Real-time computing: meeting the client's demand for data access via the Internet

With the tremendous growth of the Internet, many companies are feeling pressure from their clients to provide realtime access to data. A flashy, static web site is no longer enough to satisfy those who demand 24-hour access to dynamic data including billing, personal profiles, and financial statements. We give an overview of the process for putting data online from analyzing existing shortcomings to methods for Internet database connectivity and developing online calculation engines. Finally, we discuss some trends in data mining and present ideas for developing a distributed data mining system.