Query processing in database systems may be improved by applying parallel processing techniques. One reason for improving query response time is to support the increased number que...
abstract of invited paper Document management has many aspects, among them acquisition, storage, retrieval, presentation and processing of documents (work flow). These aspects will...
Rising energy costs in large data centers are driving an agenda for energy-efficient computing. In this paper, we focus on the role of database software in affecting, and, ultimat...
Abstract. The paper discusses the design and prototype implementation of a QoS-aware multimedia database system. Recent research in multimedia databases has devoted little attentio...
Yi-Cheng Tu, Sunil Prabhakar, Ahmed K. Elmagarmid,...
Cluster based replication solutions are an attractive mechanism to provide both high-availability and scalability for the database backend within the multi-tier information system...