Nearby
Nearby
is one of
several fictitious companies
created by Prof. David Bernstein, now a member of the
Computer Science Department at James Madison University
.
1 About the Company
Nearby develops software in four closely related areas:
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Personal Navigation Systems
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En-route and Mobile Commerce
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Location-based Services
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Geographic Tracking/Location Services
2 Product Mission Statements
Product mission statements are available for the following:
3 Brainstorming Efforts
To supplement Way, we are developing the following products and
services.
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On the Way: A WWW site that enables users to download
"points of interest" (e.g., hotels, restaurants, gas stations,
entertainment opportunities).
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Way Cool Stuff: A WWW site that sells shirts, hats,
etc... The marketing group has already designed
several examples
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My Way: A personal WWW site for users of Way.
Each user can use the WWW site to store address books,
preferences, tracking information, etc...
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free Way: A "freeware" version of Way.
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Get a Way: A WWW site that rents Way to people
who want, for example, to get away for the weekend (and not get
lost along the way).
In addition, we are developing the following products and services:
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AnimalTracz: A remote sensing system for finding pets
that have strayed from home.
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BatchGeo: A batch geocoding system (that can support a
a variety of different applications).
4 About the Logo
The Nearby logo is a stylized compass rose.
Compass and wind roses have appeared on maps and charts since the
14th century.
JMU - Department of Computer Science
