Technologies for the Electronic Distribution of Information Services : A Value Proposition Analysis
Journal
Electronic Markets
ISSN
1019-6781
ISSN-Digital
1422-8890
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2010-03-01
Author(s)
Abstract
Since the original design and deployment of the Internet architecture, the economical and technological requirements regarding the distribution quality of web-based information services have changed drastically. Business models have evolved that particularly address quality and cost aspects of information service distribution, e.g. content delivery networks and peer-to-peer distribution. In addition, network operators apply differentiated routing technologies in dedicated infrastructures to guarantee a superior quality of service (QoS). This article compares the value propositions of technologies for information service distribution. 103 information services were analyzed by means of discriminant analyses in order to identify the main aspects influencing delivery quality and costs. The results indicate that the value propositions differ with regard to the type of services they support rather than with regard to direct QoS criteria, such as latency and packet loss. The insights derived from this work support information service vendors in their choice of a distribution provider.
Language
English
Keywords
electronic distribution
content delivery
quality of service
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Publisher place
Dordrecht
Volume
20
Number
1
Start page
3
End page
19
Pages
17
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
226152
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