The three major thrusts of ulce have been identified namely, information management systems, decision support systems, and supportability model. Softwell Associates, Inc. Has contributed to the research in each of these areas. In Phase II, we intend to develop and implement the knowledge-based query optimizer, and view update algorithms. The success criteria for an ulce environment is performance. The knowledge-based query optimizer plays an important role in the performance of a heterogeneous distributed database. In the areas of the decision support system, Softwell Associates, Inc. intends to implement an automated configuration management system and an automated design process sequence control. In the area of the supportability model, softwell associates. Inc intends to integrate a supportability tool to ingres and then to IISS.
