This demonstration presents FlexPref, a framework implemented inside the DBMS query processor that enables efficient and extensible preference query processing. FlexPref provides ...
Justin J. Levandoski, Mohamed F. Mokbel, Mohamed E...
As XML usage grows for both data-centric and document-centric applications, introducing native support for XML data in relational databases brings significant benefits. It provide...
We discuss the design of an acquisitional query processor for data collection in sensor networks. Acquisitional issues are those that pertain to where, when, and how often data is...
Samuel Madden, Michael J. Franklin, Joseph M. Hell...
The strong dynamics of peer-to-peer networks, coupled with the diversity of peer vocabularies, makes query processing in peer database systems a very challenging task. In this pape...
Abstract. Can a system designed primarily for the purpose of databasetype storage and retrieval be used for information-retrieval tasks? This was one of the questions that led us t...