Handbook on Architectures of Information Systems

An authoritative source about methods, languages, methodologies and supporting tools for constructing information systems that also provides examples for references models.

"This Handbook is the first volume of the International Handbook on Information Systems. It offers a comprehensive overview of architectures, languages, methods, and techniques for modelling and analysing information systems in organisations. The contributions are written by authoritative figures in this area. Numerous approaches are surveyed coming from computer science, information systems, and business administration among others. This volume brings together more than 30 contributions in order to provide a reference source for problem solvers in business, industry, and government, and which can be used by professional researchers and graduate students. In the new edition, all contributions have been revised completely. New papers have been added on XML and UML. TOC:Techniques and Languages for the Description of Information Systems.- Software Engineering Methods for Information System Construction.- Tools for Analysis and Design.- Reference Models.- Selected Topics in Integrating Infrastructures."

Architectures of Information Systems.- Properties of Information Modeling Techniques for Information Systems Engineering.- Express.- Object-Role Modeling (ORM/NIAM).- Database Language SQL.- Petri Nets.- State Transition Diagrams.- The Process Interchange Format.- Process Language GPN.- The IDEF Family of Languages.- The CIMOSA Languages.- ConceptBase: Managing Conceptual Models about Information Systems.- Conceptual Graphs.- GRAI GridDecisional Modelling.- Modeling of Business Systems Using SOM.- Workflow and Service Composition Languages.- XML - The Extensible Markup Language and its Use in the Field of EDI.- Modeling Information-Systems with UML Unified Modeling Language.- Information Engineering Methodology.- Object-Oriented Software Engineering Methods.- Euromethod Contract Management.- An Integrated Enterprise Modeling Environment.- WorkParty - Business Processes and Workflow Management.- Business Process Reengineering with PROPLAN®.- ARIS - Architecture of Integrated Information Systems.- Tools for Analysis and Simulation: BONAPART.- MO2GO: User Oriented Enterprise Models for Organisational and IT Solutions.- IBM Insurance Application Architecture (IAA) - An overview of the Insurance Business Architecture.- Fraunhofer Simulation Reference Models.- Configuring Business Application Systems.- The SIZ Banking Data Model.- ODP and OMA Reference Models.- Architectural Requirements of Commercial Products.- Integration Infrastructures for Agile Manufacturing Systems.- Distributed Processing: DCE, CORBA, and Java.- Higher Level Integration by Multi-Agent Architectures.