Investigates the nature and history of dynamic processes essential to understanding the need for flexibility and adaptability as well as the requirements to improve solutions.

New techniques and tools for database and database technologies are continuously being introduced. These technologies are the heart of many business information systems and can benefit from theories, models, and research results from other disciplines. Innovations in Database Design, Web Applications, and Information Systems Management presents ideal research in the areas of database theory, systems design, ontologies, and many more. Including examples of the convergence of ideas from various disciplines aimed at improving and developing the theory of information technology and management of information resources, this book is useful for researchers and practitioners in the IT field.

The Expert, Practical Guide to Succeeding with SOA in the Enterprise In Executing SOA, four experienced SOA implementers share realistic, proven, “from-the-trenches” guidance for successfully delivering on even the largest and most complex SOA initiative. This book follows up where the authors’ best-selling Service-Oriented Architecture Compass left off, showing how to overcome key obstacles to successful SOA implementation and identifying best practices for all facets of execution—technical, organizational, and human. Among the issues it addresses: introducing a services discipline that supports collaboration and information process sharing; integrating services with preexisting technology assets and strategies; choosing the right roles for new tools; shifting culture, governance, and architecture; and bringing greater agility to the entire organizational lifecycle, not just isolated projects. Executing SOA is an indispensable resource for every enterprise architect, technical manager, and IT leader tasked with driving value from SOA in complex environments. Coverage includes · Implementing SOA governance that reflects the organization’s strategic and business focus · Running SOA projects successfully: practical guidelines and proven methodologies around service modeling and design · Leveraging reusable assets: making the most of your SOA repository · Enabling the architect to choose the correct tools and products containing the features required to execute on the SOA method for service design and implementation · Defining information services to get the right information to the right people at the right time · Integrating SOA with Web 2.0 and other innovative products and solutions · Providing highly usable human interfaces in SOA environments

"This book provides a comprehensive assessment of the latest developments in Web services research, focusing on composing and coordinating Web services, XML security, and service oriented architecture, and presenting new and emerging research in the Web services discipline"--Provided by publisher.

This book constitutes a collection of the best papers selected from 9 workshops and 2 symposia held in conjunction with MODELS 2009, the 12 International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems, in Denver, CO, USA, in October 2009. The first two sections contain selected papers from the Doctoral Symposium and the Educational Symposium, respectively. The other contributions are organized according to the workshops at which they were presented: 2nd International Workshop on Model Based Architecting and Construction of Embedded Systems (ACES-MB'09); 14th International Workshop on Aspect-Oriented Modeling (AOM); [email protected] ([email protected]); Model-driven Engineering, Verification, and Validation: Integrating Verification and Validation in MDE (MoDeVVa09); Models and Evolution (MoDSE-MCCM); Third International Workshop on Multi-Paradigm Modeling (MPM09); The Pragmatics of OCL and Other Textual Specification Languages (OCL); 2nd International Workshop on Non-Functional System Properties in Domain Specific Modeling Languages (NFPinDSML); and 2nd Workshop on Transformation and Weaving OWL Ontologies and MDE/MDA (TWOMDE2009). Each section includes a summary of the workshop.