ISBN: 0-7695-2408-7

Anup Kumar, Computer Engineering and Computer Science Department University of Louisville

Min Luo, SOA and Web Services Center of Excellence, IBM Global Services

Benjamin Goldshlager, Certified I/T Architect, Certified I/T Specialist, IBM Global Services

Liang-Jie (LJ) Zhang, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

Michael Stollberg, Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI), Leopold-Franzens Universitut Innsbruck, Austria

Armin Haller, Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI), National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

Dr. Vladimir Tosic, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada University of Western Ontario, Canada

Dr. Patrick C. K. Hung, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada

Sriram Anand, Infosys Technologies, Ltd.

Srinivas Padmanabhuni, Infosys Technologies, Ltd.

Jai Ganesh, Infosys Technologies, Ltd.

Yanchun Zhang, School of Computer Science and Mathematics, Victoria University of Technology

Jian Yang, Infolab, Tilburg University, Netherlands Macquaire University, Sydney

Chengfei Liu, School of Information Technology, Swinburne University of Technology

Chunming Hu, School of Computer Science Beihang University,Beijing, China

Jinpeng Huai, School of Computer Science Beihang University,Beijing, China

Yanmin Zhu, Department of Computer Science,Hong Kong University of Science & Technology,Hong Kong, China

Yunhao Liu, Department of Computer Science,Hong Kong University of Science & Technology,Hong Kong, China

Lionel M. Ni, Department of Computer Science,Hong Kong University of Science & Technology,Hong Kong, China

Frederick R. Reiss, Computer Science Division University of California Berkeley, CA 94720

Tapas Kanungo, IBM Almaden Research Center 650 Harry Road San Jose, CA 95120

A. Waadt, Department for Communication Technologies, Universit?t Duisburg-Essen, 47048 Duisburg, Germany

G. Bruck, Department for Communication Technologies, Universit?t Duisburg-Essen, 47048 Duisburg, Germany

P. Jung, Department for Communication Technologies, Universit?t Duisburg-Essen, 47048 Duisburg, Germany

M. Kowalzik, TynTec GmbH, Wittekindstra?e 105, 44139 Dortmund, Germany

T. Trapp, TynTec GmbH, Wittekindstra?e 105, 44139 Dortmund, Germany

Melissa J. Buco, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center 19 Skyline Drive, Hawthorne, NY 10532

Rong N. Chang, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center 19 Skyline Drive, Hawthorne, NY 10532

Laura Z. Luan, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center 19 Skyline Drive, Hawthorne, NY 10532

Edward So, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center 19 Skyline Drive, Hawthorne, NY 10532

Chunqiang Tang, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center 19 Skyline Drive, Hawthorne, NY 10532

Christopher Ward, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center 19 Skyline Drive, Hawthorne, NY 10532

Vishal Kapoor, Tata Consultancy Services,10900 NE 8th Street, Suite 900 Bellevue, WA 98004, U.S.A.

Andreas Hanemann, Munich Network Management Team Leibniz Supercomputing Center Barer Str. 21, D-80333 Munich, Germany

David Schmitz, Munich Network Management Team Leibniz Supercomputing Center Barer Str. 21, D-80333 Munich, Germany

Martin Sailer, Munich Network Management Team University of Munich (LMU) Oettingenstr. 67, D-80538 Munich, Germany

M. Ong, Rolls-Royce Supported University Technology Centre in Control and Systems Engineering, Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, The University of Sheffield, UK.

M. Alkarouri, Rolls-Royce Supported University Technology Centre in Control and Systems Engineering, Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, The University of Sheffield, UK.

X. Ren, Rolls-Royce Supported University Technology Centre in Control and Systems Engineering, Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, The University of Sheffield, UK.

G. Allan, Rolls-Royce Supported University Technology Centre in Control and Systems Engineering, Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, The University of Sheffield, UK.

V. Kadirkamanathan, Rolls-Royce Supported University Technology Centre in Control and Systems Engineering, Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, The University of Sheffield, UK.

H.A. Thompson, Rolls-Royce Supported University Technology Centre in Control and Systems Engineering, Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, The University of Sheffield, UK.

P.J. Fleming, Rolls-Royce Supported University Technology Centre in Control and Systems Engineering, Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, The University of Sheffield, UK.

