Software Engineering and Middleware: 4th International Workshop, SEM 2004, Linz, Austria, September 20-21, 2004 Revised Selected Papers

Middleware provides an integration framework for multiple and potentially — verse computing platforms. It allows developers to engineer distributed appli— tions more easily, providing abstractions and primitives to handle distribution and coordination. Middlewareisconstantlyfacingnewchallenges.Today’sadvancesincomp— ing, including development of pervasive applications, exacerbates the diversity problem, introducing variations not only in terms of performance, but also in terms of environmen...