ISBN: 0-7695-2411-7

Erich Neuhold, FhG-ISPI, Darmstadt, Germay

Claudia Nieder?, FhG-ISPI, Darmstadt, Germay

Ingo Frommholz, FhG-ISPI, Darmstadt, Germay

Avar? Stewart, FhG-ISPI, Darmstadt, Germay

Bhaskar Mehta, FhG-ISPI, Darmstadt, Germay

Stefano Spaccapietra, ?cole Polytechnique F?d?rale de Lausanne, EPFL

Lina Al-Jadir, ?cole Polytechnique F?d?rale de Lausanne, EPFL

Shijun Yu, ?cole Polytechnique F?d?rale de Lausanne, EPFL

Arthur H. van Bunningen, Centre for Telematics and Information Technology, Database Group, University of Twente, The Netherlands

Ling Feng, Centre for Telematics and Information Technology, Database Group, University of Twente, The Netherlands

Peter M.G. Apers, Centre for Telematics and Information Technology, Database Group, University of Twente, The Netherlands

Jeong Hee Hwang, Database Laboratory, Chungbuk National University

Myungjin Lee, Telematics Research Division Electronics and Telecommunications

Oh-Cheon Kwon, Telematics Research Division Electronics and Telecommunications

Keun Ho Ryu, Database Laboratory, Chungbuk National University

Suan Khai Chong, School of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

Seng Wai Loke, School of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

Shonali Krishnaswamy, School of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

Hui Lei, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA

Gareth J. F. Jones, Centre for Digital Video Processing, Dublin City University Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland

Larry Kerschberg, E-Center for E-Business, Department of Information and Software Engineering, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

Hanjo Jeong, E-Center for E-Business, Department of Information and Software Engineering, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

Hideyuki Fujita, Center for Spatial Information Science, the University of Tokyo

Masatoshi Arikawa, Center for Spatial Information Science, the University of Tokyo

Cheng-Ru Young, Department of Computer Science and Information Engineer, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

and Ge-Ming Chiu, Department of Electronic Engineering, Chin Min College of Technology and Commerce

Yasue Kishino, Grad. Sch. of Information Science and Technology,Osaka University

Tsutomu Terada, Grad. Sch. of Information Science and Technology,Osaka University

Masahiko Tsukamoto, Faculty of Engineering,Kobe University

Shojiro Nishio, Grad. Sch. of Information Science and Technology, Osaka University

Kimio Kuramitsu, Yokohama National University 79-1 Tokiwadai, Hodogayaku, Yokohama 240-8501 JAPAN

Vincent S. Tseng, Department of Computer Sciencen and Information Engineering National Cheng Kung University Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Kawuu W. Lin, Department of Computer Sciencen and Information Engineering National Cheng Kung University Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Rajanish Dass, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta

Ambuj Mahanti, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta