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König, W., Weitzel, T. (2005). Towards the E-Enterprise: standards, networks and co-operation strategies. In: Kuhlin, B., Thielmann, H. (eds) The Practical Real-Time Enterprise. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27367-0_25

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