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The material collected in Technologies for Business Systems covers a broad range of applications of computer science methods and algorithms in business practice. It presents a research cutting edge in development, implementation, and improvement of computer systems. The computer science and information systems topics covered in the book include data warehouses, ERP, XML, ontologies, rule languages, software engineering and Business Process Management. This book is best suited for researchers and practitioners working with Management Information Systems and students in this field.
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Technologies for Business Information Systems Technologies for Business Information Systems edited by Witold Abramowicz Poznan University of Economics, Poznan, Poland and Heinrich C. Mayr Alpen-Adria-University, Klagenfurt, Austria A C.I.P. Catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN-10 ISBN-13 ISBN-10 ISBN-13 1-4020-5633-8 (HB) 978-1-4020-5633-8 (HB) 1-4020-5634-6 (e-book) 978-1-4020-5634-5 (e-book) Published by Springer, P.O. Box 17, 3300 AA Dordrecht, The Netherlands. www.springer.com Printed on acid-free paper All Rights Reserved © 2007 Springer No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Contents Preface ...................................................................................................................ix List of Contributors .........................................................