The GridBASE framework for database-driven grid computing is presented. The design and a prototype implementation of the framework is discussed. Industry-strength database technol...
We designed an activity-based prototyping process realized in the ActivityDesigner system that combines the theoretical framework of Activity-Centered Design with traditional iter...
Abstract-- Securely managing shared information in distributed environments across multiple organisations is a challenge. Distributed information management systems must be able to...
Martijn Warnier, Frances M. T. Brazier, Anja Oskam...
The need for a design language that is rigorous but accessible and intuitive is often at odds with the formal and mathematical nature of languages used for analysis. UML and Petri ...
Middleware has been introduced to provide interoperability as well as transparent location of servers in heterogeneous client-server environments. Although such benefits accrue fro...