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Replication Techniques in Distributed Systems (Advances in Database Systems)

1 review
Abdelsalam A. Heddaya, Bharat B. Bhargava

Springer, 1996

There is More
Dear Editor, The book doesn't include the effect of failure widly.

The Engineering Handbook of Smart Technology for Aging, Disability and Independence

1 review
Abdelsalam Helal, Mounir Mokhtari, ...

Wiley-Interscience, 2008

very promising advances
The increasing power and decreasing cost of computing is an unequivocal plus for the book's subject. Mann shows at length how there is massive promise for enhancing the quality of life for elderly and disabled people, via the intensive use of computerised technology. The book delves into the many possibilities. Consider the ability for an electronic bracelet, say, to monitor its wearer's vital ...

Video Database Systems: Issues, Products, and Applications (Advances in Database Systems)
Ahmed K. Elmagarmid, Haitao Jiang, ...

Springer, 1997

Great advances have been made in the database field. Relational and object- oriented databases, distributed and client/server databases, and large-scale data warehousing are among the more notable. However, none of these advances promises to have as great and direct an effect on the daily lives of ordinary citizens as video databases. Video databases will provide a quantum jump in our ability to deal with visual data, and in allowing ...

Smart Homes and Health Telematics: 6th International Conference, ICOST 2008 Ames, IA, USA, June 28th July 2, ...

Springer, 2008

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference On Smart Homes and and Health Telematics, ICOST 2008, held in Ames, IA, USA, in June/July 2008. The 24 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 54 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on assistive technology to improve quality of life for older adults and their caregivers; context awareness/autonomous ...

Any Time, Anywhere Computing: Mobile Computing Concepts and Technology (The Springer International Series in ...

3 reviews
Abdelsalam A. Helal, Bert Haskell, ...

Springer, 1999

Well crafted industry overview
While this volume is dated in terms of market data and product references, the engineering concepts that it covers are highly applicable to the evolving realm of wireless communications and portable computing. This is an excelent primer in the basic concepts of a rapidly evolving industry, and many of the standards and architectures that are discussed have been implemented since the release of ...

Conference Proceedings of the 2000 International Performance, Computing, and Communications Conference
Jagan Agrawal

Institute of Electrical & Electronics Enginee, 2000

This text constitutes proceedings from the 19th IEEE International Performance, Computing and Communications Conference that took place in 2000. Topics covered include Web technology, ATM networks and computer architecture.

The Fourth International Conference on Intelligent Environments (IE 08): a report.(Reports): An article from: ...
Hani Hagras, Vic Callaghan, ...

American Association for Artificial Intelligence, 2009

This digital document is an article from AI Magazine, published by American Association for Artificial Intelligence on March 22, 2009. The length of the article is 776 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. From the author: The Fourth IET International Conference on Intelligent ...