Wang GuiLing, Computer Networking & CSCW Lab, Department of Computing Science & Technology,Tsinghua University

Li YuShun, Computer Networking & CSCW Lab, Department of Computing Science & Technology,Tsinghua University

Yang ShengWen, Computer Networking & CSCW Lab, Department of Computing Science & Technology,Tsinghua University

Miao ChunYu, Computer Networking & CSCW Lab, Department of Computing Science & Technology,Tsinghua University

Xu Jun, Computer Networking & CSCW Lab, Department of Computing Science & Technology,Tsinghua University

Shi MeiLin, Computer Networking & CSCW Lab, Department of Computing Science & Technology,Tsinghua University

Yi-Lun Pan, Graduate Institute of Information Management,National Chung Cheng University, Chia-Yi, Taiwan

Yueh-Ching Lee, Graduate Institute of Information Management,National Chung Cheng University, Chia-Yi, Taiwan

Fan Wu, Graduate Institute of Information Management,National Chung Cheng University, Chia-Yi, Taiwan

Shuqing Huang, Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Tulane University New Orleans, LA 70118, USA

Huimin Chen, Department of Electrical Engineering University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA 70148, USA

Liang-Jie Zhang, Business Informatics Dept. IBM T.J. Watson Research Center 1101 Kitchawan Road, Route 134 Yorktown Heights, NY 10598

P?l Krogdahl, IBM Sweden

Gottfried Luef, IBM Austria

Christoph Steindl, IBM Austria

Xiaofeng Tao, Dept. of Computer Sci. and Eng.,Tongji University,Shanghai,200092

Changjun Jiang, Tongji Branch, National Engineering & Technology Center of High Performance Computer, Shanghai, 200092

Yaojun Han, College of International Business Administration, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai 200083, China

Shang Gao, School of Information Technology Deakin University

Zili Zhang, School of Information Technology Deakin University

Igor Hawryszkiewycz, Faculty of Information Technology University of Technology, Sydney PO Box 123 BROADWAY 2007 Australia

Jaroslav Kral, Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics Department of Software Engineering Malostranskenam Praha 1, Czech Republic

Michal Zemlicka, Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics Department of Software Engineering Malostranskenam Praha 1, Czech Republic

Yujie Mou, Department of Computer Science & Technology Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai,P.R.China

Jian cao, Department of Computer Science & Technology Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai,P.R.China

Shensheng Zhang, Department of Computer Science & Technology Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai,P.R.China

Nikola Milanovic, Humboldt University, Berlin

Miroslaw Malek, Humboldt University, Berlin

Lichun Ji, University of Saskatchewan

Ralph Deters, University of Saskatchewan

Ruixuan Li, College of Computer Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan,, P. R. China

Zhi Zhang,, College of Computer Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan,, P. R. China

Zhigang Wang, College of Computer Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan,, P. R. China

Wei Song, College of Computer Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan,, P. R. China

Zhengding Lu, College of Computer Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan,, P. R. China

C. Eric Wu, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

William P. Horn, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

Chokdee Liophanich, Graduate School of Computer Information System Assumption University, Bangkok, Thailand

Mr P.T. Galligan, University of Liverpool Management School

Mr J.L. Hopkins, University of Liverpool Management School

Prof. D.F. Kehoe, University of Liverpool Management School

Haifeng Guo, eBusiness Division, University of Liverpool Management School

Peter Galligan, eBusiness Division, University of Liverpool Management School

Dr Jim Mooney, eBusiness Division, University of Liverpool Management School

Dr Adrian Coronado, eBusiness Division, University of Liverpool Management School

Prof. Dennis Kehoe, eBusiness Division, University of Liverpool Management School

Sylvain Reynaud, IN2P3/CNRS Computing Center

Fabio Hernandez, IN2P3/CNRS Computing Center

Alberto E. Garc?, GIT/DICOM University of Cantabria 39005 Los Castros Av. Sn. Santander - Cantabria - SPAIN

Klaus D. Hackbarth, GIT/DICOM University of Cantabria 39005 Los Castros Av. Sn. Santander - Cantabria - SPAIN

Roberto Ortiz, GIT/DICOM University of Cantabria 39005 Los Castros Av. Sn. Santander - Cantabria - SPAIN

Charles A. Shoniregan, School of Computing and Technology University of East London, Longbridge Road Campus, Dagenham Essex, UK

Ian Tindale, School of Computing and Technology University of East London, Longbridge Road Campus, Dagenham Essex, UK

Alex Logvynovskiy, Business, Computing and Infromation Mangement London South Bank University, UK

