Includes bibliographical references and index.

In most cases services that are distributed over the web are in a flexible enough form that many kinds of devices with different platforms can receive them, but sometimes it is necessary to adapt web services for particular situations. Here European computer and information scientists compile the most representative approaches to adapting services without disruption the network as a whole. They cover contract-based adaptation and interoperability, context-aware adaptation, adaptation for composition, dynamic adaptation, and device-based future Internet adaptation. Annotation Ã2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) In most cases services that are distributed over the web are in a flexible enough form that many kinds of devices with different platforms can receive them, but sometimes it is necessary to adapt web services for particular situations. Here European computer and information scientists compile the most representative approaches to adapting services without disruption the network as a whole. They cover contract-based adaptation and interoperability, context-aware adaptation, adaptation for composition, dynamic adaptation, and device-based future Internet adaptation. Annotation Ã2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Baker & Taylor:?The book comprises chapters that present tactics and solutions for modular and reusable software development in the field of adaptive Web services?--Provided by publisher.