This book is intended for researchers and practitioners who seek to understand the latest trends and development in information modeling. The authors review the state-of-the-art and state-of-the-practice of modeling methods and methodologies in information systems development and provide insight...

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The unified modeling language (UML) has been adopted by the Object Management Group for use in developing object-oriented software systems, and has gained wide acceptance in industry. However UML is a large and complex language, with many features in need of refinement or clarification, and...

This book presents exemplary research in a variety of areas related to database development, technology, and use. This authoritative reference source presents innovative approaches by leading international experts to serve as the primary database management source for researchers, practitioners,...

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