Efficient processing of distance-based queries (DBQs) is of great importance in spatial databases due to the wide area of applications that may address such queries. The most repr...
Vertical partition is an important technique in database design used to enhance performance in database systems. Vertical fragmentation is a combinatorial optimization problem that...
The application of conceptual models that assure both the consistency and usability of Electronic Product Catalogs (EPC's) is a main concern in the e-commerce community, mainl...
: This paper presents a comfortable and customizable persistence framework that supports the access of relational databases from Java applications. In order to keep the effort for ...
Abstract. Current e-business technology enables the execution of increasingly complex coordination processes that link IT services of different companies. Successful design of cros...
Roel Wieringa, Vincent Pijpers, Lianne Bodenstaff,...