Nested-parallelism programming models, where the task graph associated to a computation is series-parallel, present good analysis properties that can be exploited for scheduling, c...
We propose an electronic marketplace architecture, called MOPPET, where the commerce processes in the marketplace are modeled as adaptable agent-based workflows. The higher level ...
Abstract. Distributed Objects DO as de ned by OMG's CORBA architecture provide a model for object-oriented parallel distributed computing. The parallelism in this model howeve...
In a multidatabase environment with mobile computers involved, the nature of computing is such that the user may not wait for the submitted global transaction to complete before d...
This paper provides a realistic case study of using the previously introduced SIMPPL system architectural model, which fixes the physical interface and communication protocols bet...