02082nas a2200217   4500008004100000245007400041210006900115260000900184300001400193490000700207520137100214653001601585653002001601653002801621653002101649653003201670100001701702700001301719700001501732856011701747       2012                        eng d00aDeveloping and deploying cloud services based on abstraction approach0 aDeveloping and deploying cloud services based on abstraction app  c2012  a254 - 2610 v103 aWith the advance of cloud computing, the trend of developing and deploying applications on cloud environment also has appeared recently. There are economic as well as technological reasons why an application should be developed and deployed on the cloud. Reducing costs and business agility are typical business factors for cloud-based applications. Cloud computing can provide significant cost savings because of the increased utilization resulting from the pooling of resources. In addition, this technology enables rapid delivery of IT services, which also improves business efficiency. On the operational side, manageability, performance, and scalability are the typical reasons why application developers consider cloud computing. However, cloud computing is still considerable complex to use. Not only the migration between clouds is difficult - but also the development and deployment of a new, complex service from the beginning could be quite a challenge using today's cloud computing. In this paper, novel high-level abstraction layers for cloud computing is presented. The abstraction layers will allow users to manage cloud resources form various clouds and simplify the process of developing and deploying services into those clouds. This approach will also solve absolutely the interoperability issue, thus improving the flexibility of cloud computing.10aAbstraction10aCloud computing10aCloud-based application10aInteroperability10aObject-oriented programming1 aNguyen, B.M.1 aTran, V.1 aHluchy, L.  uhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84866463483&partnerID=40&md5=2567e71dfda85333923569e2cdf21fc401407nas a2200241   4500008004100000245006700041210006700108260000900175300001400184490000600198520066400204653002100868653001500889653002400904653001500928653002400943653001900967100001600986700001601002700001501018700001501033856011701048       2009                        eng d00aAbout the reusable software remote laboratories have in common0 aAbout the reusable software remote laboratories have in common  c2009  a166 - 1720 v73 aIn this paper, we present a new device brought online thanks to our Collaborative Remote Laboratories framework. Whereas previous devices integrated in our remote laboratory belongs to the domain of electronics, such as Vector Network Analyzers, the device at the concern in this paper is an antenna workbench. Because the middleware and framework for our environment were designed to be reusable, we wanted to illustrate these qualities by providing a completely new device in our Online Engineering catalog. After presenting the device to be put online, we will expose the software development efforts required in regards to the reusability of the solution.10aInteroperability10aMiddleware10aOnline laboratories10aOntologies10aRemote laboratories10aRemote systems1 aGravier, C.1 aFayolle, J.1 aLardon, J.1 aBayard, B.  uhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-73249142470&partnerID=40&md5=639fc7fb80ea23878b67430f914497fe01783nas a2200205   4500008004100000245009900041210006900140260000900209300001400218490000600232520109100238653002101329653002101350653001901371100001801390700001501408700001901423700001801442856011701460       2009                        eng d00aThe role of interoperability in egovernment applications: An investigation of critical factors0 arole of interoperability in egovernment applications An investig  c2009  a235 - 2430 v73 aThe aim of this paper is to provide a better understanding on the role of interoperability in eGovernment applications. The focus of interest is on eGovernment applications involving more than one agency or heterogeneous technical infrastructures. The main research objective is to identify a set of critical factors that influence eGovernment interoperability. To fulfil this objective we reviewed the relevant literature and examined 18 case studies of European eGovernment applications where interoperability has a significant role. The results enabled us to identify a number of critical factors categorized as technical, semantic, organizational, political, legal, managerial and economic. We believe that the results of this research can be used by practitioners and researchers alike. Practitioners may use the results as guidance when developing their own applications. Researchers can further extend these results, for example, by attempting to better understand current trends, by identifying additional critical factors and by investigating the relationships between factors.10aCritical factors10aInteroperability10aPublic service1 aTambouris, E.1 aLoutas, N.1 aPeristeras, V.1 aTarabanis, K.  uhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77953270343&partnerID=40&md5=c3757c55a2892aedc09fa0f7b0d1465001535nas a2200217   4500008004100000245007300041210006900114260000900183300001400192490000600206520086600212653002101078653001801099653001001117653002101127653000801148100001701156700001401173700001301187856011701200       2008                        eng d00aCommius - An email based interoperability solution tailored for SMEs0 aCommius An email based interoperability solution tailored for SM  c2008  a430 - 4330 v63 aMore than 99% of European enterprises are SMEs (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises). While in the current market situation collaboration is evolving to an indispensable key factor of success, research is yet to produce results which can be used by SMEs. This paper introduces an interoperability approach in the context of the European Commius Project which enables SMEs collaborate easily on the level of process interoperability. The Commius solution will dock onto existing E-Mail structures and enrich incoming E-Mails with additional information dependant upon its content and provide recommendations of expedient further steps to process the E-Mail. A first picture of the Commius process interoperability layer architecture will be drawn. Furthermore proposals to adapt Commius to the specific processes every SME has, in a simple way, are being exposed.10aBusiness process10aCollaboration10aEmail10aInteroperability10aSME1 aBurkhart, T.1 aWerth, D.1 aLoos, P.  uhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-70449333910&partnerID=40&md5=5e75b584683eae1a1025309705abc10f01637nas a2200229   4500008004100000245010300041210006900144260000900213300001400222490000600236520090600242653002101148653001801169653001001187653002101197653000801218100001201226700001601238700001801254700001801272856011701290       2008                        eng d00aA generic framework for visualizing the news article domain and its application to real-world data0 ageneric framework for visualizing the news article domain and it  c2008  a434 - 4410 v63 aIn this work we present APA Labs, a generic framework for visualizing the news article domain. APA Labs is a web-based platform enabling retrieval and analysis of news repositories provided by the Austrian Press Agency. APA Labs is designed as a rich internet application combined with a modular system of interactive visualizations. News articles are analyzed using domain specific named entity extraction methods combined with language specific heuristics. The proposed methods were subject to an evaluation procedure outlined in this contribution. This article illustrates the domain, the underlying concepts and implementation details. Several visualization modules are presented and an outlook on planned modules is given. Being online for around six months the community feedback as well as the easy integration of new modules shows the success of the underlying concept and the platform itself.10aBusiness process10aCollaboration10aEmail10aInteroperability10aSME1 aLex, E.1 aSeifert, C.1 aKienreich, W.1 aGranitzer, M.  uhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77950335223&partnerID=40&md5=e07a8280eb1e93146ec05ab62b545f5a01864nas a2200205   4500008004100000245003000041210002900071260000900100300001400109490000600123520125400129653003201383653002701415653002101442653002701463653001401490653002401504100001301528856011701541       2008                        eng d00aService-oriented workflow0 aServiceoriented workflow  c2008  a118 - 1270 v63 aThe advantages of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have forced many enterprises to reconsider the way their business processes are undertaken. Among various Information Technologies, the Workflow Management System greatly improves the efficiency of business processes. The challenge for Workflow Systems relies on their ability to align ICT and the processes of production and business. They should support the strategic policy of the enterprise and quickly respond to on-demand business and opportunities. Unfortunately, they suffer from some lacks and limitations due to their monolithic architectures. Most Workflow Management Systems are dependent on technology platforms and partially conform to standards. We attempt throughout the present paper to propose the next generation of Workflow architectures. We conceive workflow systems as a set of services, which are generic and platform-independent. Services are self-contained and fully-customized. Workflow services are assembled from computational components (i.e. web services), which are loosely coupled. The new architecture is split into layers to guarantee a high level of abstraction, each of which is managed by a crucial Web Service known as the orchestrator service.10aDesign tools and techniques10aIntegrated environment10aInteroperability10aSoftware architectures10aStandards10aWorkflow management1 aBadr, Y.  uhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-56849115934&partnerID=40&md5=00c78de5d2932b1fff3748d5f1636974