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RIDS 1995: Rules in Database Systems pp 342–356Cite as

Active databases and agent systems — a comparison

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This paper examines Active Databases and Agent Systems, comparing their purpose, structure, functionality, and implementation. Our presentation is aimed primarily at an audience familiar with active database technology. We show that they draw upon very similar paradigms in their quest to supply reactivity. This presents opportunities for migration of techniques and formalisms between the two fields.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, University of Melbourne, 3052, Parkville, Australia

    James Bailey, David B. Kemp & Kotagiri Ramamohanarao

  2. Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute, 171 Latrobe Street, 3000, Melbourne, Australia

    Michael Georgeff & David Kinny

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Bailey, J., Georgeff, M., Kemp, D.B., Kinny, D., Ramamohanarao, K. (1995). Active databases and agent systems — a comparison. In: Sellis, T. (eds) Rules in Database Systems. RIDS 1995. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 985. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-60365-4_137

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