The DynaQuest-Framework should reduce the effort for the creation of Internet-based virtual databases. These virtual databases are a special kind of federated database systems whe...
This paper describes work carried out as part of the GUIDE project at Lancaster University. The overall aim of the project is to develop a context-sensitive tourist guide for visi...
Nigel Davies, Keith Cheverst, Keith Mitchell, Adri...
In modern architectures based on Web Services or Cloud Computing, a very large number of user requests arrive concurrently and has to be scheduled for execution constrained by cor...
The combined benefits of Open Services Gateway Initiative (OSGi) and Smart card technologies in embedded devices have made the two technologies suitable for developing middleware ...
Patrick O. Bobbie, Sailaja H. Ramisetty, Abdul-Lat...
Abstract. The web with its rapid expansion has become an excellent resource for gathering information and people’s opinion. A company owner wants to know who is the competitor, a...
Rui Li, Shenghua Bao, Jin Wang, Yuanjie Liu, Yong ...