Acronym Definition
MMNE Man-Made Noise Environment
MMNE Maintenance Module Node Evaluation
MMNE Media Monitors Network Enterpise
MMNE Mismatched Negativity Event
MMNE Mobile Market News Entertainment
MMNE Mobile Medical Network Enterpise
MMNE Mother's Maiden Name Example
MMNE Multifocal Motor Neuropathy Exam
MMNE Mystery Meat Navigation Engineering
MMNE Multi Massachusetts Nanotechnology Exchange
MMNE Multi Maurer-Noel-Evans Insurance
MMNE Multi Micro- and Nano-Engineering
MMNE Multi Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros
MMNE Multi Mobile Network Entity
MMNE Multi Modern English
MMNE Multimedia Network Edge
MMNE Media Multinational Enterprise
MMNE Multi Media National Enterprise
MMNE Multi Media Network Enterprise
MMNE Multi Media North East
MMNE Medical Manager North East
MMNE Mismatched Negativity Event
The mismatch negativity (MMN) is a change-related brain response described in
the field of cognitive neuroscience. It is an auditory event-related potential (ERP)
component, which is elicited task-independently by an infrequent change in a
repetitive sound sequence. The MMN is elicited in response to violations of
simple rules governing the properties of auditory information and is considered
to reflect the automatic formation of a short-term neural model of the physical
or abstract regularities in the auditory environment. The MMN is a fronto-central
negative potential with sources in the primary and non-primary auditory cortex
and a latency of 150-250 ms post-stimulus.
The mismatch negativity was first discovered and described by Risto Näätänen and
colleagues.
MMNE Multi Media National Enterprise
A multinational enterprise (or transnational corporation) (MNC/TNC) is a
corporation or enterprise that manages production establishments or delivers
services in at least two countries. Very large multinationals have budgets that
exceed those of many countries. Multinational corporations can have a powerful
influence in international relations and local economies. Multinational
corporations play an important role in globalization; some argue that a new form
of MNC is evolving in response to globalization: the 'globally integrated
enterprise'.
History
There is a dispute as to which was the first MNC. Some have argued that the
Knights Templar, founded in 1118, became a multinational when it stumbled into
banking in 1135. However, others claim that the Dutch East India Company was the
first proper multinational.
Multinational corporate structure
Multinational corporations can be divided into three broad groups according to
the configuration of their production facilities:
* Horizontally integrated multinational corporations manage production
establishments located in different countries to produce the same or similar
products. (example: McDonalds)
* Vertically integrated multinational corporations manage production
establishment in certain country/countries to produce products that serve as
input to its production establishments in other country/countries. (example:
Adidas)
* Diversified multinational corporations manage production establishments
located in different countries that are neither horizontally nor vertically nor
straight, nor non-straight integrated. (example: Microsoft)
Others argue that a key feature of the multinational is the inclusion of back
office functions in each of the countries in which they operate. The globally
integrated enterprise, which some see as the next development in the evolution
of the multinational, does away with this requirement.
International power
Large multinational corporations can have a powerful influence in international
relations, given their large economic influence in politicians' representative
districts, as well as their extensive financial resources available for public
relations and political lobbying.
Tax Competition
Multinationals have played an important role in globalization. Countries and
sometimes subnational regions must compete against one another for the
establishment of MNC facilities, and the subsequent tax revenue, employment, and
economic activity. To compete, countries and regional political districts offer
incentives to MNCs such as tax breaks, pledges of governmental assistance or
improved infrastructure, or lax environmental and labor standards. This process
of becoming more attractive to foreign investment can be characterized as a race
to the bottom, a push towards greater freedom for corporate bodies, or both.
Largest Economies
An inaccurate claim is that out of the 100 largest economies in the world, 51
are multinational corporations.[2] This claim is based on a miscalculation,
where two numbers describing totally different things are compared: the GDP of
nations to gross sales of corporations. The problem with the comparison is that
GDP takes into account only the final value, whereas gross sales don't measure
how much was produced outside the company. According to Swedish economist Johan
Norberg, if one were to compare nations and corporations, then one should be
comparing GDP to goods only produced within the particular company (gross sales
do not take into account goods purchased from 3rd party vendors and resold, just
as GDP does not take into account imported goods). That correction would make
only 37 of 100 largest economies corporations and all of them would be in bottom
box: only 5 corporations would be in top 50.
