From Data Independence to Knowledge Independence: An on-going Story

It is today widely acceptedthat "Business Rules Independence" is required for information systemsto better and more rapidly adjust to changesin thebusinessenvironment,This paper' attemptsto articulate how logic baseddatabase systems provide adequatetechnology for better "Business Rules Independence".These systems do soby going beyond"Data Independence"and by providing "Knowledge Independence".This paper benefits from the experience gained in developing and marketing the VALIDITY deductive and object-oriented databasesystem during the last few years. Current applications and specific datamanagementtechniques to be usedarediscussed.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1998
• Where: VLDB
• Authors: Laurent Vieille
• Keywords: Business Rules, Business Rules Independence, Database, Rules Independence".These Systems, VLDB 1998