Man kennt zwar heute geeignete Methoden, Unstimmigkeiten im Datenbestand zu vermeiden, mit denen man sowohl kleine als auch große Datenstände optimal strukturieren und verwalten kann. Oft fehlt aber ein Leitfaden, der diese Methoden sinnvoll zu einer durchgängigen und praxisorientierten...

This book presents research on databases and software development in the area of business applications. Information systems development activities enable many organizations to effectively compete and innovate, as new database and information systems applications are constantly being developed.

Collecting and presenting the latest research and development results from the leading researchers in the field of intelligent databases, this book provides a single record of current research and practical applications in this field. It integrates data management in databases with intelligent...

1. Introduction. Lloyd Strickland, Julia Weckend -- Section 1: Science. 2. Philosophy and science in Leibniz. Maria Rosa Antognazza -- 3. Between learned science and technical knowledge: Leibniz, Leeuwenhoek and the school for microscopists. Alessandro Becchi -- 4. Leibniz, organic matter and...

Vor dem Hintergrund der sprachlichen und strukturellen Vielfalt im deutschsprachigen Hochschulbereich und der Anforderung an die Hochschulen in der EU, die Bologna-Beschlüsse umzusetzen, befasst sich Marco Carolla mit der Frage, ob die Struktur der Datenbasis von Campus-Management-Systemen...

Foreword by Prof. John L. Hennessy (Stanford University, California, USA) and Prof. David A. Patterson (University of California at Berkeley, USA). - Preface . - Introduction. - PART I - An Infl ection Point for Enterprise Applications . - 1 Desirability, Feasibility, Viability - The Impact of...

Recent achievements in hardware and software development, such as multi-core CPUs and DRAM capacities of multiple terabytes per server, enabled the introduction of a revolutionary technology: in-memory data management. This technology supports the flexible and extremely fast analysis of massive...

Adaptive and evolutionary information systems enable both developers and users to change systems functionality. Such systems are required because of the changing nature of users' requirements. This is a critical area of research and practice for businesses that have to ensure that their...