Interoperability for Enterprise Software and Applications (PDF)

Within the framework of the Sixth I-ESA International Conference,
supported by the INTEROP VLab (International Virtual Laboratory on
Enterprise Interoperability, http://www.interop-vlab.eu), three
workshops and a Doctoral Symposium have been organized in order to
strengthen some key topics related to interoperability for
enterprise applications and software. The workshops were selected
to complement the conference topics, leaving more time to
researchers for brainstorming and then coming up, at the end of the
workshops, with new research directions for the future.



The goal of the workshop "Standards - a Foundation
for Interoperability" is to increase awareness and
understanding of interoperability standards as a fundamental need.
The workshop "Use of MDI/SOA Concepts in Industry"
promotes the application of MDI (Model-Driven Interoperability)
combined with SOA (Services Oriented Architecture) and the
associated technology (BPM, Enterprise Modeling, ontology,
mediation, model transformation, etc.) in industry. The workshop on
"Dynamic Management across Interoperating Enterprises"
investigates the need for enhancements to current business
management systems and processes to address the needs of global
trading across enterprises utilizing the new service-oriented
Internet. Finally, the Doctoral Symposium has given the opportunity
for students involved in the preparation of their PhDs in this
emerging area to present and discuss their research issues and
ideas with senior researchers.