This article presents a comparison of main characteristics of the Next Generation Networks (NGN) and Future Generation Internet (FGI). The aim is to discuss and compare two approaches to Future Networks (FN) and services: the evolution of NGN, and the revolutionary approach of a new FGI. We present both frameworks from the services point of view as they are delivered to the end-user, as well as...

Even though many methods have been suggested to meet the challenge of all-hexahedral meshing, octree-based methods remain the most efficient from an engineering point of view. As of today, its robustness, speed and robustness are still unmatched. This paper presents advances made in the Hexotic project, especially in terms of sharp angles meshing, non-manifold geometries and adaptation.

The neutral point of view (NPOV) cornerstone of Wikipedia (WP) is challenged for next generation knowledge bases. A case is presented for content neutrality as a new, every point of view (EPOV) guiding principle. The architectural implications of content neutrality are discussed and translated into novel concepts of Wiki architectures. Guidelines for implementing this architecture are presented...

Users’ needs are the driver of the next generation of telecom services. Founding the services on users’ needs requires that various services cooperate together to meet specific needs. As a consequence, services should no more be developed as “silo” but with composable service enablers. This enabler paradigm raises the issues of the identification of the enablers and of the consistency of a serv...

We describe our preliminary work on analyzing a corpus of clinical genetics patient letters. In this genre, a single letter is intended to serve multiple functions and is designed for audiences with different backgrounds, information needs, and affective responses to the information. The goal of the analysis is to identify stylistically-related features for natural language generation. Our hypo...

In this paper, object-oriented designs are approached from an information theoretic point of view and entropy is proposed as a design quality metric. One of the primary aims of object-orientation is the flexibility and the ease in extending a system’s functionality, with limited alterations to existing modules. This feature is evaluated defining an appropriate probability space according to the...

We believe that it is important from the practical point of view to use natural language generation (NLG) in real world applications. The key benefits are outlined as follows: • Higher quality of generated texts • Cost effective maintenance and adaptability • Usability•(including acceptability by the users). Generally, it takes "exotic" (linguists, knowledge engineers) manpower to maintain, and...

This paper describes the prototype implementation of a retargetable vector code generator which applies recent advances in automatic (scalar) code generation techniques to the task of generating code for a vector source language. The source language is a subset of Fortran 8X, the proposed successor to the Fortran 77 standard. The target machine is an attached vector processor. This work extends...

7 The year 2001 was one of change for the cooperative in many important ways. Industry consolidation and the shifts in land ownership patterns continued to accelerate. International Paper Company's acquisition of Champion International , which was actually completed in 2000, resulted in a loss of a cooperative member in 2001. Fortunately, this occurred without a corresponding loss of breeding m...

Despite the fact that 4G deployment is still at its infancy there are already many research initiatives that focus on the next generation of mobile communications. But why there is a need for a new generation to be shaped so closely to the previous one? Is it really a need behind it by the community or the companies are seeking new ways to sustain or enhance their profits. In this paper we high...