To design a cost effective VOD server, it is important to carefully manage the system resources so that the number of concurrent viewers can be maximized. Previous research results use data sharing techniques, such as batching [5], buffering [12], and piggybacking [7], to reduce the demand for I/O resources in a VOD system. However, these techniques still suffer from the problem that additional...

Knowledge sharing is vital in collaborative work environments, and sharing resources within a contextual knowledge structure constructed based on a collective intelligence of the people working in a same environment can aid better communication. In this paper, we discuss a semantic knowledge structure for effective knowledge sharing and communication, and present a Wiki-based knowledge sharing ...

Resource sharing is an important cooperative behavior in many animals. Sharing resources is particularly important in social insect societies, as division of labor often results in most individuals including, importantly, the reproductives, relying on other members of the colony to provide resources. Sharing resources between individuals is therefore fundamental to the success of social insects...

In this paper, we argue the need for effective resource management mechanisms for sharing resources in commodity clusters. To address this issue, we present the design of Sharc—a system that enables resource sharing among applications in such clusters. Sharc depends on single node resource management mechanisms such as reservations or shares and extends the benefits of such mechanisms to cluste...

National Cultural Information Resources Sharing Project is a project which is benefit people and welcomed by people. Since this project started in 2002, it has got great achievements. However, with continuous expansion of the coverage, new problems has coming up. Henan cultural information resources sharing project group not only considering those new problems, but also thinking and exploring a...

To design a cost effective VOD server, it is important to carefully manage the system resources so that the number of concurrent viewers can be maximized. Previous research results use data sharing techniques, such as batching [5], buffering [12], and piggybacking [7], to reduce the demand for I/O resources in a VOD system. However, these techniques still suffer from the problem that additional...