This three-volume set covers, among other topics, database systems, data compression, database architecture, data acquisition, asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) and the practical application of this technology. It includes a variety of topics, including: * Techniques in emerging database system architectures * Techniques and applications in data mining * Object-oriented database system * Data acquisition during periods of heavy WWW client server / traffic * Information exploration on the WWW * Education and training in multimedia database systems * Data structure techniques in rapid prototyping and manufacturing * Wireless ATM in data networks for mobile systems * Applications in corporate finance * Scientific data visualization * Data compression and information retrieval * Techniques in medical systems, intensive care unit