JISBD 2008 + TELECOM I+D 2008 = INTRODUCTIONS

JISBD 2008 This number of the journal IEEE América Latina includes a selection of the best papers presented at the 13th Conference on Software Engineering and Databases, organized in Gijón (Spain) in October, 7 to 10, 2008. TELECOM I+D 2008 The present Edition of IEEE Latin America Transactions contains a selection of the best papers presented in the 18th Edition of the Telecom I+D Conference that was held the 29, 30 and October 31, 2008 in the Guggenheim Museum of Bilbao (Spain). For almost 20 years, the Telecom I+D (Telecommunications Research and Development) conferences have become the reference event in the telecommunications sector of Spain, in which public administrations, enterprises, prestigious universities and professional societies meet, exchange knowledge and discuss trends in research, development and innovation in the telecommunication knowledge area.