In component software, the independence of components is achieved by separating their interfaces from implementations. The interface definition of a component serves as the contr...
Mismatches in QoS (Quality of Service) often appears as a major but implicit hurdle to smooth component integration. This paper presents a solution to the above problem through pr...
Unplanned system outages have a negative impact on company revenues and image. While the last decades have seen a lot of efforts from industry and academia to avoid them, they stil...
Javier Alonso, Jordi Torres, Josep Lluis Berral, R...
Current object-oriented development practice is centered around application frameworks. In this paper, we argue that this approach is misleading, as it distracts from the ultimate...
Future middleware platforms will need to be more configurable in order to meet the demands of a wide variety of application domains. Furthermore, we believe that such platforms wil...