Computer systems can support the delivery of services to many separate organizations and the provision of direct citizen access to local services. Discusses the options available for supplying the systems necessary to fulfill these functions. Adopting a middleware approach, allows for relevant...

In the first article (IJPSM Vol. 11 No. 6) on integrated local service systems (ILSS) we outlined the key features of this type of application of computers using the benefit service as an example. The second article (IJPSM, Vol. 12 No. 1) described the advantages and disadvantages of the system...

The problem of optimal software reliability design is considered. Allocation models are usually used to compute the target reliability for each module of a software system to maximize the overall system reliability. This objective can also be achieved by employing redundancy, e.g. N‐version...