Many real-time systems need to maintain fresh views which are derived from shared data that are distributed among multiple sites. When a base data item changes, all derived views ...
In a distributed real-time database system (DRTDBS), a commit protocol is required to ensure transaction failure atomicity. If data conflicts occur between executing and committin...
Kam-yiu Lam, Chung-Leung Pang, Sang Hyuk Son, Jian...
A number of applications that use GIS for decision support can potentially be enhanced by the use of high-performance computers, broadband networks and mass data stores. We descri...
Paul D. Coddington, Kenneth A. Hawick, Heath A. Ja...
Large-scale distributed systems provide an attractive scalable infrastructure for network applications. However, the loosely-coupled nature of this environment can make data acces...