Xml Data Management ― Native Xml and Xml-Enabled Database Systems

Forty-five international specialists in eXtensive Markup Language (XML) contribute 21 chapters to this text for professionals experienced in database technology and possibly XML, looking to learn how these two technologies can be used together. Coverage includes information modeling guidelines; two native XML databases (Tamino and eXist); products and approaches to XML data management in relational and object-relational database systems; applications and case studies of XML use in such areas as bioinformatics, customer service, cash flow improvement, data warehouses, and inductive database systems; and benchmarks for evaluating XML database performance. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Akmal B. Chaudhri works for IBM developerWorks, where he is also Zone Editor for Special Projects. A recognized authority on objects and databases, he has been a regular presenter at many international conferences, including OOPSLA and Object World. In addition, he has edited several books on these topics.

Awais Rashid is a Lecturer in the Computing Department of Lancaster University in the U.K. where he leads research into the application of new technologies, such as XML and aspect-oriented programming, and database systems. He has actively published on these topics and has organized a number of relevant international events.

Roberto Zicari is a full Professor for Databases and Information Systems at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt/Main, Germany. He is an internationally recognized expert in Object Technology. He has consulted and lectured in Europe, North America, and Japan.

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