While previous research has provided a great deal of information on individual factors that play a role in IT implementation success, a gap in the research exists when it comes to...
This paper describes a novel approach to fault-tolerance in distributed object-based systems. It uses the fragmented-object model to integrate replication mechanisms into distribut...
Software engineering focuses on producing quality software products through quality processes. The attention to processes dates back to the early 70’s, when software engineers r...
Argumentation allows agents to exchange additional information to argue about their beliefs and other mental attitudes during the negotiation process. Utterances and subsequent obs...
As a result of the changing scope of data management towards the management of highly distributed systems and applications, integration processes have gained in imporuch integrati...