Electronic Enterprise: Strategy and Architecture,9781931777773

Electronic Enterprise: Strategy and Architecture

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ISBN13: 9781931777773
ISBN10: 1931777772
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Pub. Date: 2003-04-01
Publisher(s): Igi Global
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Summary

"The evolution from network-centric commerce (EDI) to e-commerce and e-business up to e-enterprise and virtual enterprise is traced and explained in this discussion of the transformation of a business enterprise from an industrial into an information model. Addressed are the strategy and architecture of an e-enterprise, emphasizing the integration issues and solutions of enterprise information infrastructure, its applications layer, and the whole enterprise. Discussed are the benefits to a company of transformation into an electronic enterprise, such as a better competitive position and increased profitability and productivity."

Table of Contents

Preface xi
Part I: Enterprise Evolution
The New Informated Business Architecture
1(24)
Introduction
1(1)
Shift of Power
2(4)
The Political Perspective
2(1)
The Economic Perspective
2(2)
The Social Perspective
4(2)
Shift in Strategic Resources
6(1)
Shift of the Enterprise Structure
7(5)
Shift of Management Control
12(4)
From the Hierarchical to the Networking Model
12(1)
Business Innovation
13(1)
The Campus Model
14(2)
From Tasks to Culture Control
16(1)
Shifts of Infrastructure
16(4)
From Formative to Informative Products and Economy
16(1)
From Automation Islands to Federated Systems Architecture
17(1)
From National and Traditional to Cross-Culture and Electronic Communications
18(1)
From the Known to Unknown and the Dot.Com Crisis
19(1)
September 11, 2001
19(1)
New Rules of Post-Modern Business
20(1)
Conclusion
21(1)
Bibliography
22(3)
Enterprise Configurations
25(45)
Introduction
25(1)
Enterprise Classification
26(2)
Off-Line Enterprise
28(1)
On-Line Enterprise
28(5)
Integrated Enterprise
33(5)
Examples
37(1)
Agile Enterprise
38(4)
Informated Enterprise
42(6)
Communicated Enterprise
48(6)
Mobile Enterprise
54(2)
Electronic Enterprise
56(2)
Virtual Enterprise
58(4)
Future Trends -- The 21st Century Corporation
62(4)
Toward the Global Rules
65(1)
Conclusion
66(1)
Bibliography
67(3)
Part II: Enterprise Information Infrastructure
Enterprise Information Infrastructure (EII)
70(41)
Strategy and Rationale
70(2)
EII General Architecture
72(4)
Telecommunications Layer
76(2)
Computer Networks Layer
78(7)
LAN
78(2)
MAN
80(1)
WAN and VAN
81(2)
GAN and VAN
83(2)
Internet Layer
85(12)
Internet
85(8)
Intranet
93(1)
Extranet
93(4)
Computing Layer
97(2)
Communications Layer
99(8)
PBX
99(1)
Voice Mail
100(1)
E-mail
100(1)
E-meeting
101(1)
Computer Conferencing
101(1)
Bulletin Board Systems (BBS)
102(1)
Groupware
103(1)
Work Flow Systems (WFS)
104(1)
Teleconferencing
104(1)
Telecommuting
105(1)
Fax
106(1)
EDI
106(1)
EFTS
107(1)
Further Trends
107(1)
Conclusion
108(1)
Bibliography
109(2)
Application Layer
111(79)
Strategy and Rationale
111(1)
Semantic Ladder -- Arithmetics of Information Processing
112(6)
Asymmetric Information
118(4)
Application Layer Model
122(5)
ERP Systems -- Back-Office Automation
127(7)
ERP -- SAP R/3 Application Software Model
129(5)
MIS-Management Information Systems
134(8)
EIS-Executive Information System
137(1)
EPM-Enterprise Performance Management System
138(4)
KMS-Knowledge Management System
142(12)
General Architecture