Market Withdrawal
Because of their size, multinationals can have a significant impact on
government policy, primarily through the threat of market withdrawal.[3] For
example, in an effort to reduce health care costs, some countries have tried to
force pharmaceutical companies to license their patented drugs to local
competitors for a very low fee, thereby artificially lowering the price. When
faced with that threat, multinational pharmaceutical firms have simply withdrawn
from the market, which often leads to limited availability of advanced drugs. In
these cases, governments have been forced to back down from their efforts.
Similar corporate and government confrontations have occurred when governments
tried to force companies to make their intellectual property public in an effort
to gain technology for local entrepreneurs. When companies are faced with the
option of losing a core competitive technological advantage and withdrawing from
a national market, they may choose the latter. This withdrawal often causes
governments to change policy. Countries that have been most successful in this
type of confrontation with multinational corporations are large countries such
as India and Brazil, which have viable indigenous market competitors.
Lobbying
Multinational corporate lobbying is directed at a range of business concerns,
from tariff structures to environmental regulations. There is no unified
multinational perspective on any of these issues. Companies that have invested
heavily in pollution control mechanisms may lobby for very tough environmental
standards in an effort to force non-compliant competitors into a weaker
position. For every tariff category that one multinational wants to have
reduced, there is another multinational that wants the tariff raised. Even
within the U.S. auto industry, the fraction of a company's imported components
will vary, so some firms favor tighter import restrictions, while others favor
looser ones.
Government Power
In addition to efforts by multinational corporations to affect governments,
there is much government action intended to affect corporate behavior. The
threat of nationalization (forcing a company to sell its local assets to the
government or to other local nationals) or changes in local business laws and
regulations can limit a multinational's power.
Micro-Multinationals
Enabled by Internet based communication tools, a new breed of multinational
companies is growing in numbers. These multinationals start operating in
different countries from the very early stages. These companies are being called
micro-multinationals. What differentiates micro-multinationals from the large
MNCs is the fact that they are small businesses. Some of these
micro-multinationals, particularly software development companies, have been
hiring employees in multiple countries from the beginning of the Internet era.
But more and more micro-multinationals are actively starting to market their
products and services in various countries. Internet tools like Google, Yahoo,
MSN, Ebay and Amazon make it easier for the micro-multinationals to reach
potential customers in other countries.
Contrary to the traditional powerful image of the large MNCs, the
micro-multinationals face the limitations and the typical challenges of a small
business. In most cases, the micro-multinational companies are being run by
technically savvy people who can use various Internet tools to overcome the
challenges of remote collaboration, customer service and sales infrastructures.
Multinationals from Emerging Markets
Large number of multinationals are operating into emerging markets and at the
same time a number of multinationals are coming from emerging markets. Professor
Rajesh K Pillania is bringing out a special issue on Multinationals from
Emerging Markets in 2008. Call for papers
Multimedia (Lat. Multum + Medium) is media that utilizes a combination of
different content forms. The term can be used as a noun (a medium with multiple
content forms) or as an adjective describing a medium as having multiple content
forms. The term is used in contrast to media which only utilize traditional
forms of printed or hand-produced text and still graphics. In general,
multimedia includes a combination of text, audio, still images, animation,
video, and interactivity content forms.
Multimedia is usually recorded and played, displayed or accessed by information
content processing devices, such as computerized and electronic devices, but can
also be part of a live performance. Multimedia (as an adjective) also describes
electronic media devices used to store and experience multimedia content.
Multimedia is similar to traditional mixed media in fine art, but with a broader
scope. The term "rich media" is synonymous for interactive multimedia.
Hypermedia can be considered one particular multimedia application.
Multimedia contains a combination of content forms:
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Text
Audio
Still Images
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Animation
Video
Categorization
Linear
Presentation
Non-linear
Interactive
Multimedia may be broadly divided into linear and non-linear categories. Linear
active content progresses without any navigation control for the viewer such as
a cinema presentation. Non-linear content offers user interactivity to control
progress as used with a computer game or used in self-paced computer based
training. Non-linear content is also known as hypermedia content.
