ICEIS 2004, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, Porto, Portugal, April 14-17, 2004

Volume IV - Software Agents and Internet Computing

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  Domenico Rosaci: A Model of Agent Ontologies for B2C E-Commerce. 3-9
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  Makram Bouzid, Jérôme Picault, David Bonnefoy: A Dynamic Aggregation Mechanism for Agent-Based Services. 10-15
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  Joshua H. Greenberg, Douglas D. Dankel II, Borko Furht: A Content Oriented Architecture for Consumer-to-Business E-Commerce. 16-23
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  Nathália R. S. Oliveira, Sofiane Labidi, Edson Nascimento, Carlos R. B. Almeida: Formation and Fulfillment of Electronic Contracts in the ICS. 24-30
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  Mohamed Rehman, John D. Ferguson, David Elsweiler, Alasdair Mac Cormack, John N. Wilson, George R. S. Weir: BulB - Visualising Bulletin Board Activity. 31-35
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  Juho Karppinen, Marko Niinimäki, John White, Tapio Niemi: Gridblocks - Web Portal and Client for Distributed Computing. 36-40
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  Stanley Loh, Ramiro Saldana Garin, Daniel Lichtnow, Thyago Borges, Roberto Rodrigues, Gabriel Simões, Leonardo Amaral, Tiago Primo: Analyzing Web Chat Messages for Recommending Items from a Digital Library. 41-48
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  Francisco Puentes, Victor Carneiro: Virtual Active IP Node for Collaborative Environments. 49-54
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  Louis A. Lefebvre, Elie Elia, Élisabeth Lefebvre, Onno Omta: The Scope and Intensity of Derived Benefits from E-Commerce Penetration in SMEs. 55-61
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  Shun-Fa Chang, Li-Chen Fu, Ming-Yu Tsai: Automatic Integration of Inter-Enterprise Processes with Hierarchical Broker Framework. 62-69
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  Stephan Lukosch: Customizable Data Distribution for Synchronous Groupware. 70-77
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  Seng Wai Loke, Sea Ling: Analyzing Observable Behaviours of Device Ecology Workflows. 78-83
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  Nyik San Ting, Ralph Deters: Peer-to-Peer Network Simulation. 84-91
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  Kaushal Chari, Manish Agrawal: Design and Evaluation of Agent-Based Negotiation Heuristic for Online Negotiations. 92-97
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  Agostino Poggi, Michele Tomaiuolo, Paola Turci: Using Agent Platforms for Service Composition. 98-105
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  Nien T. Sui, Saleh I. Alfuraih, Dennis McLeod: Trusted Email: A Proposed Approach to Prevent Credit Card Fraud in Softproducts E-Commerce. 106-113
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  Denivaldo Lopes, Slimane Hammoudi: From CORBA to Web Services Composition. 114-121
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  Golha Sharifi, Julita Vassileva, Ralph Deters: Seamless Communication and Access to Information for Mobile Users in a Wireless Environment. 122-129
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  Oleksiy Mazhelis, Seppo Puuronen: Combining One-Class Classifiers for Mobile-User Substitution Detection. 130-137
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  Jimena Rodríguez, Lacramioara Dranca, Alfredo Goñi, Arantza Illarramendi: A Wireless Application That Monitors ECG Signals On-Line: Architecture and Performance. 138-145
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  Achim Karduck, Amadou Sienou: Teambroker: Constraint Based Brokerage of Virtual Teams. 146-153
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  Luís Veiga, Paulo Ferreira: Turning the Web into an Effective Knowledge Repository. 154-161
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  Marco Degemmis, Pasquale Lops, Giovanni Semeraro, Maria Francesca Costabile, Oriana Licchelli, Stefano Guida: A Hybrid Collaborative Recommender System Based on User Profiles. 162-169
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  Dong Cheng, Nacer Boudjlida: Federated Mediators for Query Composite Answers. 170-175
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  Yasuo Ebara, Yukinori Goto, Toshihiko Shimokawa, Shinji Yamane, Kenzi Watanabe, Yuko Murayama: The Project of Virtual Laboratory for Informal Communication on Gigabit Network. 176-181
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  Thorsten Hampel, Jörg Halbsgut, Thomas Bopp: Heterogeneous Integration of Services into an Open, Standardized Web Service - A Web service-Based CSCW/L System. 182-189
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  Janice Whatley: Software Agents for Supporting Student Team Project Work. 190-196
