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Multimedia database management (panel session)

Abstract: Database management systems have been very successful in a variety of application5 in the commercial world such a5 air lute reservations, banking, etc. These application5 typically u5e formatted data. There are other mterestmg applicattons which require unformatted data such a5 text, bitmap. graphic5 data, and voice. Applicatum environments which may potentially require the storage and manipulation of unformatted data are office information systems, geographic data bastr, CAD/CAM and technical documentation systems, software reusability systems. 5ome military applications, medical information systems, law informatton systems, tourist information 5y5tem5, advertising catalogues, newspaper aad magazine production systems, large dictionaries and encyclopaediar, systems u5ed in education, md library automation environments. Management of unformatted data presents a variety of new challenge5 for data bare management rtsearchen. In addttron, new and dtveme dcvtces (like bitmap displays, voice input output device5, optical disks, etc.) may be used for the presentation and storage of unformatted data. The5e new devicea give more dimemuons to the problem. We use the term mulfimediu datu bare ~~~~gemenr to refer both to the problems of managing unformatted data, a5 well a5 to the problems introduced by the device5 which are used for the presentation and storage of unformatted data.