Third platform

Abstract: An improved computer-implemented graphic user interface (14) comprising a first platform (22) representing a first level of data organization and having a front surface (40) and a top surface (41), a second platform (26b) representing a second level of data organization within the first level of data organization and having a front surface and a top surface, the second platform stacked on the first platform and scaled relative to the first platform such that the top surface of the second platform is smaller than the top surface of the first platform. The interface may further comprise a third platform (26a) representing the second layer of data organization within the first level of data organization and having a front surface and a top surface, the second platform and the third platform stacked on the first platform, and the second platform and the third platform scaled relative to the first platform such that the top surfaces of the second and the third platforms are smaller than the top surface of the first platform. The interface may further comprise a third platform (32) representing a third level of data organization within the second level of data organization and having a front surface and a top surface, the third platform stacked on the second platform, and the third platform scaled relative to the second platform such that the top surface of the third platform is smaller than the top surface of the second platform.

Abstract: Nowadays, the IT industry is revolving around the build-out and adoption of a new platform, characterized by mobility, cloud-based application and service delivery, and value-generating overlays of social business and pervasive analytics. The paper explores the convergence of mobile, cloud, and social, as well as the effects for the enterprise and the emergence of the new enterprise application platforms. In the beginning we set the stage, while showing the expansion of the mobile, cloud, and social in the business information system, as they were found in the literature. We then look over the IT trends, especially the consumerization of IT, as reasons and basis for the information systems embracing of mobile. Afterwards, we present a mobility roadmap for the enterprise and illustrate the reconfiguration of the enterprise application platform.Keywords: Mobile Technology, Cloud Computing, Social Networking, Enterprise Applications1 IntroductionThe changes set in motion by the Internet and the web technologies are irreversible and have strong impact, but it will take more time to diffuse through organizations. Migrating from old to new ways of doing business has always been a continuous, open-ended process [1],We have witnessed so many IT trends in the last 20 years and we believe that none was as pervasive as mobile technology. The ability to access any content, on any device over any network in any location, is becoming a reality. While the whole IT budget is either same or declining, the one bright point is mobility. According to some studies, in 2011 and 2012, mobility budgets were 40% larger than in 2010 [2], Organizations consider the enlargement of the number of employees with smartphones (from less than 50% in 2010 to over 70% by 2013), which triggers the raise of the number of devices requiring support (Apple, Android-based and RIM devices, as well as tablets) and the associated costs. The new environment demands to deliver services to employees in a mobile cloud computing model.Social networking evolved massively in the last few years, at an incredible pace and became the preferred way of interaction, sharing and collaboration between people. Particularly, the last few years repositioned the interaction and sharing on the mobile devices. According to some studies, 60% of Facebook updates are from mobile devices and around 80% of staff members are using their phones and other devices for both work and personal purposes and these figures must prompt the managers' interest and reconfigure the enterprise information architecture [3], Passing over the social networks, other social technologies like blogs, wikis, emeetings, instant messaging or document sharing are noteworthy instruments for employees to collaborate and come upon innovation.From the business point of view, the wireless access ubiquity, the proliferation of mobile devices and the urgency to keep business moving have brought the mobile technology in the enterprise information system. From the users and consumers point of view, their real-time, continuous collaboration and their new behavior combined with the first two arguments have brought the social in the enterprise information system. If we add a fourth ingredient - the cloud - we obtain the entire representation of enterprise mobility. Today the state of the art in business technology is repositioning in "the third platform", which includes mobile devices and applications; the cloud services; the explosive data growth and a new generation of solutions. Let us mention that the first two platforms were: (1) mainframes and terminals and (2) the client-server model supported by the PC.This blend of social capabilities, mobile technology and cloud computing materialize into a new platform that forms the basis of a new information system [4], The interdependency is illustrated in Figure 1, where we also considered the position and the role of the enterprise applications. …

Abstract: This article presents a case study based in a medium-size Bulgarian city, Stara Zagora, where three different electronic platforms intended to support the interaction between citizens and institutions were introduced and tested between 2010 and 2018. These platforms had different driving actors, somewhat different profiles, and markedly distinct effects. The construction of the first platform was pursued through an e-government project led by a municipal official and financed with funds from the European Union. The second platform was My e-Municipality, an initiative undertaken by a small group of active citizens in collaboration with the city administration. The third platform was a set of interconnected Facebook groups through which citizens protested the destruction of a local park. The article defines and assesses the three distinct models of participation exemplified by the three platforms and discusses the challenges of achieving authentic engagement and response on the part of political and administrative institutions.

Abstract: A system is disclosed for monitoring the status of a website operating on a host and for remedying any identified problems. A first platform is coupled to the host for monitoring the website and periodically transmits status information about the website. A second platform is coupled to the first platform for periodically receiving the status information about the at least one feature. The second platform is configured to compare the received status information with a copy of the website and based thereon determine if the website has been compromised. The second platform is further configured to output an alert signal after determining that the website has been compromised. A third platform is coupled to the second platform and separately coupled to the host computer. The third platform is configured to receive the alert signal from the second platform and to forward the alert signal to the host computer.