Optimal aggregation algorithms for middleware

Journal of Computer and System Sciences

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 614-656

  Fagin, Ronald ^a   Lotem, Amnon ^b   Naor, Moni ^c  

^a IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; BUFFER STORAGE; DATABASE SYSTEMS; PROBABILITY;

AGGREGATION FUNCTION;

MIDDLEWARE;

EID: 0038504811     PISSN: 00220000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0000(03)00026-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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