Column-oriented database system architectures invite a reevaluation of how and when data in databases is compressed. Storing data in a column-oriented fashion greatly increases th...
Advanced applications in fields like electronic publishing and telecooperation face the problem of handling multimedia information. Conventional database systems do not offer adeq...
Dynamic maps, often in the form of web-maps, are becoming increasingly popular. This article discusses software architectures and individual components to meet the demands of the m...
We present the architecture and design details of a logic database system that extends functionality in a number of ways. The system supports indefinite (non-Horn) facts in extens...
We describe the design of an object-oriented multimedia database management system that can store and manage SGML/HyTime compliant multimedia documents. The system is capable of s...