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Book SynopsisThis book provides a conceptual framework to understand and analyze the decline of the telecommunications industry and the rise of information industries.
Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables List of Exhibits CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION: DIGITAL DATA AND THE INFORMATION REVOLUTION Dot.com Realities Why does Digital Information Make a Difference in Business Analogue and Digital Business Information Metadata Computing Power The Online Value Chain: Creating and Appropriating Value in Networked Environments New Information-based Relationships Connecting to the Network A Simple Transaction Stream Internet Architecture Modem, ISP and Hosting Computer The Structure of the Book CHAPTER 2: CLIENT SOFTWARE Competitive Factors: The Nature of Information-Based Businesses Information and Information Goods Cost Structure The Lock-In Positive Feedback Strategic Approaches Setting Propritary Standards Managing the Lock-In Process Avoiding Commoditization Industry Structure and Trends Paradigm Shift CHAPTER 3: LOCAL LOOP, ISPs AND IAPs The ISP/IAP Industry ISPs: Competitive Factors ISPs: Strategic Approaches ISP/IAP: Industry Structure and Trends Local Loop DSL and ADSL Commercial Value Local Loop: Competitive Factors Local Loop: Strategic Approaches Local Loop: Industry Structure and Trends CHAPTER 4: NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE: THE INTERNET BACKBONE Infrastructures: The Bandwith Revolution Long-Distance Telecommunications Companies Long-Distance Telecommunications: Competitive Factors Telecommunications: Strategic Approaches Telecommunications: Industry Structure and Trends Network Equipment: Network Infrastructure Network Equipment: Competitive Factors Network Equipment: Strategic Approaches Network Equipment: Industry Structure and Trends Web Server Hardware and Software Network Infrastructure Web Server Hardware and Software: Competitive Factors Web Server Hardware and Software: Strategic Approaches Web Server Hardware and Software: Industry Structure and Trends CHAPTER 5: HOSTING Web Hosting and ASPs: Competitive Factors Hosting Services Barriers to Entry Web Hosting and ASPs: Strategic Approaches Web Hosting and ASPs: Industry Structure and Trends The Role of Storage What is 'Storage'? Magnetic Hard Drive Surface Density Other Physical Advances Applications CHAPTER 6: USER HARDWARE User Hardware: Competitive Factors Hardward Devices Complementary Elements User Hardware: Strategic Approaches Low-Cost Production R&D Investment Service Contracts PDAs Mobiles User Hardware: Industry Structure and Trends CHAPTER 7: PROPRIETARY CONTENT PROVIDERS: AGGREGATORS (PORTALS) Content Products and Services Proprietary Content Providers E-Commerce Content Aggregators (Portals) Early Portal Development Portal Business Models Content Aggregators (Portals): Competitive Factors Content Aggregators (Portals): Strategic Approaches Content Aggregators (Portals): Industry Structure and Trends CHAPTER 8: EXTENSIONS OF THE VALUE CHAIN AND TRANSACTION-STREAM ELECTRONIC MARKETS Information Everywhere The Information Explosion Business Processes and Information Interaction and Interactive Labour Interactive Business Transaction Costs The Value-Chain Perpective Transaction-Stream Markets Electronic Markets and the Search for Optimal Prices Transaction Processes Transaction Streams The Transaction-Stream Price-Search Problem (TSPSP) Dramatic Increase in Transaction Costs: Zero Entry Barriers in an NP-Complete World The Peer-to-Peer Model and the Evolution of Network Brokers The Product Internet CHAPTER 9: CONCLUSION: STRATEGIC FRAMING AND THE INFORMATION VALUE-CHAIN The Relative Failure of Traditional Models Alternative Views of Strategy The 'Commitment' and 'Dynamic Capabilities' View of Strategy The Value-Creation Model Strategies for the Future Strategic Framing in the Information Industry Compete or Collaborate? Strategic Framing Information Industries Preparing for the Future Bibliography Index
