diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index e738d3d..42eb100 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ src_backend_libbackend_la_SOURCES = \
 		src/backend/policy.cc \
 		src/backend/policy_manager.cc \
 		src/backend/policy_parameters.cc \
-		src/backend/process.cc \
+		src/backend/static_process.cc \
 		src/backend/static_schedulable.cc \
 		src/backend/schedulable_queue.cc \
 		src/backend/schedulable_status.cc \
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ pkginclude_HEADERS = \
 		src/backend/policy.hh \
 		src/backend/policy_manager.hh \
 		src/backend/policy_parameters.hh \
-		src/backend/process.hh \
+		src/backend/static_process.hh \
 		src/backend/static_schedulable.hh \
 		src/backend/schedulable_queue.hh \
 		src/backend/schedulable_status.hh \
diff --git a/src/backend/process.cc b/src/backend/static_process.cc
similarity index 74%
rename from src/backend/process.cc
rename to src/backend/static_process.cc
index 1969208..5ab9957 100644
--- a/src/backend/process.cc
+++ b/src/backend/static_process.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// src/backend/process.cc - Copyright 2005, 2006, University
+// src/backend/static_process.cc - Copyright 2005, 2006, University
 //               of Padova, dept. of Pure and Applied
 //               Mathematics
 //
@@ -18,22 +18,22 @@
 // along with SGPEMv2; if not, write to the Free Software
 // Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
 
-#include "process.hh"
+#include "static_process.hh"
 using namespace sgpem;
 
 
-Process::Process(const Glib::ustring& name, const unsigned int& arrival, const unsigned int& total, const int& priority)
+StaticProcess::StaticProcess(const Glib::ustring& name, const unsigned int& arrival, const unsigned int& total, const int& priority)
   : StaticSchedulable(name, arrival, total, priority)
 {	
 }
 
-Process::~Process()
+StaticProcess::~StaticProcess()
 {
 }
 
 Glib::ustring	
-Process::get_type() const
+StaticProcess::get_type() const
 {
-  return "Process";
+  return "StaticProcess";
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/process.hh b/src/backend/static_process.hh
similarity index 78%
rename from src/backend/process.hh
rename to src/backend/static_process.hh
index b4d8ed2..9afdf0d 100644
--- a/src/backend/process.hh
+++ b/src/backend/static_process.hh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// src/backend/process.hh - Copyright 2005, 2006, University
+// src/backend/static_process.hh - Copyright 2005, 2006, University
 //               of Padova, dept. of Pure and Applied
 //               Mathematics
 //
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 // along with SGPEMv2; if not, write to the Free Software
 // Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
 
-#ifndef PROCESS_HH
-#define PROCESS_HH 1
+#ifndef STATIC_PROCESS_HH
+#define STATIC_PROCESS_HH 1
 
 #include "config.h"
 #include "gettext.h"
@@ -29,19 +29,19 @@
 
 namespace sgpem
 {
-  class Process;
+  class StaticProcess;
 
   /** \brief Represents a program in execution.
   
       It IS a Schedulable object.
   */
-  class SG_DLLEXPORT Process : public StaticSchedulable 
+  class SG_DLLEXPORT StaticProcess : public StaticSchedulable 
   {
   public:
     /** \brief Creates a new object with the given parameters. */
-    Process(const Glib::ustring& name, const unsigned int& arrival, const unsigned int& total, const int& priority);
+    StaticProcess(const Glib::ustring& name, const unsigned int& arrival, const unsigned int& total, const int& priority);
     /** \brief Destructor. */
-    ~Process();
+    ~StaticProcess();
     /** \brief Returns a string describing the type of the object. */
     Glib::ustring	get_type() const;
 		
diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index 4e98b60..b4b091c 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include "backend/schedulable_queue.hh"
 #include "backend/schedulable_status.hh"
 #include "backend/slice.hh"
-#include "backend/process.hh"
+#include "backend/static_process.hh"
 #include "backend/policy.hh"
 #include "backend/policy_parameters.hh"
 #include "backend/global_preferences.hh"
@@ -105,12 +105,12 @@ main(int argc, char* argv[])
   load_pyloader_plugin();
   
   // Create an INITIAL STATE
-  Process p1("P1", 0,5,1);
-  Process p2("P2", 0,5,2);
-  Process p3("P3", 5,3,3);
-  Process p4("P4", 6,2,3);
-  Process p5("P5", 1,2,3);
-  Process p6("P6", 10,2,1);
+  StaticProcess p1("P1", 0,5,1);
+  StaticProcess p2("P2", 0,5,2);
+  StaticProcess p3("P3", 5,3,3);
+  StaticProcess p4("P4", 6,2,3);
+  StaticProcess p5("P5", 1,2,3);
+  StaticProcess p6("P6", 10,2,1);
   
   SchedulableStatus ss1(p1);
   SchedulableStatus ss2(p2);
diff --git a/src/testsuite/test-history.cc b/src/testsuite/test-history.cc
index f502f6f..070e8dd 100644
--- a/src/testsuite/test-history.cc
+++ b/src/testsuite/test-history.cc
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <iostream>
 #include "backend/history.hh"
-#include "backend/process.hh"
+#include "backend/static_process.hh"
 #include "backend/slice.hh"
 #include "backend/observed_subject.hh"
 #include "backend/schedulable_queue.hh"
@@ -191,26 +191,26 @@ main(int argc, char** argv)
     command = argv[1];
 
