New Web applications are rapidly moving from stand-alone systems to distributed applications that need to interoperate with third party systems, such as external Web services or le...
Legacy network file services such as NFS, SMB/CIFS, and AFP changed the way we worked. File services running on crossplatform networks allowed us to save our files on remote syste...
Abstract. Web services represent a promising technology for the development of distributed heterogeneous software systems. In this setting, a major issue is to establish whether tw...
Filippo Bonchi, Antonio Brogi, Sara Corfini, Fabio...
Name services are critical for mapping logical resource names to physical resources in large-scale distributed systems. The Domain Name System (DNS) used on the Internet, however,...
—Mashup tools are becoming increasingly important enabling users to compose services and processes on the Web. Most existing tools focus on Web-based interfaces, usability, and v...