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SoftCOM'98
INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE ON SOFTWARE IN
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND
COMPUTER NETWORKS
Split,
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Bari, Italy
October 15-17, 1998
GENERAL CHAIR
MESSAGE
Dear
Colleagues,
In modern telecommunications
and computer networks the role of software is rapidly
changing from essential to dominant. For this reason a
few years ago we started organizing the international
meeting of researchers and professionals engaged on
software problems in telecommunications and computer
networks, simply called SoftCOM.
In the preceding years the
SoftCOM conference incited a lot of interest from people
in universities, institutes and companies as well as very
encouraging support from various organizations such as
the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of
Croatia, the University of Split, the Split-Dalmatian
County, and the town of Split. Two years ago we also got
the IEEE Croatian Section to be a sponsor. We are very
thankful to all of them.
This year’s notable news
is that the Conference is sponsored by the IEEE
Communications Society (COMSOC), Technical Committee of
Communications Software, and hopefully that this
sponsorship should bring new dimensions and make SoftCOM
recognized among researchers and experts all over the
world.
This year could be
considered a historical year for telecommunications
around the world and Europe, but particularly in Croatia
because in Croatia we just started with market
liberalisation for all telecommunication services. Still
there are many undefined and destimulating factors which
make this undoubtely necessary step more critical and
difficuilt in Croatia than in the developed countries in
the world. However, Croatian’s telecomunications have
developed very fast during recent years regarding the
total potential as well as the share of the newest
technologies, which makes them very attractive for
capital investments.
The SoftCOM’98 program
features over 60 contributions on various aspects of
telecommunications and computer networks mainly from the
software point of view. Particular importance has been
placed on the advance software design methods and tools
related to the development and implementation of new
distributive and interactive multimedia services. Almost
all currently provocative and important communication
technologies have been presented: ISDN, Internet, ATM,
broadband wired, wireless and satellite. The Technical
Committee has also invited several worldwide known
experts to take part and talk about some hot topics in
advanced communications. Several tutorials have also been
organized which will be held by experts from the USA,
Italy and Slovenia. In addition to above-mentioned
program, several events related to SoftCOM’98 will be
held at the same time. First, a professional circle event
dedicated to various aspects of software, networks,
services and related topics will gather a number of
professionals at a table. Secondly, two hot topics, whose
strong impact on the development of telecommunication and
information technologies can not be forgotten -
intelligent transport systems and telemedicine and
healthcare systems, will be explored within two
workshops.
Accordingly, I believe that
SoftCOM’98 will constitute a really remarkable
technical experience for all participants.
The Conference and related
events will be held in an extraordinary but, we believe,
quite pleasant ambience. All participants will be aboard
the luxury ship Marko Polo anchored during the day in
towns on our route Split-Bari-Dubrovnik and sailing
overnight to another town. A social program has also been
organized for all participants to introduce them to a
number of cultural, historical and ambiental values and
sights of Split, the town and island of Hvar (Croatia),
Bari (Italy) and Dubrovnik (Croatia).
On behalf of our sponsors
and the members of the organization and technical
committees it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to
the International Conference on Software in
Telecommunications and Computer Networks, SoftCOM’98.
Juraj Buzolic,
Chairman
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