ABSTRACT

Scientists in different geographical locations conduct real-time experiments in a virtual shared workspace. E-commerce provides an emerging market for businesses large and small. E-mail, Servers, and Enterprise Resources Planning have revolutionized businesses on every level. People from all over the globe gather in chat rooms. The Internet is here to stay and Internet technologies and applications continue to grow and evolve.
The Handbook of Internet Computing presents comprehensive coverage of all technical issues related to the Internet and its applications. It addresses hot topics such as Internet architectures, content-based multimedia retrieval on the Internet, Web-based collaboration, Web search engines, digital libraries, and more. Real-life examples illustrate the concepts so that technical, non-technical and business people can quickly grasp the fundamentals.

INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES. The UARC Web-Based Collaboratory: Software Architecture and Experience. IP Service Architectures for Integrated Communications. The MEPG-4 Standard for Internet-Based Multimedia Applications. Internet Architectures for Applications Service Providers. Content-Based Multimedia Retrieval on the Internet. Component Technologies: Expanding the Possibilities for Web-Based Enterprise Application Development. BUILDING INTERNET TOOLS. Building Internet-Based Collaborative Multimedia Applications with Plug-and-Play Components. Component Web Search Engines. Web-Based Media Space. Free Walk: Shared Virtual Space for Casual Meetings. Capturing and Using Design Experience in Web Information Systems. A Collaborative Virtual Reality System on the Web. Accessing Legacy Databases from the Web Using COBRA. INTERNET APPLICATIONS. Multimedia Applications on the Internet. Multimedia Broadcasting over the Internet. Internet-Based Unified Messaging Systems. Distributed Geographic Information Systems on the Web. Design and Implementation of Digital Libraries. Videoconferencing Systems and Applications. Internet-Based Distance Learning. Multimedia News Systems. INDEX.