By Chengjun Zhu, Yuanxin Ouyang, Lei Gao, Zhenyong Chen, Zhang Xiong (auth.), Ernesto Damiani, Kokou Yetongnon, Richard Chbeir, Alb

This e-book constitutes the completely refereed post-conference complaints of the second one foreign convention on on Signal-Image know-how and Internet-Based platforms, SITIS 2006, held in Hammamet, Tunisia, in December, 2006.

The 33 complete papers have been rigorously reviewed and chosen from the easiest papers offered on the convention and are offered in revised and prolonged shape. a part of the papers specialise in the rising modeling, illustration and retrieval strategies that consider the quantity, sort and variety of data obtainable in disbursed computing atmosphere. different contributions are dedicated to rising and novel ideas, architectures and methodologies for growing an interconnected international during which info will be exchanged simply, projects might be processed collaboratively, and groups of clients with equally pursuits should be shaped whereas addressing protection threats which are current greater than ever before.

By Hervé Paulino, Paulo Cancela, Tiago Franco (auth.), Robert Meersman, Pilar Herrero, Tharam Dillon (eds.)

This quantity constitutes the refereed court cases of 14 overseas workshops held as a part of OTM 2009 in Vilamoura, Portugal, in November 2009.

The ninety three revised complete papers offered including 2 invited talks have been rigorously reviewed and chosen from a complete of 131 submissions to the workshops. the amount begins with 7 extra revised poster papers of the OTM 2009 major meetings DOA, IS, and ODBASE. issues of the workshop papers are ambient information integration (ADI 2009), context-aware cellular platforms (CAMS 2009), firm integration, interoperability and networking (EI2N 2008), details process in disbursed environments (ISDE 2009), system/software architectures (IWSSA 2009), cellular and networking applied sciences for social functions (MONET 2009), ontology content material (OnToContent 2009), ontologies in disbursed and interactive structures (ODIS 2009), fact-oriented modeling (ORM 2009), OTM Academy (OTMA 2009), semantic internet and net semantics (SWWS 2009), semantic extensions to middleware: permitting huge scale wisdom (SEMELS 2009), the subsequent steps after SAWSDL (Beyond SAWSDL 2009), and community-based evolution of knowledge-intensive platforms (COMBEK 2009).

Scalable and safe web companies and structure presents an in-depth research of many key scaling applied sciences. issues contain: server clusters and cargo balancing; QoS-aware source administration; server potential making plans; internet caching and prefetching; P2P overlay community; cellular code and defense; and mobility help for adaptive grid computing.

The writer discusses every one subject by way of first defining an issue, then reviewing present consultant techniques for fixing it. He then describes intimately the underlying ideas of the applied sciences and the appliance of those rules, in addition to balanced insurance of ideas and engineering trade-offs. The booklet demonstrates the effectiveness of the applied sciences through rigorous mathematical modeling and research, simulation, and functional implementations. It blends applied sciences in a unified framework for scalable and safe net prone, supplying a scientific remedy dependent upon the author's state of the art study adventure.

This quantity describes in breadth and intensity complex scaling applied sciences that aid media streaming, e-commerce, grid computing, customized content material supply, disbursed dossier sharing, community administration, and different net functions.

By Christoph Wesselmann

Christoph Wesselmann zeigt in seiner Studie auf, dass technische Eleganz in der Internet-Kommunikation kein primär anzustrebendes Ziel ist. Er empfiehlt, einen optimalen Kommunikations-Mix mit den "alten" Kommunikationstechniken anzustreben.

By Heather Dawson

This e-book is a pragmatic consultant to utilizing the web for political technological know-how examine. the expansion of the web implies that an expanding volume of political details is turning into on hand on the internet; even though, it could actually usually be tricky for clients to find prime quality assets. This booklet exhibits the reader how one can strengthen powerful net looking out suggestions and exhibits what's to be had on-line. It covers many of the key political technology components, together with elections, parliamentary details and political events, exhibiting the way to successively find and assessment net assets. The booklet covers political learn almost always within the united kingdom, and the USA.

• Provides an issue particular method of net research
• Includes chapters on key issues corresponding to elections, parliaments, top ministers and presidents
• Contains case reviews of commonplace searches

Jakob Dalby präsentiert einen speziellen, strukturierten und kohärenten Ansatz zur Strafverfolgung im web generell und speziell in der Cloud, der die vielseitigen Probleme der Datenauslagerung in die Cloud lösen soll. Der Autor unterstreicht, dass Politiker, Rechtsexperten und Ermittler um die Möglichkeiten, Herausforderungen und Chancen des Zugriffs auf die Cloud wissen, dass aber gleichzeitig die Probleme, Ängste und Befürchtungen der Bürger durch die Geheimdienst-Skandale erneut ins Bewusstsein gerückt sind. Er erläutert dabei, wie die Ermittlungswege, -methodiken und -ziele miteinander und mit den Grundrechten des Bürgers verstrickt sind: kurz – das virtuelle Ermitteln folgt "eigenen Gesetzen". 

In keinem anderen deutschen Wahlkampf stand die politische Online-Kommunikation bislang derart im Vordergrund wie zur Bundestagswahl 2009. Unter dem Eindruck der amerikanischen Web-Innovationen suchten hiesige Parteistrategen alle sign up des modernen E-Campaigning zu ziehen und das web gleichfalls als neues 'Leitmedium' der politischen Kampagne zu verankern. Wie sah dieses Unterfangen genau aus? Welche Strategien verfolgten politische Organisationen und Kandidaten im Netz und welche Resonanz erfuhr der Wahlkampf unter den Online-Nutzern? Diese Fragen beleuchtet der vorliegende Band anhand von empirischen Fallstudien zu den verschiedenen Formaten der deutschen Internetkampagne.

By Harald Bartl

Dienstleistungen prägen unser Leben in immer stärkerem Maße. Wissenschaft und Praxis werden folglich ständig mit entsprechenden teils neuen, teils alten Fragen konfrontiert. Dies ist Anlaß, sich mit dem Recht der Dienstleistungen in besonderem Maße zu befassen. Es gilt die Besonderheiten ins Auge zu fassen und vor allem die entsprechenden praktischen und rechtlichen Aspekte herauszuarbeiten.

By Political and Economic Risk Consultancy, Ltd.- PERC

Am Beispiel von Kinofilmen analysiert Thomas Nitschke die präferenzdeterminierenden Eigenschaften der on-line Medien-Distribution und leitet die individuelle Zahlungsbereitschaft der Konsumenten für Video-on-Demand im web ab. In einem vom Autor entwickelten Modell wird das Sharing-Verhalten in Tauschbörsen durch Reziprozität, monetäre Anreize und Kosten erklärt.