: With the increase in popularity of XML on the Internet, the requirements of database management systems have shifted from traditional transaction-based databases towards the kind...
Cell phones are no longer merely used to make phone calls or to send short or multimedia messages. They more and more become information systems clients. Recent developments in th...
Document search is generally based on individual terms in the document. However, for collections within limited domains it is possible to provide more powerful access tools. This ...
Elderly adults face two serious challenges bridging the digital divide. First, many suffer from physical or cognitive disabilities, which inhibit computer use. Second, the “tradi...
Passive optical networks are a prominent broadband access solution to tackle the “last mile” bottleneck in telecommunications infrastructure. Data transmission over standardiz...