Web service composition enables seamless and dynamic integration of business applications on the web. The performance of the composed application is determined by the performance ...
Abstract. Web services are increasingly being used in business critical environments, enabling uniform access to services provided by distinct parties. In these environments, an op...
Rapid advances in networking, hardware, and middleware technologies are facilitating the development and deployment of complex grid applications, such as large-scale distributed co...
Self-managing solutions have recently attracted a lot of interest from the database community. The need for self-* properties is more evident in distributed applications comprising...
QoS has been one of the major challenges in Web Services area. Though negotiated in the contract, service quality usually can not be guaranteed by providers. Therefore, the servic...