Relational database systems are increasingly used to manage XML documents, especially for data-centric XML. In this paper we present a new approach to efficiently manage document-c...
Data grids, large scale web applications generating dynamic content and database service providing pose significant scalability challenges to database engines. Replication is the ...
Abstract: Peer data management systems (PDMS) are the natural extension of integrated information systems. Conventionally, a single integrating system manages an integrated schema,...
Ralf Heese, Sven Herschel, Felix Naumann, Armin Ro...
Abstract--Many efforts are centered around creating largescale networks of "smart things" found in the physical world (e.g., wireless sensor and actuator networks, embedd...
Background: Life Science Identifiers (LSIDs) are persistent, globally unique identifiers for biological objects. The decentralised nature of LSIDs makes them attractive for identi...