May 1997 Table of Contents


Multimedia Database:Through the Looking Glass
Michael M. David To the database, multimedia is the epitome of the "abstract" data type. But with the Web explosion and new technologies such as DVD, abstract data will soon become commonplace.

Secrets of Sybase SQL Server
Brijesh Agarwal and Daniel Wu When tuned carefully, SQL Server System 11 can bring you scalable high performance. Try these tips and techniques-based on large-system experience-that go beyond what published sources advise.

Intranet Data Access:Tools to the Rescue
Richard Sherman Corporate data access is heading down the intranet highway. In Sherman's second installment on intranet data access, we see how this new data avenue has shaken up the tools market.

EMR: App of a Lifetime
Philippe De Smedt and Thomas B. Fisk The electronic medical record-the centerpiece of future healthcare IS-is the focus of much advanced database technology. Here's an inside look at the component-based, object/relational approach the Mayo Clinic and Hewlett-Packard are taking.

Editor's Buffer
Data mining: What's down there?

Data Architect
Panasoft: turning business rules into code.

According to Date
Solutions to C. J. Date's recent puzzlers.

VLDB Vision
How to make TPC-D a useful measure.

Enterprise View
Choosing a reverse-engineering strategy.

Descision Support
Multidimensionality: the backbone of DSS.

SQL Update
What "leveling" means to the SQL standard.

Data-Driven World
Will LittleBrother become Big Brother?

Access Path
Is Internet chaos the wellspring of freedom?

Advertiser Index
How to contact this month's advertisers.

Product News
Vendors rev up for Spring releases.



 
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