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  Manuel Pérez Cota, Luis Vilan Crespo, Jose Paulo Machado Da Costa, Ana Isabel Diez Sanchez: The Impact of the Information Technologies and Communication in the Educational System - Case Study of North of Portugal and South of Galicia. 197-201
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  Gregory W. Hislop, Heidi J. C. Ellis: An Analysis of Variation in Teaching Effort Across Tasks in Online and Traditional Courses. 202-207
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  Ahmad Kamil Mahmood, Elaine Ferneley: Can Avatars Replace the Trainer? A Case Study Evaluation. 208-213
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  Zakaria Maamar, Soraya Kouadri Mostéfaoui, Hamdi Yahyaoui, Willem-Jan van den Heuvel: Towards an Agent-Based and Context-Oriented Approach to Compose Web Services. 214-221
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  Yang Cao, Golha Sharifi, Yamini Upadrashta, Julita Vassileva: A Study of User Attitude Dynamics in a Computer Game. 222-229
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  Jonathan Bredin: Strategic Negotiation of Bandwidth in Cooperative Networks. 230-235
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  Bach Thanh Le, Rose Dieng-Kuntz, Fabien Gandon: On Ontology Matching Problems - for Building a Corporate Semantic Web in a Multi-Communities Organization. 236-243
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  Stanislav Pokraev, Zlatko Zlatev, Rogier Brussee, Pascal van Eck: Semantic Support for Automated Negotiation with Alliances. 244-249
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  Hamid Jahankhani, Mohammed Youssef: Underlying Platform of the E-Commerce System: J2EE vs. NET. 250-257
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  Joubert de Castro Lima, Ahmed Ali Abdalla Esmin, Juvêncio Geraldo de Moura, Bruno Ferreira, Tiago Garcia de Senna Carneiro: Archcollect Front-End: A Web Usage Data Mining Knowledge Acquisition Mechanism Focused on Static or Dynamic Contenting Applications. 258-262
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  Marcelo Ribeiro, Carlos José Pereira de Lucena: Multi-Agent Systems and the Semantic Web - The Semanticcore Agent-Based Abstraction Layer. 263-270
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  Jürgen Dunkel, Ralf Bruns, Sascha Ossowski: Semantic E-Learning Agents - Supporting Elearning by Semantic Web and Agents Technologies. 271-278
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  Cecilia Dias Flores, João Carlos Gluz, Rosa Maria Vicari, Louise J. Seixas: Amplia Learning Environment: A Proposal for Pedagogical Negotiation. 279-286
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  Serge Haddad, Tarek Melliti, Patrice Moreaux, Sylvain Rampacek: Modelling Web Services Interoperability. 287-295
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  Alexander Felfernig, Christian Russ, Manfred Wundara: Toolkits Supporting Open Innovation in E-Government. 296-302
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  Nikos I. Karacapilidis, Thomas Leckner: A Recommendation Based Framework for Online Product Configuration. 303-308
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  Achilleas Balatos, Kostas Petropoulos, Ioannis Ignatiadis, Vladislav Jivkov, Markus Lüken: Introducing an Operational and Techonological E-Commerce Framework for European SMEs: Designing Regional and Interegional E-Commerce Zones for SMEs in Four Less Favoured European Regions (LFRS) Based on Request Based Virtual Organisation (RBVO) Concept. 309-315
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  Loris Penserini, Luca Spalazzi, Maurizio Panti: A P2P-Based Infrastructure for Virtual-Enterprise's Supply-Chain Management. 316-321
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  John K. Debenham: Managing E-Market Transaction Processes: Exploring the Limits of Process Management with a Multiagent System. 322-330
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  Qusay H. Mahmoud, Zhujun Xu, Xining Li: Evaluation of Recent Research in Mobile Agent Platforms for Mobile Devices. 331-336
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  Bernd Eßmann, Thorsten Hampel, Thomas Bopp: A Network Component Architecture for Collaboration in Mobile Settings. 337-343
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  Santtu Toivonen, Tapio Pitkäranta, Heikki Helin, Jung Ung Min: Using Interaction Protocols in Distributed Construction Processes. 344-349
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  Gilles Klein, Alexandru Suna, Amal El Fallah-Seghrouchni: Resource Sharing and Load Balancing Based on Agent Mobility. 350-355
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  Duc Vo, Aditya Ghose: Agent Programming Language with Incomplete Knowledge - Agentspeak(I). 356-363
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  Tim Stockheim, Jens Nimis, Thorsten Scholz, Marcel Stehli: How to Build a Multi-Multi-Agent System: The Agent.Enterprise Approach. 364-371
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  Stéphane Faulkner, Manuel Kolp, Adrien Coyette, T. Tung Do: Agent-Oriented Design of E-Commerce System Architecture. 372-379
