Process management is the most import part of an operating system. Its design and implementation can greatly affect performance. In a multiprocess OS, many processes run simultaneously, thus ...

Linux processes are made up of text, data, and BSS static segments; in addition, each process has its own stack (which is created with the fork system call). Heap space for Linux tasks are allocated ...

uClinux has seen a huge increase in popularity and is appearing in more commodity devices than ever before. Its use in routers (Figure 1), Web cameras and even DVD players is testimony to its ...

Staffware, a global leader in business process management (BPM), today unveiled plans for the next generation Staffware Process Suite which include enhanced Microsoft .NET support, additional database ...

META Trend: During 2003-05, new infrastructure and application architectures (e.g., Web services, virtualization, utility computing) and budgetary restrictions will drive additional focus on capacity ...

The Linux operating system is powerful and flexible, able to run in several different modes of operation called run levels. When a Linux system starts, a function called "init" is used to configure ...