In [6], we proposed a new commit protocol, OPT, specially designed for use in distributed firm-deadline real-time database systems. OPT allows transactions to “optimistically...
Ramesh Gupta, Jayant R. Haritsa, Krithi Ramamritha...
In 1992, Dwork and Naor proposed that e-mail messages be accompanied by easy-to-check proofs of computational effort in order to discourage junk e-mail, now known as spam. They pro...
We describe new features of FG that are designed to improve performance and extend the range of computations that fit into its framework. FG (short for Framework Generator) is a ...
Security metrics are the tools for providing correct and upto-date information about a state of security. This information is essential for managing security efficiently. Although...
In classification, with an increasing number of variables, the required number of observations grows drastically. In this paper we present an approach to put into effect the maxi...