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by Bhavani Thuraisingham (Author) "Developments in information systems technologies have resulted in computerizing many applications in various business areas ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 336 pages
  • Publisher: CRC Press; 1 edition (27 Mar 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0849310318
  • ISBN-13: 978-0849310317
  • Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 16.2 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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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 three parts of the book explore these emerging technologies. The fourth 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.

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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.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Useful, but not essential., 8 Nov 2002
The enabling technologies that drive the Web continue to develop at an astonishing pace. The Semantic Web is the name given to the web infrastructure and technologies currently being researched in order to facilitate a new phase; content that can be understood by machines and programs.

The book is intended to be a primer for technical managers and technologists on the subject of emerging technologies that will have a significant impact on how electronic business is conducted. XML is the central technology in providing the foundation for the Semantic Web, and it is this notion that informs the book's structure.

Separated into three parts, Thuraisingham consistently discusses XML in relation to developments in the Semantic Web. Part I offers a context for the emergence of XML in describing supporting technologies for this markup language. This section attempts to cover a great deal of ground, and
it is the scope of this section that proves to be it's downfall.

Discussions of technologies such as Java are too brief to be of any real value, yet their inclusion makes the reader wish for greater detail. A summary of HTML seems rather unnecessary considering the technical knowledge expected in the reader.

Part II is a presentation of the underlying concepts behind XML and the applications that have both driven its emergence and brought it to prominence. Part III considers various applications of XML and its place in the building of the Semantic Web. These two sections are of much greater value, introducing the reader to Resource Description Framework (RDF), DAML+OIL, and the Semantic Web as a concept where the syntactical nature of XML is complemented by the application of ontologies and semantics to data.

The text is often cluttered with jargon and lacks real world examples to illustrate complex ideas the author intends to render simple and tangible. This is a useful book, but considering the cost it is not essential. As Thuraisingham points out, the best way to keep up with
developments is to read various web sites which provide extremely up-to-date information.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Useful, but not Essential., 1 Nov 2002
The enabling technologies that drive the Web continue to develop at an astonishing pace. The Semantic Web is the name given to the web infrastructure and technologies currently being researched in order to facilitate a new phase; content that can be understood by machines and
programs.
The book is intended to be a primer for technical managers and technologists on the subject of emerging technologies that will have a significant impact on how electronic business is conducted. XML is the central technology in providing the foundation for the Semantic Web, and it
is this notion that informs the book's structure.
Separated into three parts, Thuraisingham consistently discusses XML in relation to developments in the Semantic Web. Part I offers a context for the emergence of XML in describing supporting technologies for this markup language. This section attempts to cover a great deal of ground, and it is the scope of this section that proves to be it's downfall.
Discussions of technologies such as Java are too brief to be of any real value, yet their inclusion makes the reader wish for greater detail. A summary of HTML seems rather unnecessary considering the technical knowledge expected in the reader.
Part II is a presentation of the underlying concepts behind XML and the applications that have both driven its emergence and brought it to prominence. Part III considers various applications of XML and its place in the building of the Semantic Web. These two sections are of much greater value, introducing the reader to Resource Description Framework (RDF), DAML+OIL, and the Semantic Web as a concept where the syntactical nature of XML is complemented by the application of ontologies and semantics to data.
The text is often cluttered with jargon and lacks real world examples to illustrate complex ideas the author intends to render simple and tangible. This is a useful book, but considering the cost it is not
essential. As Thuraisingham points out, the best way to keep up with developments is to read certain web sites [...] which provide extremely up-to-date information.
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