A system and method for creating a global data dictionary from a plurality of databases such that users may conduct expansive searches or queries, and retrieve data therefrom, regardless of the database management system from each respective database. The global data dictionary is created by semantically...http://www.google.com/patents/US20020038308?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20020038308 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING A VIRTUAL DATA WAREHOUSE
