Ubiquitous commerce (u-commerce) creates a dynamic convergence of the physical and digital, producing Web-based wireless and next-generation technologies in ways that generate new levels of convenience and value for buyers and sellers. This book provides a compendium of definitions and...

Educational institutions across the globe have begun to place value on the technology of assessment instruments as they reflect what is valued in learning and deemed worthy of measurement. This publication combines in-depth, multi-disciplinary research in learning assessment to provide a fresh...

"This book brings together the many theories and meta-theories that make information science relevant across different disciplines, highlighting theories that had their base in the early days of text-based information and expanding to the digitization of the Internet"--Provided by publisher.

"This book is a comprehensive collection of work from researchers in related fields such as information systems, distributed AI, intelligent agents, and collaborative work that explores and discusses various aspects of design and development of intelligent technologies"--Provided by publisher.

Hypermedia systems may be one of the most significant contributions to the Internet in recent years. This powerful new technology has revolutionized the delivery of e-content through the Internet. However, as the needs of users have changed, the hypermedia systems themselves have also changed....

"This book presents the recent advances in multi-mobile agent systems, the product development process, fuzzy logic systems, neural networks and ambient intelligent environments among many other innovations in this exciting field"--Provided by publisher.

Section 1. Project management and cost estimation -- Chapter 1. Software project and quality modelling using Bayesian networks / Norman Fenton, Peter Hearty, Martin Neil, Lukasz Radlinski -- Chapter 2. Using Bayesian networks for web effort estimation / Emilia Mendes -- Chapter 3. Optimizing...

Intelligent assistant systems information is becoming the raw material of modern society. Access to information spaces and the capability to use them effectively and efficiently has become a key economical success factor. This book contributes to the development of particular kinds of software...

Collecting and presenting the latest research and development results from the leading researchers in the field of intelligent databases, this book provides a single record of current research and practical applications in this field. It integrates data management in databases with intelligent...

"This book highlights the latest research and developments in fuzzy rule-based methods used in the detection of medical complications and illness, offering emerging solutions and practical applications"--Provided by publisher.