From application service provision to service-oriented computing: A study of the IT outsourcing evolution

Telematics and Informatics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 271-293

  Vassiliadis, Bill ^a   Stefani, Antonia ^a   Tsaknakis, John ^b   Tsakalidis, Athanassios ^b  

^a HELLENIC OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

ASP; IT outsourcing; Service provision; Service oriented computing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

APPLICATION SERVICE PROVISION (ASP); IT OUTSOURCING; SERVICE PROVISION; SERVICE-ORIENTED COMPUTING;

OUTSOURCING;

EID: 33744916022     PISSN: 07365853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2005.09.001     Document Type: Article

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