Database Systems of the 90s

Albrecht Blaser

ISBN 10: 3540533974 / ISBN 13: 9783540533979

Published by Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH and Co. KG, DE, 1990

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This volume contains 14 survey articles by database researchers which present current results in the field and offer future directions regarding the most likely evolution of database technology, products and applications. The volume covers the following topics: the evolution of database technology and its impact on enterprise information systems; demands on database systems in the 1990s (office, engineering, science, multimedia, standardization); user aspects (application programmers, ad hoc query users); database system and architecture concepts for novel applications (data models, object orientation, deductive Database Management Systems (DBMS), extensibility, data replication); and system and implementation aspects (performance and reliability, distributed and co-operative DBMS, hardware impact).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Database Systems of the 90s
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH and Co. KG, DE
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540533974
• ISBN 13: 9783540533979
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1990 ed.
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 15.49W x 2.01H x 23.5D centimeters 15.49 centimeters width by 2.01 centimeters height by 23.5 centimeters depth
• Weight: 494 grams

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Synopsis

This volume contains 14 survey articles by reputed database researchers. They give an account of the state of the art, present research highlights and offer an outlook into the '90s regarding the most likely evolution of database technology-research, ad-tech, products and applications. The volume is structured into the following parts: - The evolution of database technology and its impact on enterprise information systems (keynote paper); - Demands on database systems in the '90s (office, engineering, science, multimedia, standardization); - User aspects (application programmers, ad hoc query users); - Database system and architecture concepts for novel applications (data models, object orientation, deductive DBMS, extensibility, data replication); - System and implementation aspects (performance and reliability, distributed and cooperative DBMS, hardware impact). The volume may serve as an orientation for all those who are interested in database systems and their impact on computer applications.