August 2005; Burkhard Stiller, Martin Waldburger

Abstract:
As today’s grids show a lacking support of mobility, the need for a business model of mobile and even nomadic grid resources becomes obvious. Thus, this paper investigates in which sense a mobile grid needs functional extensions and what type of consequences the integration of mobile or nomadic grid resources will cause. Furthermore, the major and emerging business aspects of such mobile grids are outlined. In-line with a formalized investigation, the concept of a mobile dynamic virtual organization (MDVO) is introduced. By means of a business scenario within the application domain of e-health and tourism, relevant potentials of a mobile grid services-based platform are illustrated and key advantages of a mobile grid approach are derived in a general manner.

Keywords:
Business Grids, Mobile Dynamic Virtual Organization, Business Scenario Analysis

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IFI Technical Report 2005.07

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