Active Database Systems
Author | : Jennifer Widom |
Publisher | : Morgan Kaufmann |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 1995-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 1558603042 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781558603042 |
Rating | : 4/5 (042 Downloads) |
Download or read book Active Database Systems written by Jennifer Widom and published by Morgan Kaufmann. This book was released on 1995-09 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Active database systems enhance traditional database functionality with powerful rule-processing capabilities, providing a uniform and efficient mechanism for many database system applications. Among these applications are integrity constraints, views, authorization, statistics gathering, monitoring and alerting, knowledge-based systems, expert systems, and workflow management. This significant collection focuses on the most prominent research projects in active database systems. The project leaders for each prototype system provide detailed discussions of their projects and the relevance of their results to the future of active database systems. Features: A broad overview of current active database systems and how they can be extended and improved A comprehensive introduction to the core topics of the field, including its motivation and history Coverage of active database (trigger) capabilities in commercial products Discussion of forthcoming standards