SHORE (Scalable Heterogeneous Object REpository) is a persistent object system under development at the University of Wisconsin. SHORE represents a merger of object-oriented database and file system technologies. In this paper we give the goals and motivation for SHORE, and describe how SHORE provides features of both technologies. We also describe some novel aspects of the SHORE architecture, including a symmetric peer-to-peer server architecture, server customization through an extensible
value-added server
facility, and support for scalability on multiprocessor systems. An initial version of SHORE is already operational, and we expect a release of Version 1 in mid-1994.
The DataWeb project seeks to facilitate the querying and browsing of multimedia databases over a wide spectrum of networks and media. We developed an intelligent query facility that builds on the access paradigms supported by current hypertext-style Web applications and on decision support systems. This facility generalizes the basic navigation and abstraction mechanisms of these applications to make them extensible and scalable.
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