Service Virtualization Using a Non-von Neumann Parallel, Distributed, and Scalable Computing Model

— That the computing models of living organisms utilize sophisticated methods of information processing, was recognized by von Neumann who proposed the stored program control (SPC) computing model and the self-replicating cellular automata. Later Chris Langton created computer programs that demonstrated self-organization and discovery of patterns using evolutionary rules which led to the field of artificial life and theories of complexity. In this paper, we focus on another aspect that we learn from the genes in living organisms that deals with precise replication and execution of encapsulated DNA sequences. We describe a computing model, recently proposed, extending the SPC model to create self-configuring, self-monitoring, self-healing, self-protecting and self-optimizing (self-managing or self-*) distributed software systems. This approach allows utilizing a parallel distributed computing model to implement service virtualization and workflow execution practiced in current business process implementation in IT where a workflow is implemented as a set of tasks, arranged or organized in a directed acyclic graph (DAG). Two implementations of the new computing model have been realized.