The Practical Handbook of Internet Computing

The Practical Handbook of Internet Computing analyzes an array of technologies and concerns related to the Internet. Insightful articles by recognized experts address the challenges facing Internet users, designers, integrators, and policymakers. In addition to discussing major applications, it also covers the architectures, enabling technologies, software utilities, and engineering techniques that are necessary to conduct distributed computing and take advantage of Web-based services. The volume also discusses the multidimensional aspects of Internet applications, including mobility, collaboration, and pervasive computing. It concludes with an examination of the Internet as a holistic entity, with considerations of privacy and law combined with technical content.

The Practical Handbook of Internet Computing analyzes a broad array of technologies and concerns related to the Internet, including corporate intranets. Fresh and insightful articles by recognized experts address the key challenges facing Internet users, designers, integrators, and policymakers. In addition to discussing major applications, it also covers the architectures, enabling technologies, software utilities, and engineering techniques that are necessary to conduct distributed computing and take advantage of Web-based services.The Handbook provides practical advice based upon experience, standards, and theory. It examines all aspects of Internet computing in wide-area and enterprise settings, ranging from innovative applications to systems and utilities, enabling technologies, and engineering and management. Content includes articles that explore the components that make Internet computing work, including storage, servers, and other systems and utilities. Additional articles examine the technologies and structures that support the Internet, such as directory services, agents, and policies.The volume also discusses the multidimensional aspects of Internet applications, including mobility, collaboration, and pervasive computing. It concludes with an examination of the Internet as a holistic entity, with considerations of privacy and law combined with technical content.

APPLICATIONSAdaptive Hypermedia and Adaptive WebPeter Brusilovsky and Wolfgang NejdlInternet Computing Support for Digital GovernmentAthman Bouguettaya, Abdelmounaam Rezgui, Brahim Medjahed, and Mourad OuzzaniE-Learning Technology for Improving Business Performance and Lifelong LearningDarrell WoelkDigital Libraries Ed Fox, Lillian Cassel, Hussein Suleman, and Devika MadalliCollaborative Applications Prasun DewanInternet TelephonyHenning SchulzrinneInternet MessagingMaarten van Steen and Jan Mark WarnsInternet-Based Solutions for Manufacturing Enterprise Systems Interoperability - A Standards PerspectiveNenad Ivezic, Boonserm Kulvatunyou, and Albert JonesSemantic Enterprise Content ManagementMark Fisher and Amit ShethConversational Agents James Lester, Karl Branting, and Bradford MottInternet-Based Games R. Michael YoungENABLING TECHNOLOGIESInformation Retrieval Vijay V. Raghavan, Venkat N. Gudivada, Zonghuan Wu, and William I. GroskyWeb Crawling and SearchTodd Miller and Ling LiuText Mining Ian H. WittenWeb Usage Mining and Personalization Barnshad MobasherAgentsJoseph Bigus and Jennifer BigusMultiagent Systems for Internet ApplicationsMichael N. Huhns and Larry M. StephensConcepts and Practice of PersonalizationManuel Aparicio IV and Munindar P. SinghOnline Marketplaces Michael P. WellmanOnline Reputation Mechanisms Chris DellarocasDigital Rights Management Mikhail Atallah, Keith Frikken, Carrie Black, Susan Overstreet, and Pooja BhatiaINFORMATION MANAGEMENTInternet-Based Enterprise ArchitecturesFrancois B. VernadatXML Core Technologies Erik WildeAdvanced XML TechnologiesErik WildeSemistructured Data in Relational Databases Sudarshan ChawatheInformation Security Elisa Bertino and Elena FerrariUnderstanding Web ServicesRania Khalaf, Francisco Curbera, William A. Nagy, Nirmal Mukhi, Stefan Tai, and Matthew DuftlerMediators for Querying Heterogeneous Data Tore RischIntroduction to Web Semantics Munindar P. SinghInformation Modeling on the Web Vipul KashyapSemantic Aspects of Web ServicesSinuhe Arroyo, Ruben Lara, Juan Miguel Gomez, David Berka, Ying Ding, and Dieter FenselBusiness Process: Concepts, Systems, and Protocols Fabio Casati and Akhil SahaiInformation SystemsEric YuSYSTEMS AND UTILITIESInternet Directories and the Lightweight Directory Access ProtocolGreg Lavender and Mark WahlPeer-to-Peer SystemsKarl Aberer and Manfred HauswirthData and Services for Mobile Computing Sasikanth Avancha, Dipanjan Chakraborty, Filip Perich, and Anupam JoshiPervasive ComputingSemi Helal and Choonhwa LeeWorldwide Computing Middleware Gul A. Agha and Carlos A. VarelaMetacomputing and Grid FrameworksVaidy SunderamImproving Web Site PerformanceArun lyengar, Erich Nahum, Anees Shaikh, and Renu TewariWeb Caching, Consistency, and Content Distribution Arun lyengar, Erich Nahum, Anees Shaikh, and Renu TewariContent Adaptation and TranscodingSurendar ChandraENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENTSoftware Engineering for Internet Applications Laurie WilliamsWeb Site Usability EngineeringMelody Y. IvoryDistributed StorageSumeet Sobti and Peter N. YianilosSystem Management and Security Policy SpecificationMorris Sloman and Emil LupuDistributed Trust John loannidis and Angelos D. KeromytisAn Overview of Intrusion Detection Techniques Wenke LeeMeasuring the InternetNevil Brownlee and kc claffyWhat is Architecture?Wayne Clark and John WaclawskyOverlay NetworksJoseph D. TouchNetwork and Service ManagementMani SubramaniamSYSTEMIC MATTERSWeb StructurePinar YolumThe Internet Policy and Governance EcosystemAnthony M. RutkowskiHuman Implications of Internet Technologies L. Jean Camp and Ka-Ping YeeThe Geographical Diffusion of the Internet in the U.SShane M. Greenstein and Jeff PrinceIntellectual Property, Liability, and Contract Jacqueline Schwerzmann

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