The need to change service-based systems during their execution time has been
recognized as an important challenge in service oriented computing. There are several …

Service-oriented computing allows new applications to be developed by using and/or
combining services offered by different organizations. Service composition can be applied …

As the complexity of service-oriented applications grows, it is becoming essential to develop
methods to manage service evolution and to ensure that the impact of changes on existing …

Abstract Active efforts on Service-Oriented Computing have involved a variety of proposals
on service selection and replacement methods to achieve quality assurance with …

In the service-oriented computing paradigm, cross-organizational applications and
information systems can be built upon services from different providers. Services are subject …

With the growing adoption of service-oriented computing, locating services becomes
increasingly commonplace. Accordingly, a large number of systems for service discovery …

When building service-oriented systems the evolution of requirements and context is the
norm rather than the exception. Therefore, it is important to make sure that the system is able …

Abstract Service-based applications are considered a promising technology since they are
able to offer complex and flexible functionalities in widely distributed environments by …

A service model is the key work product of the service-oriented solution life cycle, in which
localizing the effects of business changes could reduce the cost of evolution and …

Dynamic service discovery is one of the main concepts which define the Service Oriented
Architectures (SOA). This mechanism ensures loosely coupled services. It supports the …