As we look around, we can see numerous examples of business services that have used networked
applications in order to meet various business objectives. For example, the Internet and broadband networks
have made it possible to sell and source products for there tail industry. We see information technology has
made it possible to offer online education and online banking. We also see how access to high-speed wireless
networks has made it possible to offer free Wi-Fi and access to the Internet in municipalities, parks,
restaurants, and buses. Cloud services have made it possible to run platform, infrastructure, and software as a
service. Mobile devices and networks have made it possible to reach customers any time and anywhere.
Some of the common business objectives are
1.
to provide valued added information and services to customers and employees (i.e., online flight and train
reservations, online locating and sourcing of materials, online news or magazine subscription, tracking courier
shipments, wireless hotspots in public places, etc.).
2.
to reduce the cost of operation (i.e., online education, use of Cloud infrastructure services, video conferencing,
online kiosks, online music downloads, etc.).
3.
to build customer relation (i.e., 24/7 online customer service, online catalog and coupon services, online
recommended systems, etc.).
For your Course Project that will span all seven weeks of this course, please pick a business or industry of your
choice, such as healthcare, transportation, manufacturing, education, retail, and so forth. Think about some of
the key information technology drivers that have a deep impact on the industry or business area of your choice.
Some of these drivers might be use of mobile devices, videoconferencing and VoIP, use of online medium to
conduct business, cloud services, and so forth. What are some of the networked (or online)applications that
interest you in your chosen area of business? You may even create your own network application service for
any business of your choice.
How does this networked application that you chose help you solve one or more business objectives (refer to
bullet points 1, 2, and 3 above)? For instance, you may choose to incorporate online shopping to a retail
business, or you may plan to equip video conferencing applications on all desktops in your medium size
business that spans several locations in a region. You may be a coffee shop that plans to offer free Wi-Fi and
paid music download kiosks, or you may be an owner of a of couple slot machines who wants to keep track of
sales in real time.
Please make sure that you pick an application that makes use of a LAN and a WAN (or Internet). Also, make
sure that you know what kind of business problem will be solved by the use of this networked application.
II. Proposal Guidance—Clarifying your project proposal
In order to clarify the nature of the networked application, ask yourself the following questions, whose answers
will be included in your project proposal.
1.
Who are the clients or customers who will benefit from your proposed networked application service?
2.
What business objective does the proposed service meet for the company or business that plans to offer such
a service to its clients or customers? Please use bullet points to organize multiple objectives.
3.
What will be the application architecture for the networked application under consideration? Refer to Section
2.2 in the textbook. Please try to use figures to explain the architecture.
4.
What kind of information will the client obtain through your networked application? Will you provide them with
text, video, and voice information? If possible, provide a snapshot or picture of similar applications.
5.
What will be the application layers used: e-mail, HTTP, VoIP, instant messaging, videoconferencing? If your
application used multiple application layer protocols, please mention what kinds of data (voice, video, text) will
each protocol carry?
6.
What will be some of the performance requirements of your application: latency, availability, security, cost 
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7.
What will be some of the basic initial requirements that you can identify at this point in order to provide the
application to your clients? Is cost effectiveness your priority, or do you worry more about the quality or your
application? What is some of the infrastructure you will need? Do you have the staff to manage your
infrastructure, ordo you plan to outsource management to an external service provider?