a cost-based database request distribution technique for online e-commerce applications
E-commerce is growing to represent an increasing share of overall sales revenue, and online sales are expected to continue...
Developing a unified framework of the business model concept
Recent rapid advances in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have highlighted the rising importance of the Business Model (BM)...
Applying ontology-based rules to conceptual modeling: a reflection on modeling decision making
Conceptual modeling represents a domain independently of implementation considerations for purposes of understanding the problem at hand and communicating...
Designing enterprise integration solutions: effectively
The design of large and complex enterprise integration solutions is a difficult task. It can require solutions that are...
Extending the entity-relationship model to capture dynamic behaviour
The entity-relationship data model is extended by structural integrity constraints. For each entity and relationship, a list of update...
A language-mapping approach to action-oriented development of information systems
Two important views in the development of information systems are the action view and the reaction view which govern...
DSMDiff: a differentiation tool for domain-specific models
Model differentiation techniques, which provide the capability to identify mappings and differences between models, are essential to many model...
On theory development in design science research: anatomy of a research project
The common understanding of design science research in information systems (DSRIS) continues to evolve. Only in the broadest terms...
The role of context in decision making: some implications for database design
With increasing integration of computer systems through local and wide area communication networks, there exists the capability in many...
Conceptual data modelling in theory and practice
Conceptual data modelling (CDM) refers to the phase of the information systems development process that involves the abstraction and...
