Component interoperability has become an important concern as companies migrate legacy systems, integrate COTS products, and assemble modules from disparate sources into a single ...
One of the main limitations in using ontologies in modern information systems is due to the fact that the design and maintenance of ontologies is a complex activity that requires ...
Although service-oriented architectures offer real benefits when pursuing application integration and business flexibility, there are still no satisfactory solutions for dealing w...
Dick A. C. Quartel, Stanislav Pokraev, Rodrigo Man...
Abstract—Design applications, e.g., CAD or media production, often require multiple users to work cooperatively on shared data, e.g., XML documents. Using explicit transactions i...
Abstract. Global distributed systems must be standards-based to allow interoperability between all of their components. While this guarantees interoperability, it often causes loca...
Nickolas J. G. Falkner, Paul D. Coddington, Andrew...