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Research and commercial opportunities in web-based simulation. (English) Zbl 1032.68983

Summary: In a few short years, web-based simulation has exhibited explosive growth in the simulation research community. This paper which grew out of a panel discussion at the 2000 WEBSIM Conference, briefly reviews the development of this research area and considers future opportunities, both on the research and commercial sides. On the research side, the area is maturing, but still quite active. Efforts to expanded web-based simulation to include new capabilities beyond those found in conventional simulation technology or provide interoperation with other information processing technology are particularly promising. On the commercial side, a critical mass of research knowledge is now available. However, some catalyst is needed to produce any substantial movement of simulation vendors toward web-based simulation. This could happen quickly under a couple of scenarios: A small simulation vendor focused on web-based simulation could begin to claim significant market share. Alternatively, the development of a “killer-app” to demonstrate a clear advantage to web-based simulation could make this shift happen very quickly.

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68U99 Computing methodologies and applications
68U20 Simulation (MSC2010)
68M10 Network design and communication in computer systems

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