International Business Machines Corporation

Tiago D Generoso

Sergio Varga

Guilherme Steinberger Elias

Marcos Vinicius L Paraiso

Marcos V L Paraiso

Silvia C S Bianchi

Chee Y Lai

Data-driven evaluation of locations for a proposed business is provided by a method that includes identifying and weighing business success attributes for a desired business segment and business segment requirements for a proposed business, identifying candidate locations, calling to devices to request attribute data for the business success attributes, obtaining success rates and attribute data for other businesses, ranking the candidate locations on anticipated success of the proposed business, and generating digital documents informing of the candidate locations, providing at least some of the attribute data, and identifying a preferred location, of the candidate locations, for the proposed business. Aspects also include refining a database indicating the business success attributes, weights thereof, and business segment requirements applicable to different business segments, based on historical performance of businesses in the different business segments to identify relevant business success attributes and relative importance thereof as an indicator of business success.

Location evaluation

A mobile device file management system, method of managing mobile device file sharing and a computer program product therefor. A media repository server stores files and metadata for each stored file. Mobile devices couple to the media repository server over a network. At least one mobile device screens metadata for requested files provided from the media repository server. The device checks local storage for any screened filed identified as popular, and if already present fulfills the request with that copy Otherwise, the device downloads a copy from the media repository server.

System, method and program product for managing mobile device operation

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Tiago D Generoso