Web Data Management and Electronic Commerce

by Thuraisingham; Bhavani

• ISBN13: 9780849322044
• ISBN10: 0849322049
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-06-22
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

Effective electronic commerce requires integrating resources and extracting the critical information from across Web sites. From the recent efforts to develop tools for interoperability and warehousing between scattered information on the web emerged the new discipline of web data management, and this book, Web Data Management and Electronic Commerce.The first of its kind, it combines data management and mining, object technology, electronic commerce, Java, and the Internet into a complete overview of the concepts and developments in this new field. It details technologies in security, multimedia data management techniques, and real-time processing and discusses the emerging standards of Java Database Connectivity, XML, metadata, and middleware. A simple Web site isn't good enough anymoreTo remain competitive, you need Internet capabilities that allow you and your customers to buy, sell, and advertise. Even if you are unfamiliar with e-commerce, this self-contained volume provides the background you need to understand it through appendices that explain data management, Internet, security, and object technology. Approachable enough for the beginner and complete enough for the expert, Web Data Management and Electronic Commerce helps you to manage information effectively and efficiently.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(16)
Trends	1	(1)
Data, Information and Knowledge	2	(2)
Introduction to the World Wide Web	4	(2)
Supporting Technologies for Web Data Management	6	(1)
Data Management Related Technologies for the Web	7	(2)
Emerging Information Management Technologies for the Web	9	(1)
Electronic Commerce	10	(1)
Organization of this Book	11	(4)
How Do We Proceed?	15	(2)
Part I. Supporting Technologies for Web Data Management	17	(90)
Introduction to Part I	19	(2)
Database Systems Technology	21	(18)
Overview	21	(1)
Relational and Entity-Relationship Data Models	22	(2)
Overview	22	(1)
Relational Data Model	22	(1)
Entity-Relationship Data Model	23	(1)
Architectural Issues	24	(2)
Database Design	26	(2)
Database Administration	28	(1)
Database Management System Functions	28	(8)
Overview	28	(1)
Query Processing	29	(1)
Transaction Management	30	(2)
Storage Management	32	(1)
Metadata Management	32	(1)
Database Integrity	33	(1)
Database Security	34	(1)
Fault Tolerance	35	(1)
Impact of the Web	36	(1)
Summary	37	(2)
Data Mining	39	(14)
Overview	39	(2)
Data Mining Technologies	41	(1)
Concepts and Techniques in Data Mining	42	(2)
Directions and Trends in Data Mining	44	(1)
Data Warehousing and its Relationship to Data Mining	45	(5)
Impact of the Web	50	(1)
Summary	51	(2)
Interoperability	53	(14)
Overview	53	(1)
Distributed Databases	54	(2)
Heterogeneous Database Integration	56	(1)
Federated Databases	57	(3)
Client-Server Databases	60	(2)
Migrating Legacy Databases and Applications	62	(1)
Other Types of Middleware	63	(1)
Impact of the Web	64	(1)
Summary	65	(2)
Object Technology	67	(18)
Overview	67	(1)
Object Data Model	67	(4)
Object-Oriented Programming Languages	71	(1)
Object Database Management	72	(3)
Overview	72	(1)
Object-Oriented Database Systems	72	(1)
Extended-Relational Systems	72	(2)
Object-Relational Systems	74	(1)
Object-Oriented Design and Analysis	75	(1)
Distributed Object Management	76	(4)
Overview	76	(1)
Distributed Object Management Approach	76	(2)
CORBA	78	(2)
Components and Frameworks	80	(1)
Impact of the Web	81	(1)
Summary	82	(3)
Data and Information Security	85	(10)
Overview	85	(1)
Access Control and Other Security Concepts	86	(1)
Secure Systems	87	(1)
Secure Database Systems	88	(2)
Emerging Trends	90	(1)
Impact of the Web	91	(1)
Summary	92	(3)
The World Wide Web	95	(12)
Overview	95	(1)
Evolution of the Web	96	(2)
The Role of Java	98	(2)
Hypermedia Technology and The Web	100	(2)
Word Wide Web Consortium	102	(1)
Corporate Information Infrastructures	103	(1)
Summary	103	(4)
Conclusion to Part I	105	(2)
Part II. Data and Information Management Technologies for the Web	107	(146)
Introduction to Part II	109	(2)
Web Database Management and Digital Libraries: Models, Functions and Architectures	111	(28)
Overview	111	(1)
The Role of Java for Web Data Management	112	(2)
Digital Libraries	114	(3)
Data Representation and Modeling	117	(2)
Web Database Management Functions	119	(3)
Semi-structured Databases	122	(1)
Architectural Aspects	123	(5)
Overview	123	(1)
Database Access	124	(2)
Three-Tier Computing	126	(2)
Interoperability	128	(1)
A Note on Migration	129	(4)
Models of Communication	133	(1)
Impact of Internet on Client-Server Systems	134	(3)
A Note on Federated Computing	137	(1)
