Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking (second edition)

Advances in hardware, software, and audiovisual rendering technologies of recent years have unleashed a wealth of new capabilities and possibilities for multimedia applications, creating a need for a comprehensive, up-to-date reference. Topics Covered: Advanced broadband infrastructures and applications Broadband solution for the last mile to the residential customers Copper solutions Distance education technologies Electronic commerce technologies management End user computing From circuit switched to IP-based networks Information security management Information systems in small firms IT and virtual communities Mobile computing and commerce Multimedia digital television Multimedia information management Multimedia interactive digital television Network evolution Network optimization Open source technologies and systems Psychology of multimedia technologies Telecommunications and networking technologies