Distributed applications and interoperable systems. II : IFIP TC6 WG6.1 Second International Working Conference on Distributed Applications and Interoperable Systems (DAIS'99), June 28-July 1, 1999, Helsinki, Finland

Mastering interoperability in a computing environment consisting of different operating systems and hardware architectures is a key requirement which faces system engineers building distributed information systems. Distributed applications are a necessity in most central application sectors of the contemporary computerized society, for instance, in office automation, banking, manufacturing, telecommunication and transportation. This book focuses on the techniques available or under development, with the goal of easing the burden of constructing reliable and maintainable interoperable information systems. The topics covered in this book include: Management of distributed systems; Frameworks and construction tools; Open architectures and interoperability techniques; Experience with platforms like CORBA and RMI; Language interoperability (e.g. Java); Agents and mobility; Quality of service and fault tolerance; Workflow and object modelling issues; and Electronic commerce . The book contains the proceedings of the International Working Conference on Distributed Applications and Interoperable Systems II (DAIS'99), which was held June 28-July 1, 1999 in Helsinki, Finland. It was sponsored by the International Federation of Information Processing (IFIP). The conference program presents the state of the art in research concerning distributed and interoperable systems. This is a topical research area where much activity is currently in progress. Interesting new aspects and innovative contributions are still arising regularly. The DAIS series of conferences is one of the main international forums where these important findings are reported. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Fault Management in QoS-Enabled Distributed Systems....Pages 3-16 A QoS Support Framework for Dynamically Reconfigurable Multimedia Applications....Pages 17-30 Integration of Quality of Service in Distributed Object Systems....Pages 31-44 Flexible Event-Based Threading for QoS-Supporting Middleware....Pages 45-58 Front Matter....Pages 59-59 An ODP Approach to the Development of Large Middleware Systems....Pages 61-74 Front Matter....Pages 75-75 Sovereign Systems and Dynamic Federations....Pages 77-90 On the Design of Interworking Reference Points for Information Networking....Pages 91-101 Extending TINA to Support Service Customization....Pages 103-116 Front Matter....Pages 117-117 An Overview of CORBA 3....Pages 119-132 Front Matter....Pages 133-133 A Component Framework for the Configuration Management of Networks....Pages 135-148 A Flexible Framework for Development of Component-Based Distributed Systems....Pages 149-162 The Lilith Framework for the Rapid Development of Secure Scalable Tools for Distributed Computing....Pages 163-168 CORBA Wrappers for A-Posteriori Management....Pages 169-174 Front Matter....Pages 175-175 Mobile Agents and Security: Protocols for Integrity....Pages 177-190 Invoking Computational Objects Mobile Devices....Pages 191-204 Scenario-Driven Design Considerations for MANET Protocols....Pages 205-212 CIA — A Collaboration and Coordination Infrastructure for Personal Agents....Pages 213-218 An Intra- and Inter-Domain Placement Using a Multicriteria Method to Optimize Resource Access in Corba....Pages 219-225 Front Matter....Pages 227-227 Automated CORBA-Based Application Management....Pages 229-241 A Configuration Management Facility for CORBA Applications....Pages 243-257 Front Matter....Pages 227-227 Flexible Software Agents for the Automatic Provision of PVCs in ATM Networks....Pages 259-264 Multi-Layer Monitoring in Distributed Object-Environments....Pages 265-270 Front Matter....Pages 271-271 Can CORBA Save a Fringe Language from Becoming Obsolete?....Pages 273-286 Programming Language Interoperability in Distributed Computing Environments....Pages 287-300 Consistent Windowing Interfaces in Distributed Heterogeneous Environments....Pages 301-314 Front Matter....Pages 315-315 Experiences with Business Object-Based Workflow Support....Pages 317-330 A Process Decomposition Technique for Distributed Workflow Management....Pages 331-343 Constraint-Oriented Formal Modelling of OO-Systems....Pages 345-358 Front Matter....Pages 359-359 Design and Implementation of a Corba Fault-Tolerant Object Group Service....Pages 361-374 Replicating CORBA Objects: A Marriage between Active and Passive Replication....Pages 375-387 The Jgroup Distributed Object Model....Pages 389-402 Front Matter....Pages 403-403 Distribution Issues in the Design and Implementation of a Virtual Market Place....Pages 405-422 Interaction-Oriented Rule Management for Mobile Agent Applications....Pages 423-437 Closed User Groups in Internet Service Centres....Pages 439-452 Back Matter....Pages 453-458