The Web as the Ubiquitous Computer.

The article discusses the emergence of anywhere, anytime computing through the World Wide Web. The entry notes that mobile smart devices, cloud computing, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) is transforming the Web into the Ubiquitous Computer for many users. The section cites that cost savings on the...

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Publicado en:	Computer (00189162) Vol. 42; no. 9; pp. 90 - 93
Autores principales:	Pendyala, Vishnu S., Shim, Simon S. Y.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	IEEE Sep2009
Materias:	Computer systems World Wide Web Smartphones Cloud computing Distributed computing Computer operating systems
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Sumario:	The article discusses the emergence of anywhere, anytime computing through the World Wide Web. The entry notes that mobile smart devices, cloud computing, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) is transforming the Web into the Ubiquitous Computer for many users. The section cites that cost savings on the part of the user is one of the advantages of maximizing computing capabilities from the Web, while independence from hardware and operating system profiles gives users more convenience in accessing applications from any location.