: The idea of developing software through systematic development processes to improve software quality is not new. Nevertheless, there are still many information systems such as th...
In this paper we consider the problem of maximising utility in linked market-driven distributed and Grid systems. In such systems, users submit jobs through brokers who can virtua...
Designing an optimal overlay communication network for a set of processes on the Internet is a central problem of peer-to-peer (P2P) computing. Such a network defines membership a...
— By geocast protocols, information can be directly disseminated to users of mobile devices who currently reside in selected geographical regions. Time-stable geocast protocols e...
In the last 10 years several approaches and technologies other than MAS (such as Web services and Grid computing) have emerged, with the support of the industry, providing their o...