ICEIS 2000, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, Stafford, UK, July 4-7, 2000. ICEIS Secretariat, Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal / Campus do IPS, Rua Vale de Chaves, Estefanilha - 2914-508 Setúbal, Portugal. secretariat@iceis.org

Invited Speakers

Keynote Lectures

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  Albert Mo Kim Cheng: E-Commerce and Its Real-Time Requirements: Modelling E-Commerce as a Real-Time System. IS 3-8
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  Jaelson Castro, Manuel Kolp, John Mylopoulos: Developing Agent-Oriented Information Systems for the Enterprise. IS 9-24
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  Bob Dunsby: Serving the Demands of E-Business. IS 25
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  Ian Ritchie: Making the Most of Your Knowledge. IS 26
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  Ronald K. Stamper: Information Requirements are Human, Computers only Machines: Measur's Rigorous Methods Based on Social Norms. IS 27-30

Tutorials

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  Balbir Barn: Modelling and Building Component Based Web Applications Using Enterprise Java Beans. IS 31-32
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  Ian Gorton, Phong Tran: Understanding Enterprise Middleware Technology. IS 33-36
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  Gerd Wagner: Understanding the Enterprise Information System Technology. IS 37-38
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  Stefano Rizzi, Matteo Golfarelli: Date Warehouse Design. IS 39-42

Case Studies

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  Thomas Greene: Case Study: A New World for the Enterprise--E-Commerce and Open Sources. IS 43
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  Robert A. Ghanea-Hercock: Case Study: Agents-The Future of Intelligent Communications. IS 44
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  David Seddon: Case Study: Can a Multi Terabyte Data Warehouse Be Built on a ORACLE/UNIX Platform? IS 45
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  Colin J. Theaker: Case Study: "Industry Strength"-It's True Meaning for High-Tech SMEs. IS 46

Papers

Enterprise Database Technology and Its Applications

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  Majed Al-Mashari: Enterprise-Wide Information Systems: The Case of SAP R/3 Application. 3-8
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  Steve Barker: Information Security: A Logic Based Approach. 9-14
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  Chris Bates, Innes Ritchie: Creating Realistic Data for Performance Evaluation. 15-20
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  A. Battacharya, J. Wenny Rahayu: Object Relational Transformation Case Tool. 21-26
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  Orlando Belo: Monitoring Production Plants Activities in Real Time as a Way to Gather Decision Support Information in Advance. 27-31
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  Giorgio Bruno, Marco Torchiano: Process Enabled Information Systems. 32-37
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  Alberto Carneiro: A Group Decision Support System for Strategic Alternatives Selection. 38-43
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  Mary Garvey, Mike Jackson, Martin Roberts: A Gemstone GIS. 44-48
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  Marcela Genero, Mario Piattini, Coral Calero, Manuel A. Serrano: Measures to Get Better Quality Databases. 49-55
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  Regine Laleau: On the Interest of Combining UML with the B Formal Method for the Specification of Database Applications. 56-63
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  Ian Newman: Simplifying Database Design and Integrating it Into Dynamic Web Site Construction. 64-70
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  B. John Oommen, Luis Rueda: An Empirical Comparison of Histogram-Like Techniques for Query Optimization. 71-78
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  Franck Ravat, Olivier Teste: Object-Oriented Decision Support System. 79-84
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  Gerd Wagner: Agent-Oriented Analysis and Design of Enterprise Information Systems. 85-89
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  Yuanling Zhu, Kevin Lü, Yi Li: Web Databases and Related Performance Issues. 90-96

Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems

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  Américo Lopes Azevedo, Jorge Pinho de Sousa: Distributed Order Planning for Networked Enterprises. 97-101
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  Lucimar F. de Carvalho, Fernando Mendes de Azevedo, Silvia M. Nassar, Christiane Koehler, Hugo J. T. de Carvalho, Charles T. Batezini, Fernanda Ramos: Concurrent Validation in the Treatment of Uncertainty in a Expert System. 102-107
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  Mark O'Connor, William J. Walley: An Information Theoretic Self-Organising Map with Disaggregation of Output Classes. 108-115
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  S. Díaz, J. I. Escudero, Joaquín Luque: Expert System-Based Alarm Management in Communication Networks. 116-120
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  David E. Emery: The Use of Information Theory in the Construction of a Bayesian Belief Network: A Case Study. 121-126
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  Paul Flynn, Tom Lunney, Terri Scott, Kevin Curran: Decision Support Systems within Telecommunications. 127-131
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  Ana L. N. Fred, Joaquim Filipe: Syntax-Directed Translation Schemes for Multi-Agent Systems Conversation Modelling. 132-138
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  Nuno M. V. Pine Goncalves, Pedro Antunes: "Decision Can": A Database of Decision Cases. 139-143
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  Oliver Hempel, Ulrich Büker, Georg Hartmann: Agent-Based Object Recognition. 144-148
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  A. Kleiner, Bernadette Sharp, O. Bittel: Self Organizing Maps for Value Estimation to Solve Reinforcement Learning Tasks. 149-156
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  G. Kostaras, I. Makarouni, G. Mitrou, John E. Psarras: Solving Large Scale Multi-Criteria Job Sequencing Problems in Real Industrial Environments. 157-162
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  Yang Li, Hongji Yang: Code Understanding Through Context-Oriented Uncertainty Reasoning for Enterprise Information System Reengineering. 163-170
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  S. Martín, Coromoto León, Manuel Mejías, M. C. Romero, A. V. Medina: Integration of Expert System Rules into Standardized Object Description Models for Telecommunication Network Management. 171-175
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  Isabel Milho, Ana L. N. Fred: A User-Friendly Development Tool for Medical Diagnosis Based on Bayesian Networks. 176-180
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  Jonathan P. Moore, Robert Inder, Paul W. H. Chung, Ann Macintosh, Jussi Stader: Who Does What? Matching Agents to Tasks in Adaptive Workflow. 181-185
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  Ángel Neira, Alfredo Alguero, José Antonio López Brugos, Víctor G. García: On Adaptive Testing with Fuzzy Logic. 186-190
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  Constantin Orasan, Richard Evans: Experiments in Optimising the Task of Anaphora Resolution. 191-195
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  S. A. Papazis, M. G. Ioannides, P. N. Fotilas: Development of an Information System for Wind Power Stations. 196-202
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  Joaquim Reis, Nuno J. Mamede: An Agent Architecture for Multi-Agent Dynamic Scheduling. 203-208
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  Maria de Fatima Rodrigues, Carlos Ramos, Pedro Rangel Henriques: How to Make KDD Process More Accessible to Users. 209-216
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  Mika Sato-Ilic: Classification Based on Relational Fuzzy C-Means for 3-Way Data. 217-221
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  Javier Tuya, Eugenia Díaz, Marta Hermida, José Antonio López Brugos, Ángel Neira, Alfredo Alguero, Faustino Obeso: An Architecture for On-Line Intelligent Control of Blast Furnaces. 222-226
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  F. J. Watkins, Ramón Alberto Carrasco: Decoding BCM Codes With a New Competitive Neural Network. 227-234

Systems Analysis and Specification

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  Albert Alderson: Placing the User in Systems Engineering. 235-241
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  Vesna Bosilj-Vuksic, George M. Giaglis, Vlatka Hlupic: IDEF Diagrams and Petri Nets for Business Process Modelling: Suitability, Efficacy, and Complementary Use. 242-247
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  Thomas Chesney, Helen Fletcher: Increasing End User Involvement in Requirements Modelling in Small Organisations. 248-252
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  Bernard Coulette, Tran Dan Thu, Xavier Crégut, Dong Thi Bich Thuy: RHODES, A Process Component Centered Software Engineering Environment. 253-260
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  Linda Dawson, Arlene Sivas: Requirements Specification for Electronic Services Delivery Applications Using "Lazy Dog" Templates. 261-266
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  Jan L. G. Dietz, Joseph Barjis: Petri Net Expressions of Demo Process Models as a Rigid Foundation for Requirements Engineering. 267-274
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  Junkang Feng: The Need for an 'Information Analysis' Stage for ISD. 275-281
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  M. Foley, Albert Alderson, Hanifa Shah: A Framework to Guide the Strategic Manager in the Acquisition of Software Development Technologies. 282-286
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  Karen Gunter, Paul Butler, Hanifa Shah: Supporting Distrubted Decision Making in the Manegement of Bids for Tender for the It Industry. 287-293
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  Douglas Kunda, Laurence Brooks: Accessing Success of a Social-Technical Method for Cots Software Selection: A Survey Approach. 294-298
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  Ludwik Kuzniarz, Maciej Piasecki: On Designing Object Oriented Model for Multimedia Data. 299-303
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  David Lanc, Lachlan M. MacKinnon: A Holistic Information Systems Strategy for Organisational Management-HISSOM. 304-309
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  Anthony Lauder, Stuart Kent: Statecharts for Business Process Modelling. 310-314
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  Richard McClatchey, Zsolt Kovacs, Jean-Marie Le Goff, G. Chevenier, Nigel Baker, Tony Solomonides: Integrating Product Data with Workflow Data in Enterprise Models. 315-321
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  Bernard Morand: Representation Process and Abductive Reasoning-An Experimental Approach of the Diagrammatic Case. 322-326
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  Ana Lacerda Nobre, Miguel Pina e Cunha: Information Systems and Learning Organisations. 327-332
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  Flávio Oquendo, K. Nadia Papamichail, Ian Robertson: Addressing Decision Making Issues in Enterprise Process Modelling. 333-338
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  Jin Sa, Stewart Green, Ian Beeson, Alan Sully: Addressing Multiple Software Processes in Business. 339-343
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  Anabela Sarmento, Altamiro Machado: The Adoption of Workflow Systems: Proposal of a Model for a Methodology to Analysis-The Impact of Workflow Systems in Organisations. 349-354
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  D. T. Thomas, Albert Alderson, Hanifa Shah, D. J. Collins: Evaluatin IT Usage in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises. 355-362
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  Stewart Thomson, John McCall, David Crossen: Component Based Visual Software Engineering. 363-367
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  Claudine Toffolon, Salem Dakhli: The Software Engineering Global Model. 368-376

