Parallel processing workshops; proceedings.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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0769523811

Parallel processing workshops; proceedings.

International Conference on Parallel Processing Workshops (2005: Oslo, Norway) Ed. by Tor Skeje and Chi-Sing Yang.

Computer Society Press

2005

623 pages

$229.00

Paperback

QA76.575

A June 2005 conference discussed components and services used in data processing and data access and in systems that combine both, in the context o...

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