Active database systems support mechanisms that enable them to respond automatically to
events that are taking place either inside or outside the database system itself. Considerable …

The development of complex distributed systems demands the creation of suitable
architectural styles (or paradigms) and related runtime infrastructures. An emerging style that …

The development of complex distributed systems demands for the creation of suitable
architectural styles (or paradigms) and related run-time infrastructures. An emerging style …

A computerized file system is accessible over the Internet or other type of network, in which
certain “triggering events” pertaining to the operation of the file system automatically …

Fibonacci is an object-oriented database programming language characterized by static and
strong ty**, and by new mechanisms for modeling data-bases in terms of objects with …

Time is ubiquitous in information systems. Almost every enterprise faces the problem of its
data becoming out of date. However, such data is often valu able, so it should be archived …

After briefly reviewing the basic notions and terminology of active rules and relating them to
production rules and deductive rules, respectively, we survey a number of formal …

In this paper we argue the case for integrating the distinctive functionalities of logic programs
and production systems within an abductive logic programming agent framework. In this …

Similar to grou** autonomous DBMSs within large-scale distributed, heterogeneous and
loosely coupled networks into DBMS federations, active information sources may be …

In applications such as digital libraries, stock tickers, traffic control, or supply chain
management, composite events have been introduced to enable the capturing of rich …