The advent of digital libraries along with the tremendous growth of digital content call for distributed and scalable approaches for managing vast data collections. Peer-to-peer (P...
Abstract. Autonomic computing networks manage multiple tasks over a distributed network of resources. In this paper, we view an autonomic computing system as a network of queues, w...
Abstract. In unstructured peer-to-peer networks, as in real life, a good neighbourhood is not only crucial for a peaceful sleep, but also for an exchange of important gossips and f...
Ivan Martinovic, Christof Leng, Frank A. Zdarsky, ...
There is an increase in the number of data sources that can be queried across the WWW. Such sources typically support HTML forms-based interfaces and search engines query collecti...
The application of conceptual models that assure both the consistency and usability of Electronic Product Catalogs (EPC's) is a main concern in the e-commerce community, mainl...