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Considerable progress has been achieved in the area of virtual database systems, but substantial problems still persist. In this paper we discuss two current research directions: The resolution of extensional inconsistencies among databases participating in a virtual database, and the automatic incorporation of new information sources based on a process of discovery. Our approach to both problems involves to some degree what is often referred to as soft computing techniques.
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Motro, A., Anokhin, P., Berlin, J. (2001). Intelligent Methods in Virtual Databases. In: Larsen, H.L., Andreasen, T., Christiansen, H., Kacprzyk, J., Zadrożny, S. (eds) Flexible Query Answering Systems. Advances in Soft Computing, vol 7. Physica, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7908-1834-5_54
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