Grids are distributed infrastructures that have been used as an important and powerful resource for distributed computing. Since the nodes of a grid can potentially be located in ...
Abstract: In ad-hoc networks, mobile devices communicate via wireless links without the aid of any fixed networking infrastructure. These devices must be able to discover services ...
—The IT domain has considerably evolved, users are now surrounded with cheaper and more powerful terminals than ever. Mobile and fixed devices connected to high-speed network tec...
Despite constant improvements in fabrication technology, hardware components are consuming more power than ever. With the everincreasing demand for higher performance in highly-in...
Leveraging the potential power of even small handheld devices able to communicate wirelessly requires dedicated support. In particular, collaborative applications need sophisticate...