Which standards' characteristics increase system flexibility? Comparing ICT and batch processing infrastructures

Technology in Society

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 347-362

  Egyedi, Tineke M ^a   Verwater Lukszo, Zofia ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Batch processing; Flexibility; Information technology; Internet; LTSs; OSI; S88; Standard

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACTING; BATCH DATA PROCESSING; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SCIENCE;

DEGREE OF SPECIFICITY; FLEXIBILITY; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT);

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 21644444941     PISSN: 0160791X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2005.04.007     Document Type: Article

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