This paper proposes a novel approach for providing end to end management of application services that have been deployed over large IP networks. A key feature of the proposed architecture is that it can be implemented as enhancements to existing, commercial network management platforms, thus allowing network service providers to offer new functionality by leveraging existing, deployed infrastru...

Collaborative scientific visualisation and computational steering are key enabling technologies within many e-science applications. Grid infrastructures provide an ideal environment for providing such a capability, and one approach is to use encapsulation within a Grid enabled component framework. This research note discusses the initial development of a collaborative visualisation component wi...

Institute of Hydraulics and Transportation Infrastructures Marche Polytechnical University, Via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy, Email: [email protected] Department of Science and Technology University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, Cà Vignal 37134 Verona, Italy. Department of Environmental Sciences University of Venice “Cà Foscari”, Calle Larga Santa Marta, Dorsoduro 2137 Venice, Italy.

Public access to environmental information is the basis for a higher degree of involvement of citizens and stakeholders in environmental decision-making [Haklay 2003][EU ISPO 1999]. Environmental Information Systems play a key role in contemporary urban environmental management strategies, and are a prerequisite for the proper, timely information of the public [Kampinnen 2001]; yet the fuzzy na...

Infrastructures supporting distributed scientific collaborations must address competing goals in both providing high performance access to resources while simultaneously securing the infrastructure against security threats. The NetBASILISK project is attempting improve of such infrastructures not adversely impacting their performance. This paper will present our work create a benchmark and moni...

in recent century, sustainability has been the most important feature especially in economic, social and environmental issues. so that it has always been the main concern of regional, national and even international planners as the consequent challenges were the main threat to achieving sustainable development of human society. in this study, all aspects of sustainability including environmenta...