Multimedia presentations can be live or recorded. A recorded presentation may
allow interactivity via a navigation system. A live multimedia presentation may
allow interactivity via interaction with the presenter or performer.
Features
Local
Recorded
Online
Streaming
Multimedia presentations may be viewed in person on stage, projected,
transmitted, or played locally with a media player. A broadcast may be a live or
recorded multimedia presentation. Broadcasts and recordings can be either analog
or digital electronic media technology. Digital online multimedia may be
downloaded or streamed. Streaming multimedia may be live or on-demand.
Multimedia games and simulations may be used in a physical environment with
special effects, with multiple users in an online network, or locally with an
offline computer, game system, or simulator.
The various formats of technological or digital multimedia may be intended to
enhance the users experience, for example to make it easier and faster to convey
information. Or in entertainment or art, to transcend everyday experience.
A lasershow is a live multimedia performance.
A lasershow is a live multimedia performance.
Enhanced levels of interactivity are made possible by combining multiple forms
of media content. Online multimedia is increasingly becoming object-oriented and
data-driven, enabling applications with collaborative end-user innovation and
personalization on multiple forms of content over time. Examples of these range
from multiple forms of content on web sites like photo galleries with both
images (pictures) and title (text) user-updated, to simulations whose
co-efficients, events, illustrations, animations or videos are modifiable,
allowing the multimedia "experience" to be altered without reprogramming. In
addition to seeing and hearing, Haptic technology enables virtual objects to be
felt. Emerging technology involving illusions of taste and smell may also
enhance the multimedia experience.
Terminology
History of the term
In 1965 the term Multi-media was used to describe the Exploding Plastic
Inevitable, a performance that combined live rock music, cinema, experimental
lighting and performance art.
In the intervening forty years the word has taken on different meanings. In the
late 1970s the term was used to describe presentations consisting of
multi-projector slide shows timed to an audio track. In the 1990s it took on its
current meaning. In common usage the term multimedia refers to an electronically
delivered combination of media including video, still images, audio, text in
such a way that can be accessed interactively. Much of the content on the web
today falls within this definition as understood by millions.
Some computers which were marketed in the 1990s were called "multimedia"
computers because they incorporated a CD-ROM drive, which allowed for the
delivery of several hundred megabytes of video, picture, and audio data.
Word usage and context
Since media is the plural of medium, the term "multimedia" is a pleonasm if
"multi" is used to describe multiple occurrences of only one form of media such
as a collection of audio CDs. This is why it's important that the word
"multimedia" is used exclusively to describe multiple forms of media.
The term "multimedia" is also ambiguous. Static content (such as a paper book)
may be considered multimedia if it contains both pictures and text or may be
considered interactive if the user interacts by turning pages at will. Books may
also be considered non-linear if the pages are accessed non-sequentially. The
term "video", if not used exclusively to describe motion photography, is
ambiguous in multimedia terminology. Video is often used to describe the file
format, delivery format, or presentation format instead of "footage" which is
used to distinguish motion photography from "animation", motion illustrations.
Multiple forms of information content are often not considered multimedia if
they don't contain modern forms of presentation such as audio or video.
Likewise, single forms of information content with single methods of information
processing (e.g. non-interactive audio) are often called multimedia, perhaps to
distinguish static media from active media.
Usage
VVO Multimedia-Terminal in Dresden WTC (Germany)
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A presentation using Powerpoint. Corporate presentations may combine all forms
of media
A presentation using Powerpoint. Corporate presentations may combine all forms
of media
Virtual reality uses multimedia content. Applications and delivery platforms of
multimedia are virtually limitless.
Virtual reality uses multimedia content. Applications and delivery platforms of
multimedia are virtually limitless.
Multimedia finds its application in various areas including, but not limited to,
advertisements, art, education, entertainment, engineering, medicine,
mathematics, business, scientific research and spatial temporal applications.
