Pervasive and Grid Computing Merging
Loreno Oliveira, Emerson Loureiro, Hyggo Oliveira de Almeida, Ângelo Perkusich · IGI Global eBooks · 2008
Nowadays, we are experiencing an increasing use of mobile and embedded devices. These devices, aided by the emergence of new wireless technologies and software paradigms, among other technological conquests, are providing means to accomplish the vision of a new era in computer science. In this vision, the way we create and use computational systems changes drastically for a model where computers loose their “computer appearance.” Their sizes were reduced, cables were substituted by wireless connections, and they are becoming part of everyday objects, such as clothes, automobiles, and domestic equipments.