Computers : Database Management

A data warehouse stores large volumes of historical data required for analytical purposes. This title explains contemporary data warehouse design. It addresses two innovative domains introduced to extend the capabilities of data warehouse systems: the management of spatial and temporal information. more...

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A book with authoritative coverage from the editor of the SQL-92 and SQL-99 standards. It provides practical explanation of the advanced features of SQL-99, including the object facilities, SQL/MED, SQL/MM, OLAP, and Java-related features as well as explains how to deploy these features in a wide variety of applications. It is the second of two volumes that together represent the most complete account of the new SQL to be found anywhere. The author uses an entertaining custom-built database to illustrate the language features. SQL is the industry standard querying language for databases and is among the most widely-used computer languages in the world. SQL:1999 is the most recent version of the standard, representing a major overhaul of the language. DBMS designers and DB application developers are still coming to terms with the new features. This is the only reference other than the standard itself that deals with the advanced features. Unlike the standard, this book actually explains the features and gives practical examples of their application. more...

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Advances in Computers remains at the forefront in presenting the new developments in the ever-changing field of information technology. Since 1960, Advances in Computers has chronicled the constantly shifting theories and methods of this technology that greatly shape our lives today. Information Repositories focuses on the use of large data repositories to store and retrieve information.This series is an invaluable addition to any university course in computer technology, as well as finding itself at home on the bookshelf of industrial practitioners. more...

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Covers developments in computer technology. This book covers such topics as hardware, software, theoretical underpinnings of computing, and applications of computers. It emphasizes the role of the Internet, the World Wide Web and other aspects of a distributed computing environment. more...

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on the Theory and Application of Cryptology and Information Security, ASIACRYPT 2007, held in Kuching, Malaysia, in December 2007. The 33 revised full papers presented together with 2 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 223 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on number theory and elliptic curve, protocol, hash function design, group/broadcast cryptography, mac and implementation, multiparty computation, block ciphers, foundation, public key encryption, and cryptanalysis. more...

Price: $99.00