Survivability is a crucial property for computer systems that support critical infrastructures of our society. A variety of survivability definitions and evaluation methods for t...
As mobile and embedded devices become widespread, the management and configuration of the software in the devices is increasingly turning into a critical issue. OSGi is a busines...
The characteristics of mobile environments, with the possibility of frequent disconnections and fluctuating bandwidth, have forced a rethink of traditional middleware. In particula...
New mobile devices can be difficult to use because they give users access to powerful computing devices through small interfaces, which typically have limited input facilities. On...
Based on the FOCUS theory of distributed systems (see [Broy, Stølen 01]) that are composed of interacting components we introduce a formal model of services and layered architectu...