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    Elgar Fleisch & Christian Tellkamp

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    George Roussos MSc, PhD

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Fleisch, E., Tellkamp, C. (2006). The Business Value of Ubiquitous Computing Technologies. In: Roussos, G. (eds) Ubiquitous and Pervasive Commerce. Computer Communications and Networks. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-84628-321-3_6

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