Dependability is a key factor in any software system due to the potential costs in both time and money a failure may cause. Given the complexity of Grid applications that rely on ...
COTS components, like software libraries, can be used to reduce the development effort. Unfortunately, many COTS components have been developed without a focus on robustness and s...
Modern computers interact with many kinds of external devices, which have lead to a state where device drivers (DD) account for a substantial part of the operating system (OS) cod...
As server consolidation using virtual machines (VMs) is carried out, software aging of virtual machine monitors (VMMs) is becoming critical. Performance degradation or crash failu...
HTTP cookies have been widely used for maintaining session states, personalizing, authenticating, and tracking user behaviors. Despite their importance and usefulness, cookies hav...