Communication networks are growing exponentially, and new services and applications are being introduced unceasingly. To meet the demands of these services and applications, curre...
We present a conceptual mediation framework that features three layers of mediators: presence, integration, and homogenization layers that work together in a peer-to-peer (p2p) ma...
Onyeka Ezenwoye, Raimund K. Ege, Li Yang, Qasem Kh...
—Popular web services and applications such as Google Apps, DropBox, and Go.Pc introduce a wasteful imbalance of processing resources. Each host operated by a provider serves hun...
An information model supporting core systems engineering design data is presented. The model provides, in conjunction with STEP (ISO 10303) framework services, an infrastructure t...
Nowadays maintenance of database management systems (DBMSs) often requires offline operations for enhancement of functionality or security updates. This hampers the availability of...
Florian Irmert, Thomas Fischer, Frank Lauterwald, ...