Abstract. The usual context of service oriented computing is characterized by several services offering the same functionalities, new services that are continuosly deployed and oth...
Leasing computational resources for on-demand computing is now a viable option for providers of network services. Temporary spikes or lulls in demand for a service can be accommod...
Pervasive computing is an emerging computing paradigm, which is expected to be part of our everyday life in the foreseeable future. The coordination among heterogeneous devices, s...
— The usual scenario of service oriented systems is characterized by several services offering the same functionalities, by new services that are continuosly deployed and by othe...
—Large-scale applications are characterized by a large number of dynamic and often interactive group members. The nature of these applications is such that participants are not i...
Brian Neil Levine, Jon Crowcroft, Christophe Diot,...