Discrete-Event Simulation of a Parallel Database Machine
Conference Proceeding
Iliev, R., Lazarov, V., Kerridge, J. M., England, R., & Boyanov, K. (1996)
Discrete-Event Simulation of a Parallel Database Machine. In Parcella '96: Proceedings of the VII. International Workshop on Parallel Processing by Cellular Automata and Arrays held in Berlin, September 16-20, 1996, 259-268
The design of the IRISS parallel database machine
Conference Proceeding
Walter, D., & Kerridge, J. (1996)
The design of the IRISS parallel database machine. In High-Performance Computing and Networking: International Conference and Exhibition HPCN EUROPE 1996 Brussels, Belgium, April 15–19, 1996 Proceedings. , (913-914). https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-61142-8_646
The decision support potential of large commercial relational databases is limited by the vast amounts of computing power required to perform complex queries on large datasets...
Semantic computability: A mechanism for the description of test data sets for scaleable information systems
Conference Proceeding
Bates, C., Jelly, I., Forgacs, I., Szabo, E., & Kerridge, J. (1996)
Semantic computability: A mechanism for the description of test data sets for scaleable information systems. In H. Liddell, A. Colbrook, B. Hertzberger, & P. Sloot (Eds.), High-Performance Computing and Networking International Conference and Exhibition HPCN EUROPE 1996 Brussels, Belgium, April 15–19, 1996 Proceedings. , (677-682). https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-61142-8_613
This paper describes a mechanism, semantic computability, through which data can be described in such a way as to enable the automated creation of structured, scaleable data s...
Generic Matrices in occam3(e)
Conference Proceeding
Chutimaskul, W., & Kerridge, J. (1995)
Generic Matrices in occam3(e). In Transputer Research and Applications 7 (NATUG-7): Proceedings of the Seventh Conference of the North American Transputer Users Group, 255
The possibility of enhancing the occam3 type system to support genericity for the purpose of reusability can be realised by means of user-defined parameterised types (UPTs) an...
National Lotteries: An Exercise in Parallel Data Management Design
Conference Proceeding
Kerridge, J. M., & North, S. (1995)
National Lotteries: An Exercise in Parallel Data Management Design. In Transputer Applications and Systems ’95, 441
The advent of a National Lottery in the United Kingdom prompted the thought about how one would design a highly parallel system to manage such an activity, especially, as the ...
A strategy for semantic integrity enforcement in a parallel database machine
Conference Proceeding
McCarroll, N., & Kerridge, J. (1994)
A strategy for semantic integrity enforcement in a parallel database machine. In Directions in Databases: 12th British National Conference on Databases, BNCOD 12 Guildford, United Kingdom, July 6–8, 1994 Proceedings. , (137-152). https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-58235-5_40
Semantic integrity constraints represent knowledge about data with which a relational database must be consistent. To enforce semantic integrity we must ensure that transactio...
Benchmarking parallel SQL database machines
Conference Proceeding
Jelly, I., Kerridge, J., & Bates, C. (1994)
Benchmarking parallel SQL database machines. In Directions in Databases 12th British National Conference on Databases, BNCOD 12 Guildford, United Kingdom, July 6–8, 1994 Proceedings, 105-120. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-58235-5_38
New parallel database systems are being developed to support the data processing needs of large commercial organisations: these offer increased performance in terms of process...
Dynamic allocation of processes and channels in T9000/C104 networks using occam3
Conference Proceeding
Kerridge, J. (1994)
Dynamic allocation of processes and channels in T9000/C104 networks using occam3. In Progress in Transputer and occam Research: WoTUG-17: Proceedings of the 17th World occam* and Transputer User Group Technical Meeting, 1-17
The hardware of the Inmos T9000 transputer contains a resource channel mechanism which is used to implement a many-to-one client server programming model. This model has also ...
Parameterised Types in occam3(e)
Conference Proceeding
Chutimaskul, W., & Kerridge, J. (1994)
Parameterised Types in occam3(e). In Transputer/Occam: Proceedings of the 6th Transputer and Occam International Conference
Large scale data management and massively parallel architectures in Automatic Fingerprint Recognition
Conference Proceeding
Walter, D., & Kerridge, J. (1994)
Large scale data management and massively parallel architectures in Automatic Fingerprint Recognition. In High-Performance Computing and Networking: International Conference and Exhibition Munich, Germany, April 18–20, 1994 Proceedings, Volume I: Applications, 435-440. https://doi.org/10.1007/bfb0020414
The National Transputer Support Centre is an independent parallel processing consultancy specialising in large scale data management and parallel databases. We were approached...