Data access and software exchange are often achieved over insecure networks such as the public Internet. System designers are therefore forced to be proactive with regard to verif...
Optimization of execution plans in information mediators is a critical task, specially when sources are remote and semistructured, as in the case of transactional web sites. Lack ...
Understanding the characteristics of the users’ workload is an important aspect when designing and providing web services. The majority of current workload characterization tech...
With the new middleware IT technologies such as Web Services and peer-to-peer computing facilities, a Virtual Enterprise can be built easier achieving some problems of interoperabi...
Online community sites have replaced the traditional means of keeping a community informed via libraries and publishing. At present, online communities are islands that are not int...
John G. Breslin, Andreas Harth, Uldis Bojars, Stef...