IEEE Educational Video Tape Presentation
	Sponsor: Bob Kahrman <RKahrman@ieee.org>
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|     Supporting User Productivity:  Information Integration      |
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   Gio Wiederhold,       Stephen Cross,           Charles Channel
Stanford University, Carnegie Mellon University, ISX Corporation
October 19, 1994

Abstract:
Today's complex computing environments provide access to vast online
databases, document databases, knowledge bases, and software.  This
capability leads to a requirement for powerful and responsive tools
for locating, retrieving, abstracting, and combining the right data 
at the right time, with a minimum of effort by the end-user: the
designer, the planner, the manager.  The architecture of future
information systems must accomodate domain specialists that mediate
the flood of data and help in converting this flood to information.  
A mediated architecture is a logical development of federated and
client-server architectures, but provides much better scalability.
Mediation addresses multi-user, multi-domain, and heterogeneous
resources, and recognizes that legacy is an ongoing issue, as systems
continue to change and improve.  Responsibility for maintenance in our
changing world is assigned to domain specialists, that provide the
require services within the rapidly developing networks.  Relevant
technologies for mediation include model-based abstraction, knowledge-
and case-based reasoning, neural networks, intelligent document
processing, statistical analysis, and simulations for projecting data
into the future.  Mediators provide information for user applications 
and their multi-media interfaces at the users' workstations. 
   The tape has 5 sections: Introduction to Intelligent Information
Integration (I3) (approximatly 25 minutes), a visionary demonstration
of mediation within the Lockheed F-22 Advanced Tactical Fighter
design, manufacturing, and logistics databases (IWSDB) (25 mins.),
Intelligent Help Desks, that exploit the new technologies (25 mins.),
mediation technology, tools, and suppliers (30 mins.), and a panel
presenting a summary view and future projections (15 minutes).  Much
of this work was initiated by ARPA.
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