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comprehensive text on data management systems should address all of these tech-
nologies. We have selected some of the relevant technologies and put them in a
framework. is framework is described in Section A.5.
A.3 Status, Vision, and Issues
Significant progress has been made on data management systems. However, many
of the technologies are still stand-alone technologies, as illustrated in Figure A.3.
For example, multimedia systems are yet to be successfully integrated with ware-
housing and mining technologies. e ultimate goal is to integrate multiple tech-
nologies so that accurate data, as well as information, are produced ...