Abstract. Searching specialized collections, such as biomedical literature, typically requires intimate knowledge of a specialized terminology. Hence, it can be a disappointing exp...
The strong dynamics of peer-to-peer networks, coupled with the diversity of peer vocabularies, makes query processing in peer database systems a very challenging task. In this pape...
Today business registries are regarded as means of finding services offered by a business partner. However, business registries might also serve as means of seaching inter-organiza...
Abstract. The storing of data and configuration files related to scientific experiments is vital if those experiments are to remain reproducible, or if the data is to be shared ...
Jon MacLaren, Gabrielle Allen, Chirag Dekate, Dayo...
UDDI is not suitable for handling semantic markups for Web services due to its flat data model and limited search capabilities. In this paper, we introduce an approach to allow for...
Abstract. Alerting services can provide a valuable support for information seeking in Digital Libraries (DL). Several systems have been proposed. Most of them have serious drawback...
Abstract. This paper targets with applications running on mobile devices and using context informations. Following previous studies from other authors, we extend the notion of cont...
Object mobility is the basis for highly dynamic distributed applications. This paper presents the design and implementation of mobile objects on the basis of the CORBA standard. Ou...
The emergence of fully-automated Web service composition as a potential facilitator of both eBusiness and ambient or ubiquitous computing is to be welcomed. However this emergence ...