This book formulates the metaphoric concept of Digital Ecosystems as a Peer-to-Peer network design which aims to support business activities conducted through a network of collaborations. This generates value in different, mutually beneficial, ways for the participating organisations. The building block of the underlying scale-free business network forms by temporary virtual networks of business transactions that involve the execution of multiple services from different providers. The book illustrates how these local interactions, which are not governed by a single organisation,...