Dependable on-line upgrading of distributed systems

The main theme of the workshop is to develop approaches to dependable systematic on-line system upgrading. The workshop aims at: bringing together practitioners, researchers and system developers working on the issues related to online upgrading of distributed systems; developing a better understanding of the problems that developers face while dealing with on-line system upgrading; defining a research agenda for developing distributed upgradable systems. We sought submissions from both industry and academia on all topics related to on-line upgrading of distributed systems. This "Dependable On-line Upgrading of Distributed Systems" workshop broadens the discussion from the \´simple\´ upgrading of objects in a closed environment to the asynchronous integration of upgraded components (objects, tasks, interfaces, etc.) in a distributed, independently managed, heterogeneous environment in which dependability is key. Inevitable in this environment is the possibility of upgrade errors and mismatches.