Local area networks have long been established as the basis for distributed systems. Continuity of service and bounded and known message delivery latency are requirements of a num...
Cartography is one of the major application areas using geographical databases. Whether it is for the business of producing paper maps for sale, or whether it is for displaying map...
High performance data grids are increasingly becoming popular platforms to support data-intensive applications. Reducing high energy consumption caused by data grids is a challeng...
During the last years, Intelligent Virtual Environments for Training have become a quite popular application of computer science to education. However, little attention is being p...
Handheld appliances such as PDAs, organisers or electronic pens are currently very popular. Handhelds are used to enter and retrieve useful information, e.g., dates, to do lists, m...