%T A Flexible and Modular Framework for Implementing Infrastructures for Global Computing %P 181-193 %O The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com %V 3543 %I Springer %S Lecture Notes in Computer Science %A Lorenzo Bettini %A Rocco De Nicola %A Daniele Falassi %A Marc Lacoste %A Michele Loreti %D 2005 %L eprints303 %X We present a Java software framework for building infrastructures to support the development of applications for systems where mobility and network awareness are key issues. The framework is particularly useful to develop run-time support for languages oriented towards global computing. It enables platform designers to customize communication protocols and network architectures and guarantees transparency of name management and code mobility in distributed environments. The key features are illustrated by means of a couple of simple case studies. %E Lea Kutvonen %E Nancy Alonistioti %B Distributed Applications and Interoperable Systems (DAIS 2005) %R 10.1007/11498094_17