Network Distributed Computing: Fitscapes and FallaciesNetworked distributed computing (NDC) systems are driving an ongoing technological revolution that has already spawned the Internet and will soon transform the world into one ubiquitous, pervasive "information field." Goff reviews the field's crucial challenges, state-of-the-art solutions, and breathtaking future. |
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Fitscapes and Fallacies | 1 |
Ten Technology Trends | 23 |
The Scope of NDC | 47 |
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agents algorithms approach architecture areas assumption asynchronous bandwidth Bluetooth capabilities client clock cluster communication complex components computer science concepts connected context CORBA database datacom Deutsch's devices distributed computing dynamic ebXML embedded emerge enabled environment evolving example Fallacies filesystem fitscape function global grid computing implementation innovation interfaces Internet interoperability J2EE Java platform JavaSpaces JAXM Jini Jini network technology JXTA latency message passing metaphor Microsoft middleware mobile Moore's law NDC applications NDC developers NDC frameworks node object operating system peer perspective potential problem processors Project JXTA protocols real-time reliable require Semantic Semantic Web server Services shared shown in Figure SNMP SOAP software development spaces computing specific standard storage Sun Microsystems TCP/IP theoretical computer tion topology transaction transmission Transport layer tuplespace ubiquitous computing Web Services wireless XML-RPC