We expect that several emerging application classes will force data streams to become a first-class part of the DBMS as well. The imminent arrival of commercial microsensor devices at low cost will enable new classes of “monitoring” DBMS applications. It will become practical to tag every object of importance with a sensor that will report its state in real time. For example, instead of attaching a property tag to items such as laptop computers and projectors, one will attach a.
