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Basic Elements of Cyber Security for a Smart Terminal Process
2023
Global maritime transportation and logistics systems are essential parts of critical infrastructures in every society, and a crucial part of maritime logistics processes are seaports. Digitalization helps improve the efficiency of terminal systems in the processes of these ports. In Finland this development is going on and it is called SMARTER research program. In the best cases, digitalization can also promote the reduction of emissions by optimizing port operations and enhancing cargo and people flows while improving the experience for all stakeholders. The improvement of port processes relies on the development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and as well as on Industria…
Defining Complexity Factors for Architecture Evaluation Framework
2006
The design and implementation of telecommunication systems is an incremental and iterative process, and system architectures may need to be revised and refined several times during their lifetime. Formal evaluation facilitates the identification of the weak points, where improvements are due in these architectures. In the domain of telecommunications, such evaluation can be based on the Architecture Evaluation Framework (AEF). During the evaluation, a deep understanding of the processes within a system is needed. Meanwhile, the systems being designed are usually complex systems encompassing a large number of components with an intricate pattern of interaction between them. As a result, it i…
Elements of Sustainability for Public Sector Software : Mosaic Enterprise Architecture, Macroservices, and Low-Code
2021
Public sector is a large consumer for software. In countries such as Finland, many of the systems are made to order by consultancy companies that participate in public tenders. These tenders initiated by the state, cities, and other public sector organizations. Furthermore, as public sector tasks are often decomposed to various actors, each and every one of them makes their purchase based on their own needs. In this paper, we argue that to maintain software sustainability in this context, there is a need for three key elements. Firstly, there is a need for an enterprise architecture where independent services from various vendors are can be easily deployed and integrated. Secondly, these se…
Introduction to software product lines : Engineering, service, and management minitrack
2013
Software has become the key asset for competitive products and services in all industries. Thus, competitiveness in software development, maintenance, and related services has become a concern for organizations. Competitiveness can be increased through (1) internal strategies such as the strategic creation and reuse of software assets and (2) external strategies such as outsourcing software development, maintenance, and/or services from third party service providers and acquiring off-the-shelf components from providers and open source communities. A viable third strategy is to enact both strategies in parallel. This minitrack focuses on the first and third strategy. The minitrack accepted f…
Development of Network Security Education
2021
Distance education has grown tremendously over the last decade. Internet technologies have enabled a large-scale dispensation of lectures, exercises, and training. Virtual Learning Management Systems (LMSs) offer a number of tools to realize distance education and distance learning. In this work, we present a virtual system architecture for training cyber security professionals with hands-on skills. The architecture is based on a VirtualBox virtualization environment. Guest machines are installed on an instance of VirtualBox. The installed environment offers a safe and isolated workbench for experiments. After installation and configuration of the environment, students perform a number of i…
Genre and ontology based business information architecture framework (GOBIAF)
2007
Tiedon määrän kasvu on johtanut organisaatioiden tehokkuuteen kielteisesti vaikuttavaan tietotulvaan. Liiketoiminnan kannalta kriittisen tiedon asianmukainen hallinta on keskeistä organisaatioiden päätöksenteossa. Turo Kilpeläinen tarkastelee väitöstutkimuksessaan organisaatioiden strategisen päätöksenteon tukena käytetyn kokonaisarkkitehtuurin kehitystä liiketoimintaprosesseissa välittyvän kriittisen tiedon näkökulmasta.- Liiketoimintaprosesseissa käytettävä ja välittyvä tieto on yksi organisaatioiden pysyvä ja keskeinen hallittava kokonaisuus. Tiedon saatavuus halutaan varmistaa koko organisaatiossa. Esimerkiksi tuotantoprosessien aikana tiedon, tai sen puutteen merkitys konkretisoituu on…
Komposiittisovelluksen muodostaminen palvelukeskeisen arkkitehtuurin web-palveluista
2014
Palvelukeskeisten arkkitehtuurien nauttiessa kasvavaa huomiota tietojärjestelmien suunnittelussa, komposiittisovelluksien tehokas käyttö on noussut avainasemaan liiketoimintasovellusten toteuttamisessa. Tutkielmassa selvitetään, mitä palvelukeskeinen arkkitehtuuri, web-palvelut ja komposiittisovellukset ovat ja toteutetaan palveluita käyttävä komposiittisovellus. Tutkielmassa selvitetään kolmen eri määritelmän mukaiset palvelukeskeisen arkkitehtuurin perusperiaatteet. Perusperiaatteet ristiintaulukoidaan, mikä helpottaa komposiittisovelluksen kannalta olennaisimpien periaatteiden tunnistamista. Ristiintaulukointia käytetään apuna sovelluksen suunnittelussa. Sovelluksen toteuttamisen jälkeen…
Evaluation of enterprise and software architectures : critical issues, metrics and practices : [AISA Project 2005-2008]
2008
This publication presents the AISA research project; its starting points, organization, process, and results. 'AISA' is an acronym for the project's working title: 'Assessment of Information Systems Architectures'. The project was a joint effort by Information Technology Research Institute (ITRI) at the University of Jyväskylä and six companies - IBM Finland, Elisa, Osuuspankkikeskus (OP Bank Group Central Cooperative), A-Ware, SOK (S Group) and Tieturi. The primary aim of the project was to scrutinize the area of the quality management of both enterprise and software architectures, especially from the viewpoint of evaluation and measurement. The project was funded by the Finnish Funding Ag…
Lainsäädännöllis-hallinnollisen ympäristösääntelyn vaikutukset kalkkikivilouhinnan materiaalitehokkuustavoitteiden saavuttamiseen
2012
Materiaalitehokkuus on monen toimijan intressi. Materiaalitehokkuudella voidaan saavuttaa kustannusetuja, parantaa yrityksen kilpailuasemaa markkinoilla sekä synnyttää liike-toiminnalle enemmän kassavirtaa. Materiaalitehokkuudesta on lisäksi hyötyä ympäristölle, koska materiaalien tehokkaalla hyödyntämisellä voidaan vähentää luonnonvarojen kulutusta sekä vähentää syntyvän jätteen määrää. Kalkkikivilouhinnan yhteydessä materiaalite-hokkuus tarkoittaa louhitun materiaalin mahdollisimman korkeaa hyödyntämisastetta. Kansallinen lainsäädäntö sekä hallinnolliset käytännöt vaikuttavat materiaalitehokkuuden saavuttamiseen. Muuttuva jäte- ja ympäristölainsäädäntö sekä vastikään uusittu kaivoslaki ta…
Obesity as a predictor of falls among older women
2012
In older people’s falls often lead to hospitalisation and lengthy recovery in health care institutions and this may be conducive to financial strain on health care systems. The propensity or risk of falling rises as the individual gets older and frailer. Fear of falling, previous history of falling, poor mobility, limitations in Activities of Daily Living (ADL), side effects of medications, hazardous environment, poor vision and hearing, poor postural balance and gaits impairment are among the frequent factors that give rise to falls amongst older people. However, studies focused on obesity as a risk factor for falls are rarer. The aim of this study was to find out whether obesity increases…