The public nature of discussion in open source projects provides a valuable resource for understanding the mechanisms of open source software development. In this paper we explore...
Messaging plays a central role in the development of distributed object-oriented systems. It is supported by the specification of the Java Message Service (JMS) and CORBA’s Noti...
We apply multiple query optimization to batches of pull (on-demand) requests in a mobile database system. The resulting view can answer several queries at once, and it is broadcas...
The extensible markup language (XML) is a standard for describing information on the Internet and is quickly becoming the most preferred way to store and exchange information. The...
Pfinder is a real-time system for tracking people and interpreting their behavior. It runs at 10Hz on a standard SGI Indy computer, and has performed reliably on thousands of peopl...
Christopher Richard Wren, Ali Azarbayejani, Trevor...