1st Edition

XML Databases and the Semantic Web

By Bhavani Thuraisingham Copyright 2002
    336 Pages
    by CRC Press

    334 Pages 245 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Efficient access to data, sharing data, extracting information from data, and making use of the information have become urgent needs for today's corporations. With so much data on the Web, managing it with conventional tools is becoming almost impossible. New tools and techniques are necessary to provide interoperability as well as warehousing between multiple data sources and systems, and to extract information from the databases. XML Databases and the Semantic Web focuses on critical and new Web technologies needed for organizations to carry out transactions on the Web, to understand how to use the Web effectively, and to exchange complex documents on the Web.

    This reference for database administrators, database designers, and Web designers working in tandem with database technologists covers three emerging technologies of significant impact for electronic business: Extensible Markup Language (XML), semi-structured databases, and the semantic Web. The first two parts of the book explore these emerging technologies. The third part highlights the implications of these technologies for e-business. Overall, the book presents a comprehensive view of critical technologies for the Web in general and XML in particular.

    The semantic Web, XML, and semi-structured databases are still relatively new technologies that integrate many other technologies. As these technologies and integration of these advances mature, we can expect to see progress in the semantic web. The information contained in XML Databases and the Semantic Web is essential to the future success of effective e-business on the Web.

    "SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGIES FOR XML. Introduction. World Wide Web and XML. Web Database Management and XML. Information Retrieval Systems and XML. Information Management Technologies and XML. E-Commerce and XML. Metadata, Ontologies, and XML. XML AND THE SEMANTIC WEB. Basic Concepts in XML. Advanced Concepts in XML. Semantic Web. Semistructured Databases. Databases. XML APPLICATIONS OF XML. Applications of XML to E-Commerce. Applications of XML to Data Management. Applications of XML to Information Management. XML-Based Data And Information Management Tools For The Web. Building the Semantic Web. Summary and Directions. REFERENCES. APPENDIX A: Data Management Systems: Developments and Trends. APPENDIX B: Database Systems and Related Technologies. INDEX.

    Biography

    Thuraisingham, Bhavani