A problem with running distributed shared memory applications in heterogeneous environments is that making optimal use of available resources often requires significant changes t...
In a distributed environment, the presentation of structured, composite multimedia information poses new challenges in dealing with variable bandwidth (BW) requirements and synchro...
A major challenge in Metacomputing Systems (Computational Grids) is to effectively use their shared resources, such as compute cycles, memory, communication network, and data repo...
Ammar H. Alhusaini, Viktor K. Prasanna, Cauligi S....
This paper addresses several aspects related to the distribution of content. The first aim is to provide an overview of the Universal Multimedia Access (UMA) concept. The primary...
Recent windowing systems allow graphics applications to directly access the graphics processing unit (GPU) for fast rendering. However, application tasks that render frames on the...