ACM SIGACT news distributed computing column 19

The Distributed Computing Column covers the theory of systems that are composed of a number of interacting computing elements. These include problems of communication and networking, databases, distributed shared memory, multiprocessor architectures, operating systems, verification, Internet, and the Web. This issue consists of:• "A review of the SIROCCO 2005 conference," by Corentin Travers.Many thanks to Corentin for his contribution to this issue.