A Generative Communication Service for Database Interoperability

Parallel and distributed programming is conceptually harder to undertake and to understand than sequential programming, because a programmer often has to manage the coexistence and coordination of multiple concurrent activities. The model of `Generative Communication'in Linda -a paradigm that has been developed for parallel computing -- emphasizes the decoupling of cooperating parallel processes; thus, relieving the programmer from the burden of having to consider all process inter-relations explicitly. In many application areas, data is distributed over a multitude of heterogeneous, autonomous information systems. These systems are often isolated and an exchange of data among them is not easy. On the other hand, support for dynamic exchange of data is required to improve the business processes. Cooperative information systems enable such autonomous systems to interoperate. They are complex systems of systems which require a well designed and flexible software architecture. The L...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1998
• Where: COOPIS
• Authors: Wilhelm Hasselbring, Mark Roantree
• Keywords: Autonomous Information Systems, COOPIS 1998, Information Management, Information Systems, Linda -a Paradigm