ACM SIGACT News Distributed Computing Column 25 Sergio Rajsbaumâ Abstract The Distributed Computing Column covers the theory of systems that are composed of a number of interacting computing elements. These include problems of communication and networking, databases, distributed shared memory, multiprocessor architectures, operating systems, veri cation, Internet, and the Web. This issue consists of: ¢ A review of the DISC 2006 conference by Shlomi Dolev, followed by DISC at its 20th anniversary: Past, Present and Future, by Michel Raynal, Sam Toueg, and Shmuel Zaks. ¢ Harmful dogmas in fault tolerant distributed computing by Bernadette Charron-Bost and Andr Schiper. e Many thanks to Shlomi, Michel, Sam, Shmuel, Bernadette and Andr for their contributions e to this issue. Request for Collaborations: Please send me any suggestions for material I should be including in this column, including news and communications, open problems, and authors willing to write a guest column or to review an event related to theory of distributed computing. A Review of the DISC 2006 Conference Shlomi Dolev 1 Abstract This is a review of the 20th International Symposium on Distributed Computing (DISC), that was held September 18 20, 2006, in Stockholm, Sweden, with proceedings in Springer
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