This paper addresses two questions. Firstly, how is it possible for an application to become aware of network conditions and secondly, given this awareness, how can a system be de...
Kristoffer Getchell, Martin Bateman, Colin Allison...
In this paper we present an approach for specifying respect to security. When an organization wants to secure and prioritizing information security requirements in organiza- its sy...
This paper describes the design and implementation of SWORD, a scalable resource discovery service for widearea distributed systems. In contrast to previous systems, SWORD allows ...
David L. Oppenheimer, Jeannie R. Albrecht, David A...
Flexible workflow systems are needed for processes that need consistency as well as flexibility (e.g., personalized client interactions). A methodology for designing flexible serv...
In the context of distributed multimedia applications involving multicast to a large number of users, a single quality of service level may not be appropriate for all participants....