Advances in Multimedia and Databases for the New Century
A Swiss/Japanese Perspective, Kyoto, Japan, 30 November-2 December 1999

The contents of this volume are taken from the Switzerland-Japan Joint Seminar on Multimedia and Databases. This seminar hoped to present and discuss research results and provide an opportunity for exchanging ideas for further promotion of science and technology.

The contents of this volume are taken from the Switzerland-Japan Joint Seminar on Multimedia and Databases. This seminar hoped to present and discuss research results and provide an opportunity for exchanging ideas for further promotion of science and technology. It also sought to establish a friendly relationship between the Swiss and the Japanese.

Interoperability and flexible interactive document design for distance learning, C. Vanoirbeek and O.A. Khaled
workflow modelling from a database point of view, K. Yokota and T. Kunishima
high performance parallel association rule mining and its dynamic load balancing mechanism over homo/heterogeneous PC cluster system, M. Kitsuregawa et al
the Virtual World Database System - its concept, design, and prototyping, Y. Masunaga and C. Watanabe
enhancing databases by introducing spatial data types for non-geographical applications, A. Makinouchi and S. Kuroki
all together now - towards integrating the world's information systems, K.R. Dittrich and D. Jonscher
higher order databases and multimedia information, H.-J. Schek and R. Weber
access control and views in Web data management, K. Tanaka et al. (Part contents)