SELF-REFERENCE, PHENOMENOLOGY, AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

Focus + context techniques are widely used for the efficient visualization of large data sets. However, the corresponding adaptation of the representation to the task at hand is not trivial, requiring a suitable model of the visualization goal. One type of focus + context technique is the use of lenses, interactive tools that modify the visualization in a locally confined region and can be ’sta...

The Reference Model of Open Distributed Processing (RM-ODP) introduces the notion of an enterprise viewpoint and provides a minimum set of concepts for structuring enterprise language specifications. This paper extends the RM-ODP enterprise concepts by exploring how policy can be modelled within and between communities. A model for enterprise behaviour based on physical and social actions is pr...

Multimedia Joint Viewing and Teleoperation is a new service for highspeed networks. It allows physically separated users to work in a collaborative fashion with documents and applications. It is however not a cooperative application but a system level service exporting the functionality of applications to many workstations. Keyword Codes: C.2.4; D.4.4; H.5.1

This research investigates the requirements for proactive service delivery for heavy industrial equipment and generalizes the results into a reference model for the development of service agreements in the field. The observer-participant method was used to develop and test the model with manufacturers of gas turbines, jet engines, and locomotives. The reference model organizes the requirements ...