal E-learning Development’, in the Proceedings of the 5^th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, July 5–8, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

   Abstract: Organisations worldwide are now seeking more innovative and efficient ways to deliver training to their geographically dispersed workforce, and with tradi-tional training methods, companies generally spend more money on transporting and housing trainees than on actual training programs. E-learning has the ca-pacity to reduce these costs significantly and enabled organisations to secure their product or service knowledge. This paper focuses on how organisation can se-cure their internal e-learning development and advocate combination of technological approaches. It also provides a framework on how organisation or academic institution should make a rational decision re-garding the implementation of e-learning The question posed by this paper is that: can organisations improve their E-learning while also securing higher level of knowledge based?

5. Shoniregun, C.A., Smith, P., Logvynovskiy, A., and Grebenyuk, V. (2005) ‘Impacts of E-learning on Organisational Strategy’, in the Proceedings of the 1 st International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies (WEBIST), May 26–28, Miami, Florida, USA.

   Abstract: E-learning is a relatively new concept. It has been developed to describe the convergence of a whole range of learning tools, which use technology as their basis for delivery. E-learning is using technology to assist in delivering learning experiences to learners. It is also a concept which is built around the philosophy of “anytime and anywhere” learning meaning that learners can access learning materials when and as required, no matter where they happen to be located in the world or, indeed, off world. E-learning gives both strategic and competitive advantage to organisations. Business organisations recognised knowledge and people are critical resources that should be treated as treasures. In the information ages the speed of intro-ducing new products, and services, requires employees to learn and consolidate new information quickly and effectively. This paper discusses the factors that impact the organisational e-learning and advocates the stra-tegic context. We also conducted questionnaire survey to show the factors that impact organisational e-learning. The question posed by this paper is that: ‘Can organisation develop an e-learning strategy that encompasses the impacts of organisational strategic context?’

6. Shoniregun, C.A., Smith, P., Anderson, A.A., and Logvynovskiy, O. (2005) ‘Child Internet Safety: Is the Internet Access Secure for Child Safety?’, in the Proceedings of the 3^rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education, January 6–8, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

   Keywords: chart room, underage gambling, internet safety, filters, cybering, safekids.

   Abstract: The internet has evolved into an essential component to many facets of life. Industries thrive on the internets influential commercial assets, Education and Health are supplied with an abundance of instantly attainable information, and homes have a versatile recreational tool. The liberated nature of the published content is the internet’s greatest attribute and also its Achilles' heel children bare the greatest risks of its failings. Children are exposed to physical and psychological threats, without the correct preventive strategies against the internets precarious characteristics. Despite the wealth of technology designed as a solution to this problem area, research has shown that deployment levels of these tools are minimal. The absence of child internet safety has in many cases resulted in tragic consequences. This paper investigates an area of concern that is echoed by government reports and research statistics, namely, what causes the large percentage of non-deployment of child internet safety solutions?, and proposed the ‘Child Internet Safety Software Model for ISP’. The question posed by this paper is that ‘Can child internet safety be achievable by the existing strategies?’ and ‘Should the businesses of Internet service providers (ISP) take a lead in the resolution of the problem?’ Only in the exploration of the answers to these questions can we begin to understand what is required to achieve the state of child internet safety—but Is the internet access secure for child safety?

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