Edited By
Ahmed Elmagarmid
Description
This collection offers the reader a broad survey of the role of transaction processing in advanced computer applications.
It contains
an introduction to traditional transaction technology, and comprehensive descriptions of commercial systems and research projects.
This volume will help anyone interested in keeping up with database applications and the potential for transaction processing systems
to address the needs of OLTP, CAD, CASE, computer aided publishing, heterogeneous databases, active databases, communications, systems
and other areas.
For researchers, managers, software developers, professionals in the data processing fields, or anyone interested
in a coherent overview of this new and fast growing area of computer science.
