Algebraic transformation and optimization techniques have been the method of choice in relational query execution, but applying them in OODBMS is difficult due to the complexity o...
Peter A. Boncz, Annita N. Wilschut, Martin L. Kers...
The components of a context-aware system can often become disconnected because of the dynamic environments within which they are deployed. Hoarding context information on the clie...
This paper develops a model for exceptions and an approach for incorporating them in commitment protocols among autonomous agents. Modeling and handling exceptions is critical for...
Most image retrieval systems only allow a fragment of text or an example image as a query. Most users have more complex information needs that are not easily expressed in either of...
The ODMG proposal has helped to focus the work on object-oriented databases (OODBs) onto a common object model and query language. Nevertheless there are several shortcomings of t...