Internet and Electronic Commerce

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  B. Aldenberg, Michael S. H. Heng, Steve C. A. Peters: High-Order Effects of Groupware: A Case of Censequences of Lotus Notes. 377-384
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  J. Arribi, V. Carneiro: A Distributed Agents Architecture for Self-Fault Management in Corporative Networks. 385-389
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  Colin G. Ash: An E-Commerce Model for Extending ERP Systems Onto the Internet: An Australian Perspective. 390-394
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  Luís Brito, Paulo Novais, José Neves: Mediation, Agreement and Gratitude in Strategic Planning for Virtual Organisations. 395-401
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  Alejandro Carrasco, Joaquín Luque, I. Borrero: Information Systems for Improving Competition in Deregulated Electricity Market. 402-406
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  Colin C. Charlton, Janet Little, Irene Neilson, Paul Ward: Supporting SMEs in the World of ECommerce: WWW Site Maintenance and Development. 407-413
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  Max Chevalier, Maël Verlhac: ISIDOR: A Visualisation Interface for Advanced Information Retrieval. 414-418
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  Carlos J. Costa, Pedro Antunes, Ferreira Dias: Integrating Meeting Results in Organisations. 419-423
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  Sharon Dingley, John Perkins: Engaging in Collaborative Systems: Lessons from the Field. 424-428
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  Brian O'Flaherty, Howard Williams: Intranet Adoption: A Survey Analysis. 429-434
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  Runzhuo He, Kecheng Liu: Towards a Secure and Complete Protocol for Electronic Commerce. 435-441
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  Ching-Tang Hsieh, Yu-Lung Lu, Chih-Ping Luo: Digital Image Multiresolution Watermark Based on Human Visual System. 442-446
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  V. P. Kochikar, S. Raghavan: Managing Knowledge in the E-Organization: The IT Perspective. 447-454
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  Klaus-Dieter Kreplin, Damian Mac Randal, Herbert Schmauch: Real Supply Chains and Virtual Enterprises. 455-460
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  Paddy Nixon, Vincent P. Wade, Sotirios Terzis, Marcus O'Connell, Simon A. Dobson: The Virtues Architecture: A Software Infrastructure for Business-to-Business E-Commerce. 461-466
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  Jan Pazdziora, Michal Brandejs: University Information System Fully Based on WWW. 467-471
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  José Adriano Gomes Pires, José Luís Padrão Exposto, Albano Agostinho Gomes Alves, Armando Luís Ferreira Leitão: Conception of a Framework for Electronic Commerce-Case Study: RURALNET. 472-477
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  Stephen J. Rees, R. Morgan: FILEscan: A Corporate Document Image Handling System. 478-483
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  Simone C. dos Santos, Fabio Q. B. da Silva: Electronic Intermediaries as Marketing Agents. 484-488
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  V. Shankararaman, B. Robinson, W. Lam: Agents for Electronic Commerce. 489-493
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  Daniel Y. Shee, Tzung-I Tang, Jeung-tai Eddie Tang: Keys to the Supply-Demand Architecture in Electronic Commerce. 494-498
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  Emmanuelle Vaast: Exploring Intranets: Why and How to Study Intranets in French Firms? 499-505
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  Luís Veiga, Paulo Ferreira: World Wide News Gathering Automatic Management. 506-510
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  Yuxiao Zhao, Kristian Sandahl: XML-Based Frameworks for Internet Commerce. 511-518

Posters

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  Steve C. A. Peters, Michael S. H. Heng, Corette E. Wissink: Action Learning in a Decentralized Organization-The Case of Designing a Distributed Database. 519-520
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  Alexander Kalinin, L. Nechaeva, E. Soltadov, Symon Podvalny: Usage of Instrument of Neural Networks in Control of Complex Chemical-Technological Processes. 521-524
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  Ray Dawson, Asad Al-Zaid: Facilitating a User Performed Requirements Analysis-A Case Study. 525-526
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  Mário Lousã, Altamiro Machado: Thoughts about the Organisational Contect When Adopting a Workflow System. 527-528
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  Angel Goitia, José García-Fanjul, Javier Tuya, José A. Corrales: Building Internet Shops: Current Status of the Cities Project. 529-530
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  A. Heath, Ramón Alberto Carrasco: Application of a Virtual Connection Tree over Multiple Access Techniques for 3G Mobile Communication Systems. 531-532
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  Mike Thelwall: Implications of Search Engine Coverage on the Viability of Business Web Sites. 533-534
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  Yibing Wang, Robert M. Hyatt, Barrett R. Bryant: Architectural Considerations with Distributed Computing. 535-536