Web Services are commonly used to implement service oriented architectures/applications.
Service-oriented applications are large-scale distributed applications, typically highly …

With the improvement in technology and increasing bandwidth, synchronous solutions for
instruction are becoming popular. They do not only provide savings in terms of time and …

Redundancy is the presence of different elements with the same functionality. In software,
redundancy is useful (and used) in many ways, for example for fault tolerance and reliability …

In response to recent financial scandals (eg those involving Enron, Fortis, Parmalat), new
regulations for protecting the society from financial and operational risks of the companies …

With a large number of web services offering the same functionality, the Quality of Service
(QoS) rendered by a web service becomes a key differentiator. WS-BPEL has emerged as …

Many Web services are expected to run with high degree of security and dependability. To
achieve this goal, it is essential to use a Web-services compatible framework that tolerates …

Background Over recent years, software developers have been evaluating the benefits of
both Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and software fault tolerance techniques based on …

Context: Over recent years, software developers have been evaluating the benefits of both
Service-Oriented Architecture and software fault tolerance techniques based on design …

Many businesses are now moving towards the use of composite web services that are
based on a collection of web services working together to achieve an objective. Although …

Heterogeneity, mobility, complexity and new application domains raise new software
reliability issues that cannot be met cost-effectively only with classic software engineering …