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Summary: The Active Information System (AIS):
A Model for Developing Scalable Web Services
Sami Rollins, Robert C. Chalmers, Josep M. Blanquer, and Kevin C. Almeroth
Department of Computer Science
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5110
srollins, robertc, blanquer, almerothˇ @cs.ucsb.edu
Abstract
The World Wide Web has become a primary venue for dis-
seminating information to large numbers of users. From
news stories, to music videos, to driving directions, more
and more people are turning to the web to find informa-
tion they need in their day-to-day lives. As web-based ser-
vices become more complex, the traditional web model is
becoming insufficient. There is an increasing demand for
a model that supports large-scale, push-based data deliv-
ery combined with user-specific customization. In this pa-
per, we describe our model, the Active Information System
(AIS). The AIS is a model for web services that supports
scalable information dissemination and dynamic user inter-
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