Modern computer systems are based on a wide variety of software servers, such as web servers, application servers, database servers, and mail servers. The typical software archite...
From a multiagent viewpoint, a workflow is a dynamic set of tasks performed by a set of agents to reach a shared goal. We show herein that commitments among agents can be used to ...
For the past 40 years, the techniques, processes and methods of software development have been dominated by supply-side issues, giving rise to a software industry oriented towards...
Keith H. Bennett, Paul J. Layzell, David Budgen, P...
—The need for collaborative service provisioning across different providers’ domains is being addressed by Circles of Trust (CoT), whose members adhere to the same policies and...
Open Source Software (OSS) has made great strides toward mainstream acceptance over the past two years. However, many IT managers, both in business and academia, are still cautiou...
Mike Davis, Will O'Donovan, John Fritz, Carlisle C...