History of distributed databases
What is a database?
Overview of distributed databases
Basics of client/server systems
Distributed database design
Enterprise management of distributed databases
Object technology and distributed databases
Distributed object technology and distributed databases
CORBA: a common architecture for distributed systems
Distributed database connectivity
Database access control and connectivity
Distributed database backup and recovery
Distributed database security
Performance and tuning for distributed databases
New data retrieval methods
Psychological issues: dealing with resistance
New human roles in distributed database systems
App. Distributed object environments.