Tag Archives: web services

How to get invited to Web 2.x betas

It seems that the most interesting up-and-coming web applications go through a private, invitation-only beta phase before being launched to the public. This was certainly the case with Google Mail, the Yahoo! Mail do-over, and one service that I’m particularly interested in: grono.net. Unfortunately, none of my friends or relatives use that service, so getting …

April 28, 2008 – 00:19 | By dariusz | Posted in Software Development | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Denial of Service and Web Services Architecture

This paper addresses issues of Denial of Service (DoS) for Web Services. Architecture of Web Services is described in context of being doubly susceptible to DoS, and contrasted against other models of delivering software. The impact on the client-publisher relationship is discussed, given the impact of loss of functionality during DoS. Solutions involving performance testing and connection security are proposed.

Paper presented as part of graduate course CIS*6650, Winter of 2007, to Dr. Qusay Mahmoud at the University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario.

February 15, 2007 – 11:17 | By dariusz | Posted in User Experience | Tagged , | Comments (0)