Background The foundation of health and medical research is data. Data sharing facilitates
the progress of research and strengthens science. Data sharing in research is widely …

(51) Int. Cl. G06O 30/00(2006.01)(57) ABSTRACT (52) US Cl.............................. 705/51;
705/44; 705/52; 705/53 A system and method for providing an information vault So (58) Field …

O and storing the escrow contract, along with a pointer to the stored data, in a database.
When the condition has been sat isfied, the data is released to the escrow recipient. The con …

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reassignment INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION ASSIGNMENT OF …

This paper proposes an architecture for a pervasive negotiation support system that runs
unobtrusively; that is, one in which users do not need to be aware of their current context …

2. Background Description As the world becomes more wired and electronic storage
becomes cheaper than the cost of paper, the protection of information becomes paramount …

E-government principles are based on the assumption that different government agencies
are willing to cooperate and share findings through a network infrastructure. When …

(57) ABSTRACT A system and method for exposing internal search indices to Internet
search engines. The internal search indices are exposed to external search engines in Such …

In this paper we first present a system architecture enabling market participants to carry out
bilateral and multi-attributive electronic negotiations with each other. Since this system uses …

This paper describes a hybrid negotiation strategy mechanism using a strategy pool
framework that allows negotiation agents more flexibility and robustness in an automated …