     // sets up the test data
-    Process p1("P1", 1,5,1);
-    Process p2("P2", 5,55,2);
-    Process p3("P3", 36,30,3);
-    Process p4("P4", 4,26,3);
-    Process p5("P5", 15,200,3);
-    Process p6("P6", 6,250,1);
-    Process p7("P7", 8,42,15);
-    Process p8("P8", 8,56,1);
-    Process p9("P9", 9,42,1);
-    Process p10("PA", 12,42,1);
-    Process p11("PB", 106,42,1);
-    Process p12("PC", 100,42,1);
-    Process p13("PD", 29,42,18);
-    Process p14("PE", 0,42,1);
-    Process p15("PF", 2,88,1);
-    Process p16("PG", 3666,9,1);
-    Process p17("PH", 5,72,10);
-    Process p18("PJ", 6,26,1);
-    Process p19("PK", 10,24,17);
-    Process p20("PK2", 11,34,67); // not used!
+    StaticProcess p1("P1", 1,5,1);
+    StaticProcess p2("P2", 5,55,2);
+    StaticProcess p3("P3", 36,30,3);
+    StaticProcess p4("P4", 4,26,3);
+    StaticProcess p5("P5", 15,200,3);
+    StaticProcess p6("P6", 6,250,1);
+    StaticProcess p7("P7", 8,42,15);
+    StaticProcess p8("P8", 8,56,1);
+    StaticProcess p9("P9", 9,42,1);
+    StaticProcess p10("PA", 12,42,1);
+    StaticProcess p11("PB", 106,42,1);
+    StaticProcess p12("PC", 100,42,1);
+    StaticProcess p13("PD", 29,42,18);
+    StaticProcess p14("PE", 0,42,1);
+    StaticProcess p15("PF", 2,88,1);
+    StaticProcess p16("PG", 3666,9,1);
+    StaticProcess p17("PH", 5,72,10);
+    StaticProcess p18("PJ", 6,26,1);
+    StaticProcess p19("PK", 10,24,17);
+    StaticProcess p20("PK2", 11,34,67); // not used!
 
     SchedulableStatus ss1(p1);
     SchedulableStatus ss2(p2);
diff --git a/src/testsuite/test-parse_command.cc b/src/testsuite/test-parse_command.cc
index 576d7fb..3cac53d 100644
--- a/src/testsuite/test-parse_command.cc
+++ b/src/testsuite/test-parse_command.cc
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <iostream>
 
-#include "backend/process.hh"
+#include "backend/static_process.hh"
 #include "backend/slice.hh"
 #include "backend/observed_subject.hh"
 #include "backend/schedulable_queue.hh"
diff --git a/src/testsuite/test-stepforward.cc b/src/testsuite/test-stepforward.cc
index 1336e19..f03c53a 100644
--- a/src/testsuite/test-stepforward.cc
+++ b/src/testsuite/test-stepforward.cc
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include "glibmm/ustring.h"
 #include <vector>
 #include <iostream>
-#include "backend/process.hh"
+#include "backend/static_process.hh"
 #include "backend/observed_subject.hh"
 #include "backend/schedulable_queue.hh"
 #include "backend/schedulable_status.hh"
@@ -231,26 +231,26 @@ main(int argc, char** argv) {
     std::string command(ERERERT); // the sequence of commands to test
 
     // sets up the test data
-    Process p1("P1", 1,5,1);
-    Process p2("P2", 5,55,2);
-    Process p3("P3", 36,30,3);
-    Process p4("P4", 4,26,3);
-    Process p5("P5", 15,200,3);
-    Process p6("P6", 6,250,1);
-    Process p7("P7", 8,42,15);
-    Process p8("P8", 8,56,1);
-    Process p9("P9", 9,42,1);
-    Process p10("PA", 12,42,1);
-    Process p11("PB", 106,42,1);
-    Process p12("PC", 100,42,1);
-    Process p13("PD", 29,42,18);
-    Process p14("PE", 0,42,1);
-    Process p15("PF", 2,88,1);
-    Process p16("PG", 3666,9,1);
-    Process p17("PH", 5,72,10);
-    Process p18("PJ", 6,26,1);
-    Process p19("PK", 10,24,17);
-    Process p20("PK2", 11,34,67); // not used!
+    StaticProcess p1("P1", 1,5,1);
+    StaticProcess p2("P2", 5,55,2);
+    StaticProcess p3("P3", 36,30,3);
+    StaticProcess p4("P4", 4,26,3);
+    StaticProcess p5("P5", 15,200,3);
+    StaticProcess p6("P6", 6,250,1);
+    StaticProcess p7("P7", 8,42,15);
+    StaticProcess p8("P8", 8,56,1);
+    StaticProcess p9("P9", 9,42,1);
+    StaticProcess p10("PA", 12,42,1);
+    StaticProcess p11("PB", 106,42,1);
+    StaticProcess p12("PC", 100,42,1);
+    StaticProcess p13("PD", 29,42,18);
+    StaticProcess p14("PE", 0,42,1);
+    StaticProcess p15("PF", 2,88,1);
+    StaticProcess p16("PG", 3666,9,1);
+    StaticProcess p17("PH", 5,72,10);
+    StaticProcess p18("PJ", 6,26,1);
+    StaticProcess p19("PK", 10,24,17);
+    StaticProcess p20("PK2", 11,34,67); // not used!
 
     SchedulableStatus ss1(p1);
     SchedulableStatus ss2(p2);