XML Databases and the Semantic Web

Developments in information systems technologies have resulted in computerizing many applications in various business areas. Trends ; Supporting Technologies for XML ; XML Technologies ; XML Applications ; Organization of This Book ; How to Proceed ; Part I: SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGIES FOR XML ; The World Wide Web and XML ; Evolution of the Web ; Corporate Information Infrastructures ; Some Supporting Technologies for the Web ; Review of HTML ; Word Wide Web Consortium and XML ; Web Database Management and XML ; Web Databases ; Data Mining and the Web ; Architectural Aspects ; Relationship to XML ; Information Retrieval Systems and XML ; Text Retrieval ; Image Retrieval ; Video Retrieval ; Audio Retrieval ; Multimedia Data Types ; Markup Languages and SGML ; Relationship to XML ; Information Management Technologies and XML ; Collaboration and Data Management ; Multimedia Data Management ; Knowledge Management ; Decision Support ; Agents for the Web ; Some Other Information Technologies ; Relationship to XML ; E-Commerce and XML ; E-Business and E-Commerce ; Models for E-Commerce ; Architectures or E-Commerce ; E-Commerce Functions ; Information Technologies for E-Commerce ; Relationship to XML ; Metadata, Ontologies, and XML ; Background on Metadata ; Metadata for the Web ; Mining and Metadata ; Note on Ontologies ; Relationship to XML ; Conclusion to Part I ; Part II: XML AND THE SEMANTIC WEB ; Basic Concepts in XML ; Components of an XML Document ; Containers, Elements, and Attributes ; Namespaces ; Data Types ; Other Aspects ; Advanced Concepts in XML ; Semantic Issues ; Revisiting DTDs ; Xlink and Other Constructs ; XML Schemas ; XMLQL ; Data Integration Issues ; Internationalization ; Other Aspects ; The Semantic Web ; Semantic Web Concepts ; RDF ; Revisiting Ontologies ; Agents and the DAML Program ; Semantic Web as a Database ; XML, RDF, and Interoperability ; Web vs. the Semantic Web ; Semistructured Databases ; Architectures for Semistructured Databases ; Data Models for Semistructured Databases . ; Functions of Semistructured Databases ; Interoperability and Migration of Semistructured Databases ; Revisiting XML ; Some Developments ; Conclusion to Part II ; Part III: Applications of XML ; XML Applications to E-Commerce ; Discussion of Applications ; Some Related Efforts ; Applications of XML to Data Management ; Metadata ; Semistructured Databases ; 13.4 XML and Query Processing ; Transaction Processing ; Storage Management ; Security, Integrity, and Fault Tolerance ; Data Distribution ; Interoperability and Migration ; Data Warehousing and Mining ; Architectures ; Object Technology ; Applications of XML to Information Management ; Multimedia and XML ; Collaborative Computing and XML ; Knowledge Management and XML ; Decision Support and XML ; Agents and XML ; Wireless Computing ; Other Information Technologies and XML ; XML-Related Data and Information Management Tools ; for the Web ; Web Database System Tools ; Web Mining Tools ; Web Application Server Tools ; Web Knowledge Management Tools ; Web Metadata and XML Tools ; Other Web Information Management Tools ; Breakthrough Standards, Tools, and Services ; Building the Semantic Web ; Revisiting Web vs. the Semantic Web ; Incremental Evolution and Architectural Aspects ; Data and Information Management Aspects ; Interoperability Issues, XML, and RDF ; Web Services ; Putting It Together ; Conclusion to Part III ; Summary and Directions ; Summary of This Book ; Challenges and Directions for XML, Databases, and the ; Semantic Web ; Where to Go from Here ; References ; Appendix A ; Data Management Systems: Developments and Trends ; Overview ; Developments in Database Systems ; Status, Vision, and Issues ; Data Management Systems Framework ; Building Information Systems from the Framework ; Relationship between the Texts ; Summary ; References ; Appendix B ; Database Systems and Related Technologies ; Overview ; Relational and Entity-Relationship Data Models ; Architectural Issues ; Database Design ; Database Administration ; Database Management System Functions ; Distributed Databases ; Heterogeneous Database Integration ; Federated Databases ; Client-Server Databases ; Migrating Legacy Databases and Applications ; Data Warehousing ; Data Mining ; Object Technology ; Summary ; References ; Index

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.

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.

0849310318......Page 1 Preface......Page 8 The Author......Page 18 Table of Contents......Page 22 1. Introduction......Page 30 2. The World Wide Web and XML......Page 40 3. Web Database Management and XML......Page 54 4. Information Retrieval Systems and XML......Page 82 5. Information Management Technologies and XML......Page 100 6. E-Commerce and XML......Page 122 7. Metadata, Ontologies, and XML......Page 138 8. Basic Concepts in XML......Page 154 9. Advanced Concepts in XML......Page 162 10. The Semantic Web......Page 172 11. Semistructured Databases......Page 184 12. XML Applications to E-Commerce......Page 204 13. Applications of XML to Data Management......Page 212 14. Applications of XML to Information Management......Page 224 15. XML-Related Data and Information Management Tools for the Web......Page 232 16. Building the Semantic Web......Page 242 17. Summary and Directions......Page 254 Appendices......Page 268 Index......Page 320 This reference covers three relatively new technologies with significant impact on electronic business: Extensible Markup Language (XML), semi-structured databases, and the semantic Web. These technologies are first explored then their implications for e-business are discussed