Databases are increasingly being used to store information covered by heterogeneous policies, which require support for access control with great flexibility. This has led to incr...
In the last several years, large multi-dimensional databases have become common in a variety of applications such as data warehousing and scientific computing. Analysis and explor...
Since XML becomes a crucial format for representing information, it is necessary to establish techniques for managing XML documents. A possible solution can be found in storing XM...
The ability to monitor a database server is crucial for effective database administration. Today's commercial database systems support two basic mechanisms for monitoring: (a...
In XML retrieval, two distinct approaches have been established and pursued without much cross-fertilization taking place so far. On the one hand, native XML databases tailored to...