Discussion

In this section we show how the criteria presented in the previous section can be applied for characterizing heterogeneous molecular biology database systems such as IGD, Docking-D/RELIWE, SRS, LinkDB, and Entrez.

• Assumptions.
• Schema and Data Converters.
• Schema and Data Conflict Detection and Resolution.
• Database Correlations and Restructuring.
• Query Interfaces and Processing.
• Synchronization with Component Databases.
• Scalability.