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  Quynh-Nhu Numi Tran, Brian Henderson-Sellers, John K. Debenham: Incorporating the Elements of the Mase Methodology into Agent Open. 380-388
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  Carlos Costa, José Luís Oliveira, Augusto Silva: E-Services in Mission-Critical Organizations: Identification Enforcement. 389-396
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  Max Gottlieb, Boris Stavrovski: Financial Reporting: An Internet Clearinghouse. 397-402
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  Francisco Andrade, José Neves: Intelligent Electronic Inter-Systemic Contracting - Issues on Consent and Contract Formation. 403-410
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  Robert Shaw, Anthony Atkins: Developing an Intranet and Extranet Business Application for a Large Travel Agent. 411-420
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  Stephanos Mavromoustakos, Andreas S. Andreou: Designing Quality Web Applications Using Patterns. 421-424
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  Leslie Yu, Qusay H. Mahmoud: A Web-Enabled Mobile Agent Platform for E-Commerce and M-Commerce: "The Havana Platform". 425-429
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  Walid Gaaloul, Karim Baïna, Khalid Benali, Claude Godart: A Pattern for Interconnecting Distributed Components. 430-434
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  Carlos Roberto Baluz, Sofiane Labidi, Ricardo Ferraz Tomaz, Bernardo Wanghon, Nathália R. S. Oliveira: Composition of Web Services in the ICS Architecture. 435-438
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  Liping Zhao, Abdelgadir Ibrahim: A Web-Based Time Booking Framework. 439-442
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  Harish Kammanahalli, Srividya Gopalan, V. Sridhar, Krithi Ramamritham: Context Aware Collaboration in Enterprises. 443-446
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  Heidi J. C. Ellis, Gregory W. Hislop, Todd Kowalczyk: Towards an Information Assessment Framework for Use with the Semantic Web. 447-450
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  Rodrigo Branco Kickhöfel, Gilnei Barroco Farias, Stanley Loh: Fastnews: Selective Clipping of Web Information. 451-454
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  Zoheir Ezziane: Object-Process Methodology Applied to Agent Design. 455-462
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  Gobbi Ramasamy, Abu Hassan, Manimaran B., Seng Hoong Chua, Shanmugavel S., Josia Anthony: E-Enterprise: Awareness and Implementation of Transparent Factory in South East Asia. 463-466
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  Heli Helaakoski, Janne Kipinä, Harri Haapasalo: An Agent Architecture for Steel Product Business Network. 467-470
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  Hossein Safari, Adel Moslehi, Ayoob Mohammadian, Emad Farazmand, Kazem Haki, Gholamreza Khoshsima: EGovernment Maturity Model (EGMM). 471-474
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  Thomas Bopp, Thorsten Hampel, Bernd Eßmann: Connecting Virtual Spaces: Shadow Objects as Key Elements for Weaving the Cooperative Space. 475-479
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  Gavin R. Finnie, Jeff Barker: Adaptive Agents for Supply Networks. 480-483
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  Carlos J. Costa, Pedro Costa, Manuela Aparicio: Principles for Creating Web Sites: A Design Perspective. 484-488
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  Artem Katasonov: Dependability of Location-Based Services: A Largely Overlooked Aspect. 489-496
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  Alberto Carneiro: Learning Processes and the Role of Technological Networks as an Innovative Challenge. 497-501
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  Paavo Kotinurmi, Hannu Laesvuori, Katrine Jokinen, Timo Soininen: Integrating Design Document Management Systems Using the Rosettanet E-Business Framework. 502-509
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  Sebastian Kanzow, Karim Djouani, Yacine Amirat: Flow-Oriented Deployment of a Multi-Agent Population for Dynamic Workflow Enactment: A Different View on How to Use Agents for Workflow Management. 510-514
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  Weanna Sutandiyo, Mohan Baruwal Chhetri, Seng Wai Loke, Shonali Krishnaswamy: MGAIA: Extending the GAIA Methodology to Model Mobile Agent Systems. 515-518
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  Miao Kang, Kenji Taguchi: Modelling Mobile Agent Applications by Extended UML Activity Diagram. 519-522
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  Vitor Roque, José Luís Oliveira, Rui Pedro Lopes: Solving Transactional Control in Current Management Frameworks. 523-526
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  Felipe Zurita Quadros, Hugo Cesar Hoeschl, Andre Bortolon, Francisco Pereira da Silva: Strategies for the Digital Entrepreunership: How to Survive in the Actual Dotcom Reallity. 527-530