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Database Cooperation: Classification and Middleware Tools

Database Cooperation: Classification and Middleware Tools

Paolo Atzeni, Luca Cabibbo, Giansalvatore Mecca
Copyright: © 2000 |Volume: 11 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 9
ISSN: 1063-8016|EISSN: 1533-8010|ISSN: 1063-8016|EISBN13: 9781615200740|EISSN: 1533-8010|DOI: 10.4018/jdm.2000040101
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Atzeni, Paolo, et al. "Database Cooperation: Classification and Middleware Tools." JDM vol.11, no.2 2000: pp.3-11. http://doi.org/10.4018/jdm.2000040101

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Atzeni, P., Cabibbo, L., & Mecca, G. (2000). Database Cooperation: Classification and Middleware Tools. Journal of Database Management (JDM), 11(2), 3-11. http://doi.org/10.4018/jdm.2000040101

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Atzeni, Paolo, Luca Cabibbo, and Giansalvatore Mecca. "Database Cooperation: Classification and Middleware Tools," Journal of Database Management (JDM) 11, no.2: 3-11. http://doi.org/10.4018/jdm.2000040101

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Abstract

We propose new criteria for the classification of systems for database cooperation, based on the nature of the component databases. In fact, the traditional criteria - heterogeneity, distribution, and autonomy - are often constraints for the design process, rather than design parameters. In this case, other features of the component databases should be addressed. We claim that a more useful classification can be based on three new criteria: (a) degree of transparency, (b) complexity of operations, and (c) level of liveliness of data. This leads us to distinguish three main categories of systems: (i) multidatabases, (ii) data warehouses, and (iii) local information systems with external data. For each of these categories, we discuss implementations based on tools offered by currently available technology

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