Mobile agents: Concepts and technologies

Handbook of Research on Mobility and Computing: Evolving Technologies and Ubiquitous Impacts

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 343-355

  Poggi, Agostino ^a   Tomaiuolo, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

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EID: 84898308412     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-042-6.ch022     Document Type: Chapter

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