As a database expert who has been doing database development and research for over 15 years, Dr. Hicham Elmongui is presenting his view on integrating two fields: context-aware computing and database systems. This book introduces Chameleon, a context aware database management system that has a generic interface to define and process context information within the database management system. Chameleon not only eliminates the need to tailor specialized engines towards a certain context, but also enables instantiating systems that support user-defined complex and composite contexts. In this...