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1992
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So Far (Schematically) yet So Near (Semantically)
In a multidatabase system, schematic con icts between two objects are usually of interest only when the objects have some semantic a nity. In this paper we try to reconcile the tw...
Amit P. Sheth, Vipul Kashyap
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1992
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Object Identification in Multidatabase Systems
In the Pegasus prototype multidatabase system, the key to the problem of object identity is a differentiation between the view of a data administrator, capturing all the underlyin...
William Kent, Rafi Ahmed, Joseph Albert, Mohammad ...
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1992
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Achieving Incremental Consistency among Autonomous Replicated Databases
In this paper, we present methods for supporting autonomous updates in replicated databases. Autonomous updates are of particular importance to applications that cannot tolerate t...
Stefano Ceri, Maurice A. W. Houtsma, Arthur M. Kel...
DS
1997
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A Formalization of ODMG Queries
The ODMG proposal has helped to focus the work on object-oriented databases (OODBs) onto a common object model and query language. Nevertheless there are several shortcomings of t...
Holger Riedel, Marc H. Scholl
DS
1997
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Experience with a Combined Approach to Attribute-Matching Across Heterogeneous Databases
Determining attribute correspondences is a difficult, time-consuming, knowledge-intensive part of database integration. We report on experiences with tools that identified candi...
Chris Clifton, E. Housman, Arnon Rosenthal
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1997
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Managing Constraint Violations in Administrative Information Systems
This paper motivates a comprehensive methodological framework for dealing with some aspects of real-world complexity in information system analysis and design. By complex applicat...
I. Boydens, Alain Pirotte, Esteban Zimányi
DS
2001
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WebSifter: An Ontological Web-Mining Agent for E-Business
: The World Wide Web provides access to a great deal of information on a vast array of subjects. A user can begin a search for information by selecting a Web page and following the...
Anthony Scime, Larry Kerschberg
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2001
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An Analysis of Integration Problems of XML-Based Catalogs for B2B Electronic Commerce
: Electronic B2B marketplaces bring together many online suppliers and buyers, each of which can potentially use his own format to represent the products in his product catalog. Th...
Borys Omelayenko, Dieter Fensel
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2001
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Towards A Semantic Framework for Service Description
The rapid development of the Internet and of distributed computing has led to a proliferation of online service providers such as digital libraries, web information sources, electr...
Marlon Dumas, Justin O'Sullivan, Mitra Heravizadeh...
DS
2001
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Constraints as Mobile Specifications in E-Commerce Applications
We show how quantified constraints expressed in a sub-language of first-order logic, againstashareddatamodelthatisfreetoevolve, provideanexcellentwayof transporting domain-specific...
Kit-ying Hui, Peter M. D. Gray, Graham J. L. Kemp,...