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Chapter and Conference Paper
A Defense of Friction—Or Why Ubiquitous Computing Should not Recede to the Background
The idea that friction is problematic and artefacts which draw attention to themselves are inefficient has significantly influenced how we think about ubiquitous computing. This paper shows that friction’s amb...
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Reference Work Entry In depth
Legal Implications of Social Networks
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Living Reference Work Entry In depth
Legal Implications of Social Networks
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Reference Work Entry In depth
Legal Implications of Social Networks
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Chapter
Service Level Agreements in Cloud Computing: Perspectives of Private Consumers and Small-to-Medium Enterprises
Service Level Agreements (SLAs) are the means through which the provision of infrastructure, platform, and software services in Cloud Computing is regulated, along with functional and non-functional specificat...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Determination of Jurisdiction in Grid and Cloud Service Level Agreements
Service Level Agreements in Grid and Cloud scenarios can be a source of disputes particularly in case of breach of the obligations arising under them. It is then important to determine where parties can litiga...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Grid and Taxation: The Server as Permanent Establishment in International Grids
Tax issues can be a great barrier to the development of international Grids and can be perceived as an obstacle for ICT companies. Provided this fact, the scope of this paper is to analyse the concept of serve...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
BEinGRID: Development of Business Models for the Grid Industry
Driven by the increasing demand, grid technology is entering the business market in form of utility computing, grid middleware and grid-enabled application. However, the business market is interested in comple...