A system's constraints characterizes what that system can do. However, a dynamic environment may require that a system alter its constraints. If feedback about a specific situ...
Many papers have examined how to e ciently export a materialized view but to our knowledge none have studied how to e ciently import one. To import a view, i.e., to install a stre...
Estimating the rate of Web page updates helps in improving the Web crawler’s scheduling policy. But, most of the Web sources are autonomous and updated independently. Clients li...
Many Grid applications involve combining computational and data access components into complex workflows. A distinction is generally made between mechanisms to compose components ...
: Software applications interoperability is a challenge for modern enterprises. It needs establishing standards and protocols for data exchange between different enterprise systems...