Active database management systems have been developed for applications needing an automatic reaction in response to certain events. Events can be simple in nature or complex. Com...
Abstract: GEMINI (Generic Environment for Multilingual Interactive Natural Interfaces) is an EC funded research project. The goal of GEMINI is to provide a flexible platform for t...
Stefan W. Hamerich, Yu-Fang H. Wang, Volker Schube...
Distributed systems are inherently complex, and therefore difficult to design and develop. Experience shows that new technologies—such as components, aspects, and application f...
Spreadsheets are one of the most common end-user programming environments in use today, and their importance in the business world continues to grow. Although considered critical ...
Predicate fields allow an object’s structure to vary at runtime based on the object’s state: a predicate field is present or not, depending on the values of other fields. P...