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Multimedia Database Systems: Challenges and Opportunities

Yelena Yesha
Dept. of Computer Science University of Maryland
5401 Wilkens Avenue Baltimore, MD
Mukesh Singhal
Department of Computer and Information Science The Ohio State University
2015 Neil Avenue Columbus, OH 43210

Abstract Since multimedia systems typically require storage, retrieval, and manipulation of huge amount of information, database systems play key role in the design of high-performance multimedia systems. This article examines the issues in the design of multimedia database systems and explores the current state of the art.

Key Words: Multimedia systems, multimedia databases, information systems.