142(4)
Data Warehouse
146(1)
Data Mart
147(1)
Data Mining
148(5)
KMS Generic Architecture
153(1)
EIP-Enterprise Information Portal -- Intra-Office Automation
154(3)
DMS-Document Management System
157(4)
Information Services
161(2)
SCM-Supply Chain Management -- Inter-Office Automation
163(9)
CRM-Customer Relation Management -- Front-Office Automation
172(7)
WFS-Workflow Systems
179(2)
m-Mobile Applications
181(2)
EUC-End-User Computing
183(2)
Enterprise Applications Grid
185(2)
Further Trends
187(1)
Conclusion
187(1)
Bibliography
188(2)
Enterprise Electronization and Integration
190(60)
Strategy and Rationale
190(1)
Systems Electronization
191(6)
Systems Standardization
197(2)
CORBA Standard
199(9)
Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) Standard
208(2)
DNA-DCOM Standard
210(3)
DCOM Architecture
211(1)
Components and Reuse
212(1)
Components and the Enterprise
213(1)
Microsoft .NET Framework
213(9)
Common Language Runtime (CLR)
214(2)
.NET Framework Class Library
216(1)
Communication Protocols
217(1)
Visual Studio .NET
218(1)
Client Application Development in .NET
219(1)
Server Application Development in .NET
220(2)
XML Standard
222(2)
SOAP Standard
224(1)
UDDI Standard
224(1)
WSDL Standard
224(1)
Basic Web Services Protocols
225(1)
Applications Integration
226(8)
Tightly Coupled Logic Integration
230(1)
Loosely Coupled Logic Integration
231(3)
Mobile Integration
234(3)
Enterprise Integration
237(3)
Web-Driven Integration
240(1)
Integration Complexity
241(4)
Further Trends
245(1)
Conclusion
245(1)
Bibliography
246(4)
Part III: The Internet Ecosystem
The Internet Applications and Business
250(40)
The Internet Economy
250(3)
Internet Usage
250(1)
Economic Impact
251(2)
The Internet Ecosystem
253(3)
E-Commerce
256(18)
E-Commerce Applications
257(1)
E-Commerce Business Models
258(2)
E-Commerce Architecture
260(6)
Electronic Payment Systems
266(2)
E-Commerce Security
268(1)
Good-Bye to Fixed Pricing
269(5)
E-Business
274(6)
``Dot-Com'' Companies
280(4)
Rethinking the Internet
284(3)
Future Trends
287(1)
Conclusion
288(1)
Bibliography
288(2)
Part IV: IT Development and Management
IT Development
290(31)
Introduction
290(1)
IT Centers
290(1)
IT Development Center
291(3)
EII Development Methodologies
291(1)
EII Development Strategies
292(2)
Strategic Use of IT
294(3)
Development of Subroutine, Object and Component
297(1)
Middleware-Driven Interfacing
298(2)
EAI-Enterprise Applications Integration
300(2)
Workflow-Driven Integration
302(1)
Legacy Systems Integration
303(1)
BPR-Business Process Reengineering
304(4)
BPI-Business Process Integration
308(2)
B2B Integration
310(1)
E-Market Integration
310(1)
Mobile Integration
311(1)
IT Developmental Vision for the 21st Century
312(2)
Beyond COBOL -- IT Skills for the 21st Century
314(2)
Computer Controversies
316(3)
Conclusion
319(1)
Bibliography
319(2)
IT Management
321(34)
Introduction
321(1)
IT as a New Business Function
321(3)
IT Management Key Indicators
324(2)
IT Management Levels
326(9)
IT Management Trends
335(2)
Business and IT Strategies Integration
337(2)
Business Aims
337(2)
Business Aims
339(13)
IT Aims
342(1)
IT Mission
343(1)
IT Creed
344(1)
IT Culture
344(1)
IT Paradigms
344(2)
IT Goals
346(1)
IT Strategy
347(1)
IT Targets
348(1)
Application Strategic Domain
349(1)
IT Differential Advantage
350(1)
Strategic Trust
350(2)
Conclusion
352(1)
Bibliography
352(3)
List of Acronyms 355(3)
About the Authors 358(1)
Index 359

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