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Electronic Government


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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Electronic Government, EGOV 2004, held in Zaragoza, Spain in August/September 2004. The 92 revised papers presented together with an introduction and abstracts of 16 workshop papers were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on e-democracy; interoperability; process management; technical issues; e-voting; services; processes, and general assistance; empowering regions; methods and tools; g2g collaboration, change and risk management; e-governance; ID-management and security; policies and strategies; geographical information systems, legal aspects; teaching and empowering; designing Web services, public information; and regional developments in global context.




Ad-Hoc, Mobile, and Wireless Networks


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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Ad-Hoc Networks and Wireless, ADHOC-NOW 2003, held in Montreal, Canada in October 2003. The 23 revised full papers and 4 revised short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 42 submissions. All current aspects of ad-hoc networking, mobile, wireless, and cooperating communication systems are addressed including network architectures, access control and discovery, multicasting protocols, performance, quality of service, QoS, routing protocols, scalability, security, and self-configuration.




Technologies for E-Services


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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Technologies for E-Services, TES 2003, held in Berlin, Germany, in September 2003 in conjunction with VLDB 2003. The 16 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the book. Among the topics addressed are current issues on various aspects of e-services, in particular Web services, service composition, service aggregation, service integration, cooperative process control, business process modeling, DAML-S, scalable Web services, shared Web services, context-aware services, and location-based services.







Business Computing


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Focuses on presenting specific innovative computing artifacts and tools developed by researchers that are not commercially used. This work presents approaches and frameworks that focus on ability of an enterprise to analyze, build and protect computing infrastructure that supports value-added dimensions to the enterprise's business processes.




Cooperative Sourcing


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Daniel Beimborn develops a formal model in order to explore cooperative sourcing activities in the banking industry. Together with survey data from the German banking industry, the model is used in simulation studies which allow for compound analyses of causes and effects of cooperative sourcing.




Business Intelligence: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications


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Data analysis is an important part of modern business administration, as efficient compilation of information allows managers and business leaders to make the best decisions for the financial solvency of their organizations. Understanding the use of analytics, reporting, and data mining in everyday business environments is imperative to the success of modern businesses. Business Intelligence: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications presents a comprehensive examination of business data analytics along with case studies and practical applications for businesses in a variety of fields and corporate arenas. Focusing on topics and issues such as critical success factors, technology adaptation, agile development approaches, fuzzy logic tools, and best practices in business process management, this multivolume reference is of particular use to business analysts, investors, corporate managers, and entrepreneurs in a variety of prominent industries.




Modeling and Using Context


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The refereed proceedings of the 4th International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Modeling and Using Context, CONTEXT 2003, held in Stanford, CA, USA in June 2003. The 31 full papers and 15 short papers presented were carefully reviewed, selected, and revised for inclusion in the book. The papers presented deal with the interdisciplinary topic of modeling and using context from various points of view, ranging through cognitive science, formal logic, artifical intelligence, computational intelligence, philosophical and psychological aspects, and information processing. Highly general philosophical and theoretical issues are complemented by specific applications in various fields.




Electronic Business in Developing Countries


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"This books tackles issues of e-business with a vision to the future on how to bridge these gaps and close down the barriers between the different corners of the world"--Provided by publisher.