Journal of Network and Systems Management features peer-reviewed original research as well as surveys and case studies in the fields of network and system management. The journal regularly disseminates significant new information on both the telecommunications and computing aspects of these fields as well as their evolution and emerging integration. This outstanding quarterly covers architecture analysis design software standards and migration issues related to the operation management and control of distributed systems and communication networks for voice data image and networked computing. For more information including tables of contents and abstracts for this journal visit the Web site for http://www.cstp.umkc.edu/jnsm Journal of Network and Systems Management