Low disk throughput is one of the main impediments to improving the performance of data-intensive servers. In this paper, we propose two management techniques for the disk control...
The concept of context-dependent access control has emerged during the last years: Information about the state of a process model of a working environment is combined with general ...
A Grid computing system is a virtual resource framework. Inside the framework, resources are being shared among autonomous domains which can be geographically distributed. One prim...
In this paper, we present a system architecture that allows users to interact with embedded systems located in their proximity using Smart Phones. We have identified four models o...
We set out to examine whether current, DRM-based online offerings of music and movies accord with consumers’ current expectations regarding the personal use of copyrighted works...