Semantics represents a major problem area for active databases inasmuch as (i) there is l framework for defining the abstract semantics of active rules, and (ii) the various syst...
View merging is an important activity in any conceptual modeling language. It is often desirable to combine a set of views to gain a unified perspective, to test hypotheses about...
The information security community has long debated the exact definition of the term `security'. Even if we focus on the more modest notion of confidentiality the precise def...
When envisaging new digital instruments, designers do not have to limit themselves to their sonic capabilities (which can be absolutely any), not even to their algorithmic power; ...
The XML format has become the standard for data exchange because it is self-describing and it stores not only information but also the relationships between data. Therefore it is u...