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Autonomic Systems are essentially about creating self-managing systems based on the biological metaphor of the non-conscious acting autonomic nervous system. The Autonomic initiative has been motivated by ever increasing complexity and total cost of ownership of today's system of systems. Autonomicity also offers inroads in terms of fault-tolerant computing and assisting in creating survivable systems. This paper examines the relevant technologies including Agents for engineering autonomicity and survivability in a secure location biometric system.

This paper reports on the latest developments in a deployed Survivable Secure System in relation to enabling the longer term aim of moving from a reactive to a predictive system. At this stage it has been decided to redevelop the event/rule processor into a distributed system to facilitate the future requirements of a predictive system.

Addressing the Corrections Crisis with Software Technology M ore than 2.3 million p e ople c u r r ent ly live in US prisons or jails-25 percent of the world's total inmate population-a comparatively much higher rate than in other Western countries. Denmark only incarcerates 66 of every 100,000 citizens, compared to 760 in the US (www.kcl.ac.uk/ depsta/rel/icps/worldbrief/world_ brief.html). This situation results from tough sentencing policies that focus on drug use and habitual offenders. Over three decades, these policies contributed to high incarceration rates. While most states have stopped enforcing these policies, the legacy remains, with high recidivism rates perpetuating the cycle. This situation has resulted in rampant overcrowding, with facilities operating at levels above design capacity and inmates frequently housed on bunks in recreational areas.