Semantic Web technologies and e-business toward the integrated virtual organization and business process automation /

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Salam, A. F., 1966-, Stevens, Jason R., 1976-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2007.
• Subjects: Electronic commerce.; Semantic Web.; Internet.; Business enterprises > Computer networks.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: electronic texts (xii, 435 p. : ill.) : digital files.; Also available in print.
• Format: Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 1599041944 (ebook); 9781599041940 (ebook)
• Access: Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.

To develop and sustain competitive advantage in the marketplace, organizations depend critically on competence and resources, knowledge and information exchanged both within and across partner organizations, and on process integration and management. This book presents research related to the application of semantic Web technologies, including semantic service-oriented architecture, semantic content management, and semantic knowledge sharing in e-business processes. It compiles research from experts around the globe, bringing business, managerial, technological, and implementation issues surrounding the application of semantic Web technologies in e-business to the forefront.