In the near future, high quality multimedia services such as Internet broadcast, remote medical services and Internet video-phones will be major information technology services. Consequently, new computer systems for providing such services are desperately called on. In this paper, we are proposing a next generation Internet server by explaining the design concept, the characteristics and the a...

– Internet Banking System refers to systems that enable bank customers to access accounts and general information on bank products and services through a personal computer or other intelligent device. Internet banking products and services can include detailed account information for corporate customers as well as account summery and transfer money. Ultimately, the products and services obtaine...

An ultimate goal for modern Internet services is the development of scalable, high-performance, highly-available and fault-tolerant systems. Replication is an important approach to achieve this goal. However, replication introduces the issue of consistency among replicas, which is further complicated by network partitions. Generally, higher consistency levels result in lower system availability...

the menace of organized crime and terrorist activity grows ever more sophisticated as the ability to enter, control and destroy our electronic and security systems grows at an equivalent rate. cyber-crime (organized criminal acts using microchip and software manipulation) is the world’s biggest growth industry and is now costing an estimated $220 billion loss to organizations and individuals ev...