Summary	138	(1)
Data Mining and the Web	139	(10)
Overview	139	(1)
Mining Data on the Web	139	(5)
Mining Usage Patterns	144	(1)
Applications and Directions	145	(1)
Summary	146	(3)
Security and Privacy for the Web	149	(12)
Overview	149	(1)
Background on the Inference Problem	150	(1)
Mining, Warehousing and Inference	151	(2)
Inductive Logic Programming and Inference	153	(3)
Privacy Issues	156	(2)
Some Security Measures	158	(1)
Summary	159	(2)
Metadata, XML, Ontologies and the Web	161	(14)
Overview	161	(1)
Background on Metadata	161	(2)
Metadata for the Web	163	(1)
Mining and Metadata	164	(5)
XML	169	(2)
A Note on Ontologies	171	(2)
Summary	173	(2)
Collaboration, Multimedia and Other Technologies for the Web	175	(42)
Overview	175	(1)
Data Management for Collaboration	176	(9)
Overview	176	(1)
Some Examples	177	(1)
Architectural Support for Workflow Computing	178	(3)
Database Support for Workflow Applications	181	(3)
Impact of the Web on Collaboration	184	(1)
Multimedia Data Management	185	(20)
Overview	185	(1)
Multimedia Databases: Architectures, Models and Functions	186	(9)
Multimedia Data Mining	195	(8)
Impact of the Web on Multimedia Computing	203	(2)
Some Other Technologies for the Web	205	(10)
Overview	205	(1)
Training and Distance Learning	206	(1)
Real-time Processing and High Performance Computing	207	(3)
Visualization	210	(2)
Quality-of-Service Aspects	212	(1)
Some Directions	213	(2)
Summary	215	(2)
Knowledge Management, Decision Support and the Web	217	(12)
Overview	217	(1)
Knowledge Management	218	(3)
Knowledge Management Concepts and Technologies	218	(2)
Knowledge Management and the Web	220	(1)
Decision Support	221	(6)
Decision Support Concepts and Technologies	221	(5)
Impact of the Web	226	(1)
Summary	227	(2)
Agents for the Web	229	(12)
Overview	229	(1)
Agents: Definitions, Types and Functions	230	(2)
Agent Architecture and Communication	232	(4)
Mobile Agents	236	(1)
Agents for Information Dissemination	237	(2)
Summary	239	(2)
Data and Information Management Tools for the Web	241	(12)
Overview	241	(1)
Web Database Systems Tools	242	(2)
Web Mining Tools	244	(1)
Web Application Server Tools	245	(1)
Web Knowledge Management Tools	246	(1)
Web Metadata/XML Tools	246	(1)
Other Web Information Management Tools	247	(1)
Summary	248	(5)
Conclusion to Part II	251	(2)
Part III. Electronic Commerce	253	(98)
Introduction to Part III	255	(2)
Introduction to E-Commerce: Models, Architectures and Functions	257	(24)
Overview	257	(2)
E-Business and E-Commerce	259	(2)
Models for E-Commerce	261	(4)
Architectures for E-Commerce	265	(5)
E-Commerce Functions	270	(2)
Java for E-Commerce	272	(1)
Telecommunications for E-Commerce	273	(2)
Further Considerations for E-Commerce	275	(3)
Summary	278	(3)
E-Commerce and Information Management	281	(20)
Overview	281	(1)
Applications of Information Management Technologies	282	(9)
Overview	282	(1)
Web Database Systems	282	(1)
Web Data Mining	283	(1)
Web Security	284	(1)
Web Metadata	284	(1)
Web Collaboration	285	(1)
Web Training	285	(2)
Web Multimedia	287	(1)
Web Visualization	287	(1)
Web Real-time Processing	288	(1)
Web Knowledge Management	288	(1)
Web Decision Support	289	(1)
Web Agents	289	(1)
Web Interoperability	289	(1)
Web Servers, Clients and Browsers	290	(1)
Other Technologies	290	(1)
Web Mining and E-Commerce	291	(4)
Building an E-Commerce Organization	295	(4)
Summary	299	(2)
E-Commerce Security	301	(12)
Overview	301	(1)
Security Problems for the Web	302	(2)
Security Solutions for the Web	304	(2)
Cryptography	306	(3)
A Note on Java Security	309	(1)
Summary	310	(3)
E-Commerce Transactions	313	(10)
Overview	313	(1)
Data Transactions	314	(2)
Database Transactions	316	(3)
Summary	319	(4)
Conclusion to Part III	321	(2)
Summary and Directions	323	(28)
About this Chapter	323	(1)
Summary of this Book	323	(5)
Challenges and Directions in Web Data Management	328	(2)
Challenges and Directions for E-Commerce	330	(2)
Where Do We Go From Here?	332	(19)
References	335	(16)
Appendices	351	(34)
A. Data Management Systems: Developments and Trends	353	(18)
A.1 Overview	353	(1)
A.2 Developments in Database Systems	354	(5)
A.3 Status, Vision and Issues	359	(1)
A.4 Data Management Systems Framework	360	(3)
A.5 Building Information Systems from the Framework	363	(4)
A.6 Relationship Between the Texts	367	(1)
A.7 Summary	368	(1)
A.8 References	369	(2)
B. Concepts in Networking	371	(8)
B.1 Overview	371	(1)
B.2 Networks for Data Management	371	(1)
B.3 Evolution of Networks	372	(2)
B.4 Evolution of the Web	374	(2)
B.5 Summary	376	(1)
B.6 References	376	(3)
C. Enterprise Business Process Management	379	(6)
C.1 Overview	379	(1)
C.2 Evolution of Business Process Management	379	(1)
C.3 An Example of a Business Process Management Tool	380	(2)
C.4 Impact of the Web	382	(1)
C.5 Summary	382	(1)
C.6 References	383	(2)
Index	385