System theory propagates the use of models which e level of abstraction to cope with complexity, evolving out of variety and connectivity. Different modeling techniques have been ...
Konrad Pfadenhauer, Burkhard Kittl, Schahram Dustd...
Reliable and atomic transactions are a key to successful eBusiness interactions. Reliable messaging subsystems, such as IBM’s MQ Series, or broker-based techniques have been tra...
The proliferation of smart spaces and emergence of new standards, such as Web Services, have paved the way for a new breed of software systems. Often the complete functional and Qo...
Abstract. New generation network services must be deployed and managed according to the specific customer requirements. In this context, service providers must devise a way to des...
Mobile ad-hoc networks with their arbitrary topologies are a difficult domain for providing highly available Web services. Since hosts can move unpredictably, finding services a...