Non-stop and highly available applications need to be dynamically adapted to new conditions in their execution environment, to new user requirements or to some situations usually u...
We introduce Virtual Leashing,1 a new technique for software protection and control. The leashing process removes small fragments of code, pervasive throughout the application, an...
Advances in Internet and the availability of powerful computers and high-speed networks have propitiated the rise of Grids. The scheduling of applications is complex in Grids due ...
This article presents an approach to using open-source tools and open-source projects to add realistic and practical examples to a course on software design in a professional maste...
It is well understood that using a software component methodology can simplify the development and maintenance of systems. Web services allow this vision to be extended allowing c...