Current object-oriented approaches to distributed programs may be criticized in several respects. First, method calls are generally synchronous, which leads to much waiting in dis...
Increasingly, applications are being built by combining existing software components. For the most part, a software developer can treat components as black-boxes. However, for som...
Andrew Chan, Reid Holmes, Gail C. Murphy, Annie T....
Abstract. The aim of component technology is the replacement of large monolithic applications with sets of smaller software components, whose particular functionality and interoper...
We describe an approach based upon software process technology to on-the-fly monitoring, redeployment, reconfiguration, and in general dynamic adaptation of distributed software ap...
Improvements in microprocessor and networking performance have made networks of workstations a very attractive platform for high-end parallel and distributed computing. However, t...