Corporate industry, business enterprise, national infrastructure, government, private individuals (you, and I) rely more and more upon systems and networks that integrate digital devices and communications with complex software and humans. These systems must maintain safety and confidentiality, be resilient to malicious attacks and accidental faults – it is essential that they deliver a service that is dependable in all respects.

DSN is the annual international conference that directly addresses this requirement, presenting research and solutions, and posing new challenges. In 2007 the DSN conference will once again incorporate the Dependable Computing and Communications Symposium (DCCS) and the Performance and Dependability Symposium (PDS), together with workshops, tutorials, student forum, fast abstracts and an exhibition of tools and technologies.