LEADER 05999nam 22007694a 450 001 9910144581003321 005 20170810191522.0 010 $a1-280-54218-7 010 $a9786610542185 010 $a0-470-35817-3 010 $a0-471-71421-6 010 $a0-471-71420-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000377070 035 $a(EBL)468934 035 $a(OCoLC)609847635 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000073379 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11118642 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000073379 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10118386 035 $a(PQKB)10620915 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC468934 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000377070 100 $a20040226d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAdaptive information$b[electronic resource] $eimproving business through semantic interoperability, grid computing, and enterprise integration /$fJeffrey T. Pollock, Ralph Hodgson 210 $aHoboken, N.J. $cWiley-Interscience$dc2004 215 $a1 online resource (440 p.) 225 1 $aWiley series in systems engineering and management 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-471-48854-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAdaptive Information; Contents at a Glance; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables and Other Sidebar Elements; Foreword; Preface; How This Book Will Help; Road Map; Guide to The Reader; Book Iconography and Picture Key; Pedagogical Elements in the Text; Acknowledgments; Part 1 Why Semantic Interoperability?; 1. Semantic Interoperability Gives IT Meaning; Does IT Matter Anymore?; Semantic Interoperability: 15-Year Overnight Success; Semantic Interoperability vs. the Semantic Web; Differing Uses of the Term "Interoperability"; The Third Wave; Strategies for Competitive Advantage 327 $aMergers and AcquisitionsCorporate Consolidation; Increased IT Spending, Increased Agility?; Business and Application Impacts; Key Industries and Vertical Markets; Key Processes and Application Areas; The Information Explosion; Information Matters More Than Ever; Data Rich, Information Poor; Information Dominance; Systemic Barriers to IT Innovation; The Speed of Change Barrier; Entrenched IT Infrastructures; Fuzzy Data, Fuzzy Process; The "H" Factor; Summary and Conclusions; 2. Information Infrastructure Issues and Problems; Limitations of Current Technology Approaches 327 $aOff-the-Shelf Integration ProductsWeb Services and Service-Oriented Architectures; Data Warehouses and Metadata Management; Portals; Systems Integrators-Custom Solutions; Standard Data Vocabularies; Traditional Application Integration; Key Components; Disadvantages and Concerns; Application Integration Trend: Target the Vertical Markets; Integration's Core Issue; Application Integration as Plumbing; Why Connecting Systems is Necessary; The Coupling Question; Business Process Plumbing; Service-Oriented Plumbing; Why Plumbing is Insufficient; Enterprise Content, not Plumbing, is King 327 $aEnterprise Information Data StructuresContinuum of Knowledge; Final Thoughts on Overcoming Information Infrastructure Problems; Semantic Information Interoperability; 3. Promise of Frictionless Information; Organic Middleware: "Software, Integrate Thyself!"; A Tough Road Forward; Organic Middleware Hinges On Semantic Interoperability; Fragmented Industry Efforts and Organic Computing; Autonomic Computing; Semantic Web; Semantic Web Services; Service Grid; Model-Driven Architecture; Intelligent Agents; Achieving Synthesis; Intelligence Information Sharing in the Twenty-First Century 327 $aInformation Sharing ImperativeInformation Sharing Conundrum; Toward a Pragmatic Solution: Semantic Interoperability; Semantic Interoperability Framework Characteristics; Dynamic; Real Time; Loosely Coupled; Highly Flexible; Secure; Open; Service Oriented; Information-Centric; Autonomic; Developing a Semantic Interoperability Solution Architecture; Design Time; Run Time; Final Thoughts on Frictionless Information; Part 2 Semantic Interoperability Primer; 4. Foundations in Data Semantics; Introduction; The Great Debate; Plato and Aristotle Argue About Truth; Kant Searches For What is Knowable 327 $aC.S. Peirce Redefines Logic and Meaning 330 $aNew Paradigm for considering application integration and B2B problemsHeightens the importance of conveying meaning between systemsAddresses movement in the EAI space toward more data handling capabilitiesOffers a solution for the multitude of managers disconnected with the latest technologiesLeverages the technical advances made in complex data integration over 15 yearsShifts the focus from technology solutions to information solutionsRelies heavily on the use of practical examples, tips, definitions, and soapbox excerpts throughout the main body of text 410 0$aWiley series in systems engineering and management. 606 $aMiddleware 606 $aEnterprise application integration (Computer systems) 606 $aSemantic integration (Computer systems) 606 $aComputational grids (Computer systems) 606 $aBusiness enterprises$xData processing 606 $aInformation resources management 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMiddleware. 615 0$aEnterprise application integration (Computer systems) 615 0$aSemantic integration (Computer systems) 615 0$aComputational grids (Computer systems) 615 0$aBusiness enterprises$xData processing. 615 0$aInformation resources management. 676 $a005.7/13 676 $a005.713 700 $aPollock$b Jeffrey T$0918215 701 $aHodgson$b Ralph$f1945-$0918216 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910144581003321 996 $aAdaptive information$92058837 997 $aUNINA