In this volume such aspects of parallel and distributed processing as efficient parallel algorithms, languages for parallel processing, parallel operating systems, parallel database systems and multimedia object servers, and networking aspects of distributed and parallel computing are covered.
Indispensable for academics and professionals who are interested in learning the leading expert's view of the topic.

A book for practitioners and scientists with up-to-date information from authors of practice and academia

Inhalt
I. Parallel and Distributed Computing: State-of-the-Art and Emerging Trends.- II. The Design of Efficient Parallel Algorithms.- III. Languages for Parallel Processing.- IV. Architecture of Parallel and Distributed Systems.- V. Parallel Operating Systems.- VI. Management of Resources in Parallel Systems.- VII. Tools for Parallel Computing: A Performance Evaluation Perspective.- VIII. Parallel Database Systems and Multimedia Object Servers.- IX. Networking Aspects of Distributed and Parallel Computing.- X. Parallel and Distributed Scientific Computing.- XI. High-performance Computing in Molecular Sciences.- XII. Multimedia Applications for Parallel and Distributed Systems.- List of Contributors.