5th IEEE Workshop on Future Trends of Distributed Computing Systems
Information and distribution systems in the retail industry
Chenju, Korea
August 28-August 30
ISBN: 0-8186-7125-4
Abstract: Information and distribution systems make valuable contributions in improving the retail industry. Multimedia technologies and broadband networks pave the way for new generations of information and distribution systems. Characteristics of the store and consumer environments together with the driving forces in the retail industry put great demands upon the systems. Middleware has a key role in fulfilling the demands.
Index Terms:
multimedia computing; retail data processing; broadband networks; multimedia communication; point of sale systems; electronic data interchange; distribution systems; retail industry; information systems; multimedia technologies; broad band networks; consumer environments; middleware
Citation:
L. Lendrup, "Information and distribution systems in the retail industry," ftdcs, pp.0242, 5th IEEE Workshop on Future Trends of Distributed Computing Systems, 1995