An introduction to developments in database systems design presented from an applications point of view. Featuring contributions from experts in the field, it pays special attention to issues raised by new trends in database design, and how these developments affect the programmer and database administrator.
Evolution of database technology; conceptual modelling of information systems; active databases; deductive databases; temporal database systems; object-relational databases; object-oriented databases; multimedia databases; distributed databases; mobile computing - data management issues; databases; secure databases; component database systems; case tools - computer support for conceptual modelling, database quality.
