Enterprise Information Systems II

Preface. Invited Papers. E-Commerce and Its Real-Time Requirements: Modeling E-Commerce as a Real-Time System; A.M.K. Cheng. Developing Agent-Oriented Information Systems for the Enterprise; J. Castro, et al. Part 1: Enterprise Database Technology and its Applications. Simplifying Database Design and Integrating it into Dynamic Web Site Construction; I. Newman. Process Enabled Information Systems; G. Bruno, M. Torchiano. Information Security: A Logic Based Approach; S. Barker. Object-Oriented Decision Support System; F. Ravat, O. Teste. Measures to Get Better Quality Databases; M. Genero, et al. A Gemstone GIS; M. Garvey, et al. Creating Realistic Data for Performance Evaluation; C. Bates, I. Ritchie. Part 2: Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems. Experiments in Optimising the Task of Anaphora Resolution; C. Orasan, R. Evans. Self Organising Maps for Value Estimation to Solve Reinforcement Learning Tasks; A. Kleiner, et al. An Information Theoretic Self-Organising Map with Disaggregation of Output Classes; M.A. O'Connor, W.J. Walley. Syntax-Directed Translation Schemes for Multi-Agent Systems Conversation Modelling; A. Fred, J. Filipe. Developments of an Information System for Wind Power Stations; S.A. Papazis, et al. An Architecture for On-Line Intelligent Control of Blast Furnaces; J. Tuya, et al. A User-Friendly Development Tool for Medical Diagnosis Based on Bayesian Networks; I. Milho, A. Fred. Part 3: Systems Analysis and Specification. Statecharts for Business Process Modeling; A. Lauder, S. Kent. Addressing Multiple Software Processes in Business; J. Sa, et al. Placing the User in Systems Engineering; A. Alderson. Representation Process and Abductive Reasoning an Experimental Approach of the Diagrammatic Case; B. Morand. IDEF Diagrams and Petri Nets for Business Process Modeling: Suitability, Efficacy, and Complementary Use; V. Bosilj-Vuksic, et al. Integrating Product Data with Workflow Data in Enterprise Models; R. McClatchey, et al. Evaluating it Usage in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises; D.T. Thomas, et al. A Holistic Information Systems Strategy for Organisational Management &endash; Hissom; D. Lanc, L.M. MacKinnon. Rhodes, A Process Component Centered Software Engineering Environment; B. Coulette, et al. Part 4: Internet and Electronic Commerce. An E-Commerce Model for Extending ERP Systems Onto the Internet: An Australian Perspective; C.G. Ash. Mediation, Agreement and Gratitude in Strategic Planning for Virtual Organisations; L. Brito, et al. XML-Based Frameworks for Internet Commerce; Y. Zhao, K. Sandahl. Agents for Electronic Commerce; V. Shankararaman, et al. Towards A Secure and Complete Protocol for Electronic Commerce; R. He, K. Liu. Integrating Meeting Results in Organisations; C.J. Costa, et al. Author Index.