Databases in Virtual Organizations: a collective interview and call for researchers

ABSTRACT

When the Databases in Virtual Organizations (DIVO) workshop convened after SIGMOD 2004 in Paris, many of us attending weren't sure what a virtual organization was, much less what relevance it could have to database research. Five hours later, as the lights snapped off in the rest of the building and the maintenance crew hovered patiently outside our meeting room, we had become a group with a mission: to let the database research community know what an incredible idea generator and testbed virtual organizations could be for research on information integration and data security.

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.3 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
      H.3.5 On-line Information Services
          Subjects: Data sharing

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.2 DATABASE MANAGEMENT
      H.2.5 Heterogeneous Databases
      H.2.7 Database Administration
          Subjects: Security, integrity, and protection

  J. Computer Applications
  J.1 ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING
      Subjects: Business

  K. Computing Milieux
  K.4 COMPUTERS AND SOCIETY
      K.4.3 Organizational Impacts

General Terms:
Economics, Management