Contents. Foreword. Preface. I. WHERE THE FUTURE BEGINS.
1. The Next Chapter on the Internet. Introduction. The Internet Today. New Internet Technologies. New Internet Business Models. Concerns.
2. Mobile Commerce. Mobile Architecture. Technologies. The Future of Mobile Technologies. Mobile Applications. Mobile Business. Portals.
3. Home Automation Systems. Introduction. Technologies. Business and Home Automation.
4. Technologies of the Future. Internet Services. Programming Models. Device-to-Device Communication. Information Exchange. Service Broadcasting. The Vision. Comparison of Pervasive Computing Technologies. The Future of Pervasive Computing.
5. Applications in the Near Future. Wearable Computing. Distributed Computing.
II. FUTURE STRATEGIES.
6. Wedding Anniversary. The Solution Today. The Solution Tomorrow. Technology. Business Case. Similar Cases.
7. The Thief. The Solution Today. The Solution Tomorrow. Technology. Business Case. Similar Cases.
8. Party People. The Solution Today. The Solution Tomorrow. Technology. Business Case. Similar Cases.
9. Toothaches. The Solution Today. The Solution Tomorrow. Technology. Business Case. Similar Cases.
III. FUTURE IMPACT.
10. The Future of the Internet. Social Impact. Political Impact. Privacy Impact. Financial Impact. Technological Impact.
Appendix A: Future Strategies for Customers. Appendix B: Internet Addresses. Appendix C: Glossary. Subject Index.