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2.4.4 Application and Software<br />
The functioning of the mobile devices depended upon two types of software: the<br />
operating systems and the application software. The device must be loaded with the<br />
operating system (OS) before it can be operated. These are the instructions operating the<br />
device behind the scene (Goldstuck, 2005). The most common OS know today that<br />
drives mobile devices such as Symbian, Windows, and Palm OS.<br />
The software applications depend on the OS to perform a particular function. Some of<br />
these popular mobile applications could be music applications to listen to music,<br />
viewing and managing of photos and text editor. Goldstuck (Goldstuck, 2005) provides<br />
more information on these different types of mobile OS and application software.<br />
There are no standards sets on the use of these mobile devices OS and software<br />
applications within the level of any international government. However, there are<br />
currently a sets of standards regarding current MWTs and Goldstuck (2003) outlines<br />
some of the central issues regarding these standards. In Vanuatu, GSM is a standard that<br />
is use for mobile phones which is suitable for future mobile technology such as GPRS.<br />
Like in other countries Vanuatu‟s wireless network is driven by the Institute of Electric<br />
and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). Refer to the Wikipedia (Wikipedia, 2010e; Wikipedia,<br />
2011b; Wikipedia, 2011c ) for more explanation on this standard and its practical<br />
applications.<br />
The preceding sections have explored the general overview of MWTs that are<br />
associated with the implementation of m-Government. The examples of m-Government<br />
are discussed next.<br />
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