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Threads And The Single UNIX Specification, Version 2
White Papers In parallel-programming applications, the parallel threads of execution correspond to cooperating sequential tasks, which may run simultaneously on different processors in a multiprocessor system. In all cases, effective management of the...
[August 14, 2003, 0:00]
Threads Primer
White Papers This booklet defines how TotalView looks at processes and threads. It also describes the way in which you tell the CLI which processes and threads it should direct a command to. While the specifics of how multiprocess, multithreaded programs...
[August 14, 2003, 16:19]
Threads And The Java Virtual Machine
White Papers Threads are a programming mechanism that enables a process to split computation into several units. Scheduling has to do with how individual threads receive CPU attention and synchronization has to do with how multiple threads work together.
[October 21, 2003, 0:00]
Threads Technology
White Papers The AS/400 architecture is ideal for supporting an integrated threads model. The AS/400 architecture also eliminates many of the limitations and restrictions imposed by other platforms that support threads.
[August 14, 2003, 16:19]
The Purpose And Usage Of Threads
White Papers This article addresses the motivation for using threads, how they are created, and how they are used. A real-time software system is typically a single application that requires concurrency — like a data acquisition application that must sample...
[August 14, 2003, 0:00]
Java Threads: Minimal Synchronization Techniques
White Papers The paper begins with a discussion of the Java memory model, which defines how variables are actually accessed by threads. After explaining the memory model, it discusses how volatile variables fit into it and why they can be used safely among...
[October 17, 2007, 1:00]
Networking, User Experience, And Threads
White Papers This paper describes several approaches to providing user feedback during network activity, and to managing threads appropriately. The user's experience of an application is important to its success. Desktop users, hardened by years of experience...
[November 19, 2004, 2:00]
Using Threads In J2ME Applications
White Papers One of the defining features of the Java environment is its built-in support for threads. Threads let an application perform multiple activities simultaneously. When used properly, threads let the application's user interface remain responsive...
[November 25, 2004, 2:00]
Distributed Threads In Java
White Papers The paper experienced a particular problem with shift of thread semantics when extending a serialization mechanism for JVM threads to a distributed setting. This paper studies the problems of thread identity that arise with adapting a local Java...
[July 2, 2008, 17:35]
An ASM Specification Of C# Threads And The .NET Memory Model
White Papers This paper presents a high-level Abstract State Machine model of C# threads and the .NET memory model. The sequential model interleaves the computation steps of the currently running threads and is suitable for uniprocessors.
[June 20, 2007, 1:00]
Porting Visual Threads To HP-UX 11i
White Papers This white paper describes the successful experience in porting a specific type of software, the Visual Threads tool kit, from Tru64 UNIX to HP-UX, and provides a reference or model for software developers porting applications from Tru64 UNIX to...
[May 30, 2004, 1:03]
Conversational Coherence: Using Email Threads To Coordinate Distributed Work
White Papers This paper explores the central role of conversational threads in facilitating the ongoing, distributed work of one virtual organization. In particular, it was found that organizational members used threads in multiple ways: in isolation, to carry...
[February 20, 2008, 0:02]
Understanding The Differences Between Processes And Threads
White Papers Two of those concepts, processes and threads are addressed in this article. There are various concepts of the term task in real-time multi-tasking systems.
[March 10, 2004, 23:00]
Heads And Threads Uses The MySAP ERP Solution To Power Its Rapid Growth
White Papers Heads and Threads wanted to improve information visibility to ensure same- or next-day delivery of product to a demanding customer base. The company uses the mySAP ERP solution to track supply and demand across 4,000 customers and 100 vendors and...
[September 14, 2007, 1:00]
The Combined Effects Of Response Time And Message Content On Growth Patterns Of Discussion Threads In Computer-Supported Collaborative Argumentation
White Papers This study presented in this paper examines the effects of response time and message content on the growth patterns of discussion threads in computer-supported collaborative argumentation. Event sequence analysis was used to measure response times...
[April 16, 2005, 3:00]
Use Threads And Build Asynchronous Handlers In Your Server-Side Web Code
White Papers In this paper, the author takes a look at threading in the ASP.NET HTTP pipeline, and explains how threads are managed efficiently without the involvement of the developer. Finally, how and when to use asynchronous handlers is discussed for...
[November 5, 2003, 23:00]
Using Intel Thread Profiler For Win32 Threads: Philosophy And Theory
White Papers This is the first paper in a two-part series that explains what Intel Thread Profiler for Win32 Threads does and how to use it effectively on one's own explicitly threaded applications. In the past, software profiling tools have concentrated on...
[May 31, 2008, 1:01]
Correct And Efficient Synchronization Of Threads In The Java Programming Environment
White Papers The Java programming language provides built-in support for threads and synchronization. Threads form an essential part of server applications, but also arise in client applications from use of the Abstract Windowing Toolkit (AWT) and/or Remote...
[August 14, 2003, 0:00]
Sun Gambles Its Shirt On New Threads
Leader Eight cores each running four threads make Intel's two core/two thread designs look, well, threadbare. Those 32 threads take around 70W in total or roughly 2W apiece: that's unbeatable in enterprise systems And Sun has made Niagara's design open.
[December 7, 2005, 13:25]
Capriccio: Scalable Threads For Internet Services
White Papers Using this approach, the paper is able to provide three key features: scalability to 100,000 threads, efficient stack management, and resource-aware scheduling. This paper presents Capriccio, a scalable thread package for use with high-concurrency...
[August 4, 2008, 0:00]
