In this paper we present PAMINA (Privilege Administration and Management INfrAstructure), a privilege management system using authorization certificates. Our system supports distr...
In peer-to-peer storage systems, peers can freely join and leave the system at any time. Ensuring high data availability in such an environment is a challenging task. In this paper...
A number of research studies show that the operating system has a substantial influence on communication delay in distributed environments. Thus, in order to provide applications w...
Approaching its tenth anniversary, the IEEE Storage System Standards effort is in the process of balloting Media Management System (MMS) standards. These represent the first stand...
: The World Wide Web’s anticipated scope as an environment for knowledge exchange has changed dramatically. Without major modifications to its primary mechanisms the Web has turn...