This volume studies the advances of software for computers, their development, applications and management. Topics covered include software project management, real time languages and their uses, and computer aided design techniques. The book also discusses how far artificial intelligence is integrated with business and industry to give a complete overview of the role of computer systems today.

(partial) Software project management, P F Elzer. Software development for distributed systems, G M Bull. Abstractions with explicit performance attributes for process-control software development, L Krzanik. MUSIC: a tool for simulation and real-time control, J Cser et al. The real time language PLZRTC and its application, St. Burkhardt. Computer aided design of robust multivariable control systems, Dj B Petkovski. Graphics in an artificial intelligence language, PROLOG, A Doman. Knowledge based support for online program changes, R J Whiddett. Software and hardware to support the teaching of real-time distributed systems, G M Bull & D A Fensome. Concurrent architectures for power system control, A Viegas De Vasconcelos. Methods and tools for the development of software for complex real time control systems, M Bruns & H Rake. Synthesis of well behaved synchronized processes, C Hao. Improved time domain robustness criteria for multivariable control systems, Dj B Petkovski. Traffic control and optimization in process control communication systems, E I Stoilov et al.