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Informationen zum Autor JEFFREY T. POLLOCK is an executive leader in the enterprise software business, as well as a university instructor and technology visionary in the emerging field of data semantics.RALPH HODGSON is the cofounder of TopQuadrant, a consulting firm that specializes in semantic technologies and services for software innovation through "Solution Envisioning with Capability Cases." Klappentext * New Paradigm for considering application integration and B2B problems* Heightens the importance of conveying meaning between systems* Addresses movement in the EAI space toward more data handling capabilities* Offers a solution for the multitude of managers disconnected with the latest technologies* Leverages the technical advances made in complex data integration over 15 years* Shifts the focus from technology solutions to information solutions* Relies heavily on the use of practical examples, tips, definitions, and soapbox excerpts throughout the main body of text Zusammenfassung * New Paradigm for considering application integration and B2B problems* Heightens the importance of conveying meaning between systems* Addresses movement in the EAI space toward more data handling capabilities* Offers a solution for the multitude of managers disconnected with the latest technologies* Leverages the technical advances made in complex data integration over 15 years* Shifts the focus from technology solutions to information solutions* Relies heavily on the use of practical examples, tips, definitions, and soapbox excerpts throughout the main body of text Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations xvii List of Tables and Other Sidebar Elements xxi Foreword xxiii Preface xxv Acknowledgments xxxi Part One: Why Semantic Interoperability? 1. Semantic Interoperability Gives IT Meaning 3 2. Information Infrastructure Issues and Problems 23 3. Promise of Frictionless Information 39 Part Two: Semantic Interoperability Primer 4. Foundations in Data Semantics 69 5. Semantic Conflict Solution Patterns 99 6. MetaData Archetypes 127 7. Ontology Design Patterns 145 8. Multimodal Interoperability Architecture 195 9. Infrastructure and E-Business Patterns 223 Part 3: Adopting Semantic Technologies 10. Capability Case Studies 259 11. Adoption Strategies 305 12. Tomorrow's Adaptive and Dynamic Systems 333 Appendices Appendix A. Vendor Profiles, Tools, and Scorecards 347 Appendix B. Acronyms and Abbreviations 375 Endnotes 379 Index 383 ...