Several examples are as follows:
Professional
Creative industries
Creative industries use multimedia for a variety of purposes ranging from fine
arts, to entertainment, to commercial art, to journalism, to media and software
services provided for any of the industries listed below. An individual
multimedia designer may cover the spectrum throughout their career. Request for
their skills range from technical, to analytical, to creative.
Commercial
Much of the electronic old and new media utilized by commercial artists is
multimedia. Exciting presentations are used to grab and keep attention in
advertising. Industrial, business to business, and interoffice communications
are often developed by creative services firms for advanced multimedia
presentations beyond simple slide shows to sell ideas or liven-up training.
Commercial multimedia developers may be hired to design for governmental
services and nonprofit services applications as well.
Entertainment and fine arts
In addition, multimedia is heavily used in the entertainment industry,
especially to develop special effects in movies and animations. Multimedia games
are a popular pastime and are software programs available either as CD-ROMs or
online. Some video games also use multimedia features. Multimedia applications
that allow users to actively participate instead of just sitting by as passive
recipients of information are called Interactive Multimedia. In the Arts there
are multimedia artists, whose minds are able to blend techniques using different
media that in some way incorporates interaction with the viewer. One of the most
relevant could be Peter Greenaway who is melding Cinema with Opera and all sorts
of digital media. Another approach entails the creation of multimedia that can
be displayed in a traditional fine arts arena, such as an art gallery. Although
multimedia display material may be volatile, the survivability of the content is
as strong as any traditional media. Digital recording material may be just as
durable and infinitely reproducible with perfect copies every time.
Education
In Education, multimedia is used to produce computer-based training courses
(popularly called CBTs) and reference books like encyclopedia and almanacs. A
CBT lets the user go through a series of presentations, text about a particular
topic, and associated illustrations in various information formats. Edutainment
is an informal term used to describe combining education with entertainment,
especially multimedia entertainment.
Learning theory in the past decade has expanded dramatically because of the
introduction of multimedia. Several lines of research have evolved (e.g.
Cognitive load, Multimedia learning, and the list goes on). The possibilities
for learning and instruction are nearly endless.
Engineering
Software engineers may use multimedia in Computer Simulations for anything from
entertainment to training such as military or industrial training. Multimedia
for software interfaces are often done as a collaboration between creative
professionals and software engineers.
Industry
In the Industrial sector, multimedia is used as a way to help present
information to shareholders, superiors and coworkers. Multimedia is also helpful
for providing employee training, advertising and selling products all over the
world via virtually unlimited web-based technologies.
Mathematical and Scientific Research
In Mathematical and Scientific Research, multimedia are mainly used for
modelling and simulation. For example, a scientist can look at a molecular model
of a particular substance and manipulate it to arrive at a new substance.
Representative research can be found in journals such as the Journal of
Multimedia.
Medicine
In Medicine, doctors can get trained by looking at a virtual surgery or they can
simulate how the human body is affected by diseases spread by viruses and
bacteria and then develop techniques to prevent it.
Miscellaneous
In Europe, the reference organization for Multimedia industry is the European
Multimedia Associations Convention (EMMAC).
An observatory for jobs in the multimedia industry provides surveys and analysis
about multimedia and ITC jobs.
Structuring information in a multimedia form
Multimedia represents the convergence of text, pictures, video and sound into a
single form. The power of multimedia and the Internet lies in the way in which
information is linked.
Multimedia and the Internet require a completely new approach to writing. The
style of writing that is appropriate for the 'on-line world' is highly optimized
and designed to be able to be quickly scanned by readers.
A good site must be made with a specific purpose in mind and a site with good
interactivity and new technology can also be useful for attracting visitors. The
site must be attractive and innovative in its design, function in terms of its
purpose, easy to navigate, frequently updated and fast to download.
When users view a page, they can only view one page at a time. As a result,
multimedia users must create a ‘mental model of information structure’.
Patrick Lynch, author of the Yale University Web Style Manual, states that users
need predictability and structure, with clear functional and graphical
continuity between the various components and subsections of the multimedia
production.In this way, the home page of any multimedia production should always
be a landmark, able to accessed from anywhere within a multimedia piece.
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