The Bulletin of the Technical Committee on Data Engineering is published quarterly and is distributed to all TC members. Its scope includes the design, implementation, modelling, theory and application of database systems and their technology. Letters, conference information, and news should be sent to the Editor-in-Chief. Papers for each issue are solicited by and should be sent to the Associate Editor responsible for the issue. Opinions expressed in contributions are those of the authors and

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... o not necessarily reflect the positions of the TC on Data Engineering, the IEEE Computer Society, or the authors' organizations. Membership in the TC on Data Engineering is open to all current members of the IEEE Computer Society who are interested in database systems.