Terry Fanning, British Telecommunications Plc (BT), Broadcast Service, UK

Genoveva Vargas-Solar, LSR-IMAG, National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) BP 72 38402 Saint-Martin d?H?res, France

Pedro Lozada Pe?alva, Research Center for Information Technologies and Automation (CENTIA) Fundaci?n Universidad de las Am?ricas, Puebla, Mexico

Rainer Weinreich, University of Linz, Austria

Thomas Ziebermayr, SCCH Hagenberg, Austria

Lin Lin, LSDIS (Large Scale Distributed Information Systems) Lab Department of Computer Science, University of Georgia

I. Budak Arpinar, LSDIS (Large Scale Distributed Information Systems) Lab Department of Computer Science, University of Georgia

Jos? Luis De Miguel, Ph.(3Main) Researcher at the SINBAD Research Group Technical University of Madrid (UPM)

Antonio Calleja, Ph.(3Main) Researcher at the SINBAD Research Group Technical University of Madrid (UPM)

Carmen Costilla, Ph.(3Main) Researcher at the SINBAD Research Group Technical University of Madrid (UPM)

M?nica Garc?, Ph.(3Main) Researcher at the SINBAD Research Group Technical University of Madrid (UPM)

Anand Sangtani, BEA Systems Inc.

Ravinder Pal, BEA Systems Inc.

Jia Zhang, BEA Systems Inc.

Haibin Zhu, Department of Computer Science and Mathematics, Nipissing University 100 College Drive, North Bay, Ontario, P1B 8L7, Canada

Zongwei Luo, E-business Technology Institute, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong

Jenny S. Li, IBM System and Technology Group, 2455 South Rd, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, USA

Gareth Shercliff, School of Computer Science Cardiff University Cardiff, UK

Patrick J. Stockreisser, School of Computer Science Cardiff University Cardiff, UK

Jianhua Shao, School of Computer Science Cardiff University Cardiff, UK

W. Alex Gray, School of Computer Science Cardiff University Cardiff, UK

Nick J. Fiddian, School of Computer Science Cardiff University Cardiff, UK

Haifei Li, Department of Math and Computer Science, Union University, USA

Patrick C. K. Hung, Faculty of Business and IT, University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), Canada

Jia Zhang, Department of Computer Science, Northern Illinois University, USA

David Ahn, Department of Computer Science, Nyack College, USA

Yong Wang, School of Computer Science, BeiHang University, P.R. China

Jinpeng Huai, School of Computer Science, BeiHang University, P.R. China

Yue Chen, Computer Science and Technology School,Soochow University,Suzhou 215006,China

Qiaoming Zhu, Computer Science and Technology School,Soochow University,Suzhou 215006,China

Ying Li, Department of Computer Science and Engineering,Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200030, China

Zhengxian Gong, Computer Science and Technology School,Soochow University,Suzhou 215006,China

Yong Wang, School of Computer Science, BeiHang University, P.R. China

Chunming Hu, School of Computer Science, BeiHang University, P.R. China

Jinpeng Huai, School of Computer Science, BeiHang University, P.R. China

Lan Liu, Dept of Computer Architecture, Hua Zhong Univ of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China, 430074

Zhitang Li, Dept of Computer Architecture, Hua Zhong Univ of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China, 430074

Yong Xu, Dept of Computer Science, South China Univ of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510641

Chenggang Mei, Dept of Computer Science, South China Univ of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510641

Xiaoling Tan, Dept of Electronic Engineering , Chongqing Three Gorges Univ, Chongqing ,China, 404000

Zhao-hui ZHANG, College of Computer Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Symbolic Computing and Knowledge Engineering of Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, China

Da-you LIU, College of Computer Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Symbolic Computing and Knowledge Engineering of Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, China

Wei-Jiang LIU, College of Computer Science and Technology, Key Laboratory of Symbolic Computing and Knowledge Engineering of Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, China

Wei Wang, Center for Engineering and Scientific Computation, and College of Computer Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310027, P. R. China

Yao Zheng, Center for Engineering and Scientific Computation, and College of Computer Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310027, P. R. China

Guanghua Song, Center for Engineering and Scientific Computation, and College of Computer Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310027, P. R. China

Yan Zhu, The University of New Mexico

Wei Shu, The University of New Mexico

Min-You Wu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Hillary Caituiro-Monge, Computing and Information Sciences and Engineering, University of Puerto Rico at Mayag?

Manuel Rodriguez-Martinez, Computing and Information Sciences and Engineering, University of Puerto Rico at Mayag?