s the development of an abstract description of what there is in the world in an application-independent form. This paper argues that attempts to support information systems intero...
The Semantic Web is bound to be untrustworthy and inconsistent. In this paper, we present an initial approach for obtaining useful information in such an environment. In particular...
Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) often focuses on how designers can develop systems that convey a single, specific, clear interpretation of what they are for and how they should b...
As peer-to-peer (P2P) networks become more familiar to the database community, intense interest has built up in using their scalability and resilience properties to scale database...
Today, business continuity depends significantly on the continuous availability of information systems. It is well-known that such systems must be protected against intrusion and ...