Principle Advancements in Database Management Technologies: New Applications and Frameworks Keng Siau University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA John Erickson University of Nebraska-Omaha, USA InformatIon scIence reference Hershey • New York Director of Editorial Content: Senior Managing Editor: Assistant Managing Editor: Publishing Assistant: Typesetter: Cover Design: Printed at: Kristin Klinger Jamie Snavely Michael Brehm Sean Woznicki Mike Killian, Sean Woznicki Lisa Tosheff Yurchak Printing Inc. Published in the United States of America by Information Science Reference (an imprint of IGI Global) 701 E. Chocolate Avenue Hershey PA 17033 Tel: 717-533-8845 Fax: 717-533-8661 E-mail:
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