The internet of things: A reality check

IT Professional

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 56-59

  Hurlburt, George F ^a   Voas, Jeffrey ^b   Miller, Keith W ^c  

^a Change Index ^*  (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD   (United States)

Author keywords

information technology; Internet of Things

Indexed keywords

INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT); INTERNET PLAYERS;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

INTERNET;

EID: 84861728427     PISSN: 15209202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MITP.2012.60     Document Type: Article

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