The (M, W)-controller, originally studied by Afek, Awerbuch, Plotkin, and Saks, is a basic distributed tool that an abstraction for managing the consumption of a global resource i...
In this paper we present a detailed review on the Trader’s Quality of Service (QoS) Specifications and the Effects on System Performance for Video-on-Demand Multimedia (MM) Appl...
Using certificates for distributed authorizations in computer network systems has been discussed in the literature. However real implementations of the concept are rarely seen. In...
This paper describes a novel knowledge-based approach for helping workflow process designers and participants better manage the exceptions (deviations from an ideal collaborative ...
The focus of access control in client/server environments is on protecting sensitive server resources by determining whether or not a client is authorized to access those resource...