Due to the widespread appearance of filesharing systems like Napster, the peer-to-peer concept has recently become well known. So far, these file-sharing systems have been used fo...
Use case models capture and describe the functional requirements of a software system. A use case driven development process, where a use case model is the principal basis for con...
Multi-organizational EDI message networks are complicated communication environments with various standards and technologies. The role of third party message exchange hubs has bec...
How do we know if we can afford a particular purchase? We can find out what the payments might be and check our balances on various accounts, but does this answer the question? Wh...
The characteristics of ad hoc networks naturally encourage the deployment of distributed services. Although current networks implement group communication methods, they do not sup...