Multimedia Database and Information System as Integrating Component for Telework Applications

The management of multimedia data in distributed environments is an important issue in many telework applications. While geographically dispersed, participants of telework use telecommunication as a tool to connect them in a common information space. This article discusses using database technology to support data retrieal and data sharing in the common information space. It also presents the design and implementation of a distributed image database system, and introduces its use in a medical teleteaching support system.