Abstract. In this paper we report on preliminary work and architectural design carried out in the "Data Management" work package in the International Data Grid project. O...
We are designing a computational architecture for a "learning economy" based on personal software agents who represent users in a virtual society and assist them in find...
Much debate exists whether explicit signalling is eventually required to create a reliable and integrated multi-service Internet. If yes, further disagreement exists, how such sign...
XML is rapidly becoming one of the most widely adopted technologies for information exchange and representation. As the use of XML becomes more widespread, we foresee the developme...
Ninf is an ongoing global network-wide computing infrastructure project which allows users to access computational resources including hardware, software and scientific data distri...