Jini is one of Java’s most exciting applications. With dynamic download of behavior, a universal code-execution platform, and simple construction of distributed systems, it promises to bring us to an ...

Organizations rely on information to make effective business decisions and corporate intranets are changing the way organizations conduct business. As networking technologies continue to improve, with ...

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Client/Server distribution and the nature of the client (end user device) itself are important factors in understanding distributed architecture. If the client just features a UI, the server is doing ...

What is a distributed system? A distributed system is a collection of independent computers that appear to the user as a single coherent system. To accomplish a common objective, the computers in a ...