Middleware provides simplicity and uniformity for the development of distributed applications. However, the modularity of the architecture of middleware is starting to disintegrat...
Cost-based XML query optimization calls for accurate estimation of the selectivity of path expressions. Some other interactive and internet applications can also benefit from suc...
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The DB2 Design Advisor in IBM® DB2® Universal Database™ (DB2 UDB) Version 8.2 for Linux®, UNIX® and Windows® is a tool that, for a given workload, automatically recommends ...
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Information about the user's environment offers new opportunities and exposes new challenges in terms of time-aware, location-aware, device-aware and personalized application...
Thomas Hofer, Wieland Schwinger, Mario Pichler, Ge...
People need to find, work with, and put together information. Diverse activities, such as scholarly research, comparison shopping, and entertainment involve collecting and connect...