AbstractIn this paper we compare different approaches and show the need for systematic requirementsengineering for hybrid products beyond disciplinary boundaries. Hybrid products consist ofcombinations of hardware, software and service elements. The purpose of this paper is to report ona...

Germany is introducing a nation-wide health telematics infrastructure that enables various electronic health services (EHS). Little is known about the burdens and drivers for potential adoption of these innovations. Based on a quantitative study among German physicians participating in pilot...

Der demographische Wandel bietet Möglichkeiten zur Erschließung neuer Absatzmärkte für bedarfsgerechte Dienstleis-tungen im Alterssegment 50+. Mobile Technologien wie bspw. Near-Field-Communication (NFC) ermöglichen dabei die IT-Unterstützung innovativer Dienstleistungskonzepte, die den...

In recent years instant messaging tools have been successfully introduced to support communication and collaboration processes in work environments. Research suggests that the use of instant messaging tools lead to an increased feeling of connectedness, social presence and awareness within a...

Im internationalen Vergleich liegt die Innovationstätigkeitvon deutschen Softwareunternehmen nicht auf Spitzenniveau. Arbeitsforschungkann hier als wichtiger Innovationstreiber fungieren. Im folgendenBeitrag wird als Beispiel hierfür das Forschungsprojekt...

The purpose of this article is to show the importance of trust as a design aspect of context aware systems. We use anexample of a context aware application, identify user’s uncertainties and follow Muir’s [1] logic of a trust network toshow the relevant trust relations. Based on these...

Service oriented device architecture (SODA) is a promising approach for overcoming interoperability issues and especially for extending the IT support of business processes to devices. It is based on the encapsulation of devices as services, and therefore on design principles of service oriented...

Clinical pathways describe treatment processes within a hospital. They can be used as process models, which can be controlled by implemented workflow models in information systems. This enables (semi-) automated processes, and they are therefore high potential for an improved quality management...

Wir präsentieren ein Konzept für ein NFC-basiertes Ernährungsmanagement für Patienten mit amyotropher Lateralskle-rose (ALS) zur Verbesserung der Lebensqualität durch vereinfachte Selbst- und Fremdüberwachung und zur Optimie-rung der Abstimmungsprozesse zwischen Patient, Arzt und...