Application systems in the earth observation area can be characterised as distributed, platform-inhomogeneous, complex, and cost intensive information systems. In order to manage t...
Abstract. CORBA Object Transaction Monitors (OTM) refer to a middleware technology that enable the building of transactional, objectoriented information systems running in distribu...
Thomas Sandholm, Stefan Tai, Dirk Slama, Eamon Wal...
Storyboards are commonly known as rows of pictures, which exemplarily sketch scenes in performing arts. The rows specify the sequence of scenes. The scenes themselves are illustra...
Preference-based queries often referred to as skyline queries play an important role in cooperative query processing. However, their prohibitive result sizes pose a severe challen...
Structured data including sets, sequences, trees and graphs, pose significant challenges to fundamental aspects of data management such as efficient storage, indexing, and simila...
Xiaohong Wang, Aaron M. Smalter, Jun Huan, Gerald ...