The Computational Gris is a promising technology for providing access to distributed high-end computational capabilities. It enables the execution of complex and computationally demanding applications such as simulations or multimedia-renderings. However, one of the key problems in the...

Der Handel von Produktbündeln (Bundle Trading) auf Finanzmärkten kann unter anderemdurch die von Markowitz entwickelte Portfolio-Selektionstheorie sowie Optionskombinationsstrategienmotiviert werden. In der Praxis äußert sich dies durch die Existenz innovativerelektronischer Finanzmärkte,...

Autonomous agents are widely applied to automate interactions in robotics,e.g. for selling and purchasing goods on eBay, and in financial markets, e.g. in theform of quote machines and algorithmic traders. Current research investigates efficienteconomic mechanisms that fully automate the...

Grid technologies and the related concepts of utility computing and cloud computingenable the dynamic sourcing of computer resources and services, thus allowing enterprisesto cut down on hardware and software expenses and to focus on key competencies andprocesses. Resources are shared across...

Lately, a new computing paradigm has emerged: “Cloud Computing”. It seems to be promoted as heavily as the “Grid” was a few years ago, causing broad discussions on the differences between Grid and Cloud Computing. The first contribution of this paper is thus a detailed discussion about...