DSM-Communities in the World-Wide Web

Distributed shared memory is an interesting alternative to message-based construction of distributed systems. We contemplate extending the applicability of our current implementation of a DSM operating system from the locally connected PC cluster to large scale intranets and multiple federated DSM domains in a global network context. Telecooperation and collaborative browsing in a DSM domain are discussed and may constitute useful communication tools within a community. Potential gains in functionality, speed, consistency and elegance are expected.