QoS, that defines service quality such as latency, availability, timeliness and reliability, is important for web applications that provide real-time information, multimedia conte...
Service-oriented architectures (SOAs) are a commonly used paradigm for IT infrastructures in various fields. Due to their flexibility and the easy accessibility of their underly...
Grid workflow can be defined as the composition of grid application services which execute on heterogeneous and distributed resources in a well-defined order to accomplish a speci...
Current developments show that tomorrow’s information systems and applications will no longer be based on monolithic architectures that encompass all the functionality. Rather, t...
—Ageing populations and the necessity to reduce environmental impact raise new challenges on our living buildings. Convergence of home control systems (air conditioning, light ma...