The Internet itself is just too large to be kept on one server or a whole farm of
servers; while in most cases an application will not need to access all the information
available on the whole of the Internet, for some of the more exciting Semantic Web
applications it will be a necessity to be at least potentially able to access all available
information.
??? The HIVE Data Store must be able to integrate ontologies into its repository. Ontologies
are the basic mechanism to define the meaning of concepts modeled in, for example,
RDF structures. An important add-on functionality will be the ability to compare
ontologies and map them onto each other to be able to integrate differing ontologies
designed for the same problem area.
??? The HIVE Data Store must include a facility to manage the credibility of sensitive
information. Mission-critical data must only be accepted from sources that are able
to authenticate themselves and prove their credibility (e.g., with certificates or similar
mechanisms).
??? The HIVE Data Store should be able to organize itself physically, to manage its resources,
and to restructure information based on dynamic changes of the environment.
This is an optional but highly recommended functionality, as it is to be expected that
the Data Store of a widely-used system will grow with leaps and bounds.
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