"Active rules provide a new and important method for developing database applications, and the subject is seeing an increasing amount of attention from commercial database companies. This book provides a timely survey of the field from the point of view of some of the subject's …
Database system implementation
by Widom, Jennifer, Ullman, Jeffrey D., Garcia-Molina, Hector
Textbook on methodology for the systems design of management information systems and information systems - stresses the need for top management involvement in decision making relating to the computerization of business enterprises, and includes a glossary of terms. Bibliography …
"If you or your company is heavily invested in a relational database system, someone somewhere has probably told you that you should consider going object-oriented - whatever that means. Although object orientation is well understood and accepted in application development, its …
"If you or your company is heavily invested in a relational database system, someone somewhere has probably told you that you should consider going object-oriented - whatever that means. Although object orientation is well understood and accepted in application development, its …
"With the increasing number of images available electronically, automatic retrieval systems are becoming essential. This book introduces an absolute prerequisite for any such system: a metric, called the Earth Mover's Distance (EMD), for comparing images in terms of their appear…
"Focusing on a data-centric perspective, this book provides a complete overview of data mining: its uses, methods, current technologies, commercial products, and future challenges."--BOOK JACKET. "Is there a need for mining? Do you have the right tools? Do you have the people to…