1. Internet Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies Term project Internet Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies Term project

2. Client/Server Computing on the Internet Client computers running Web browser and other software can access an array of services on servers over the Internet. These services may all run on a single server or on multiple specialized servers.

3. Explore emerging Internet technologies that can be used to facilitate business communication, social networking and e- business. Describe how the technology works Identify and describe the principles and standards for these emerging technologies and tools. Discuss how they support Intranets and extranets communication and e-business. Assess the business value of using these technologies and list important applications in business. Discuss business cases that relate to these emerging technologies Key contents

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5. Technologies and tools for communication and e-business E-mail, chat, instant messaging, and electronic discussions Web services and service-oriented architecture (SOA) Extensible Markup Language (XML) Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) Web Services Description Language (WSDL) Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration (UDDI) Protocol Personalized Web pages Web 2.0 Mashups Blogs Wikis RSS feeds Ajax Social Network Analysis (SNA) Social bookmarking Virtual worlds

6. Wireless computer networks and Internet access Bluetooth Wi-Fi Wi-Fi and wireless Internet access WiMax Broadband cellular wireless and emerging wireless services RFID and wireless sensor networks

7. Discuss business cases that relate to these emerging technologies Google, MySpace, YouTube, Facebook, Wikipedia,etc Describe the business model of MySpace. How do businesses benefit from MySpace? How do MySpace members benefit? Does MySpace create any social or ethical impact? Why or why not? Do parent and schools’ objections to MySpace have any merit? Should a site like MySpace be allowed to operate? Why or why not? The suggestion or prediction to the future development of MySpace.