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This paper discusses the requirements of current and emerging large-scale distributed applications and emphasizes the need for a common infrastructure to support them. A design for an infrastructure that aims at satisfying these requirements is presented. Moreover, it is shown how key aspects of important large-scale applications can exploit the services included in the proposed infrastructure. The paper concludes by discussing the current status of a prototype implementation and our research plan.
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Nikolaoul, C., Marazakis, M., Papadakis, D., Yeorgiannakis, Y., Sairamesh, J. (1997). Towards a common infrastructure for large-scale distributed applications. In: Peters, C., Thanos, C. (eds) Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries. ECDL 1997. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1324. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0026728
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