S-Cube's Foundations for the Internet of Services Today's Internet is standing at a crossroads.
The Internet has evolved from a source of information to a critical infrastructure which
underpins our lives and economies. The demand for more multimedia content more interconnected
devices more users a richer user experience services available any time and anywhere
increases the pressure on existing networks and service platforms. The Internet needs a
fundamental rearrangement to be ready to meet future needs. One of the areas of research for
the Future Internet is the Internet of S- vices a vision of the Internet where everything (e.
g. information software platforms and infrastructures) is available as a service. Services
available on the Internet of Services can be used by anyone (if they are used according to the
policies de?ned by the provider) and they can be extended with new services by anyone.
Advantages of the Internet of Services include the p- sibility to build upon other people's
e?orts and the little investment needed upfront to develop an application. The risk involved in
pursuing new business ideas is diminished and might lead to more innovative ideas being tried
out in practice. It will lead to the appearance of new companies that are able to operate in
niche areas providing services to other companies that will be able to focus on their core
business.
