The Internet Encyclopedia, Volume 1

Hossein Bidgoli

John Wiley & Sons, 2004 - Computers - 880 pages

The definitive, three-volume Internet Encyclopedia covers every aspect of the Internet for professionals. This up-to-date compendium offers a broad perspective on the Internet as a business tool, an IT platform, and a medium for communications and commerce. It presents leading-edge theory and recent developments as described by global experts from such prestigious institutions as Stanford University and Harvard University, and such leading corporations as Microsoft and Sun Microsystems. Key features include: Detailed cross-referencing and extensive references to additional reading More than 200 articles vigorously peer-reviewed by more than 800 academics and practitioners from around the world More than 1,000 illustrations and tables for in-depth understanding of complex subjects Eleven major subject categories that address key issues in design, utilization, and management of Internet-based systems.

Contents

• Kuber Maharjan: 1
• Egovernment: 12
• Charles Steinfield: 23
• Matthew K McGowan: 38
• Electronic Procurement: 49
• 83: 51
• Margarita Maria Lenk: 76
• Biometric Authentication: 87
• Health Insurance and Managed Care: 89
• Health Issues: 102
• History of the Internet: 114
• HTMLXHTML HyperText Markup: 124
• Java: 133
• Human Factors and Ergonomics: 141
• Jon Gunderson: 148
• Human Resources Management: 150
• Information Quality in Internet: 163
• Intelligent Agents: 192
• Interactive Multimedia on the: 204
• International Cyberlaw: 216
• xii: 231
• International Supply Chain Management: 233
• Internet Architecture: 244
• Internet Censorship: 264
• BluetoothA Wireless Personal: 274
• Hossein Bidgoli: 286
• Area Network: 287
• Brent A Miller: 294
• and Portals: 296
• Witt: 311
• Business Plans for Ecommerce Projects: 354
• Copyright: 467
• 645: 513
• Managing the Flow of Materials Across: 551
• Marketing Communication Strategies: 562
• Marketing Plans for Ecommerce Projects: 574
• BusinesstoBusiness B2B Electronic: 585
• Medical Care Delivery: 586
• Mobile Commerce: 614
• Mobile Devices and Protocols: 627
• Mobile Operating Systems and Applications: 635
• Multiplexing: 653
• Nonprofit Organizations: 675
• Robert Oshana: 683
• Online Analytical Processing OLAP: 685
• Joseph Morabito and Edward A Stohr: 695
• Fred Condo: 698
• CC++: 707
• Online Communities: 733
• Online Dispute Resolution: 745
• Online News Services Online Journalism: 755
• Online Public Relations: 769
• Online Publishing: 784
• Online Religion: 798
• Online Stalking: 812
• Open Source Development and Licensing: 819

About the author

HOSSEIN BIDGOLI, PhD, is Professor of Management Information Systems at California State University, Bakersfield. Dr. Bidgoli helped set up the first PC lab in the United States. He is the author of 43 textbooks, 27 manuals, and over four dozen technical articles and papers on various aspects of computer applications, e-commerce, and information systems published and presented throughout the world. Dr. Bidgoli was selected as the California State University, Bakersfield's 2001-2002 Professor of the Year. Professor Bidgoli is the author or editor of 41 books, numerous peer-reviewed articles and a trainer and consultant. Professor Bidgoli lives in Bakersfield with his wife and two children.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Internet Encyclopedia, Volume 1; The Internet Encyclopedia, Hossein Bidgoli, ISBN 0471222011, 9780471222019
• Editor: Hossein Bidgoli
• Contributor: Hossein Bidgoli
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2004
• ISBN: 047122202X, 9780471222026
• Length: 880 pages
• Subjects: Computers / Internet / General