In this chapter we take a look at the application of replication techniques for building scalable distributed systems. Unlike using replication for attaining dependability, replica...
—Large-scale online applications such as Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs) require large amount of computing resources that support many players interacting simultaneous...
This paper presents a framework for representing and distributing access control policies in distributed heterogeneous systems. Access control polices follows the RBAC (Role Based...
In the world of pervasive computing where large management systems, as well as small devices, all become interconnected, the problem of the configuration and management of network...
In the framework of Knowledge Management, the Internet can be a valuable source of information to produce new Knowledge. Here, an ontologybased web search system to ease the enterp...