Solutions Architecting Method (SAM) is defined as a methodical approach to dealing with the architecture complexity of enterprise information systems in IT solution designs. This comprehensive method consists of eight interconnected modules: Framework for eBusiness Architecture and Technology, Prescriptive Artineering Procedure, Technology Architecture Planning, Architecture Stack and Perspecti...

Both areas, Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM) and IT Operations (ITO), have the same objective to establish an alignment of business and IT. With EAM this is to be achieved by strategic optimisation of fundamental elements of an organisation on the basis of holistic, stakeholder specific architecture descriptions [1]. In contrast, in ITO all specific configurations of systems landscape, ...

The objectives of the paper are to show how the sustainability of urban settlements can be improved by treating as a variable the design of: (a) property rights to realty, corporations and currencies and: (b) their communication and control governance architecture. System science provides the basis for showing that the governance of complexity is improved by increasing the richness and variety ...

This chapter introduces the design of a framework to simplify the development of smart home applications featuring self-adaptable capabilities. Building such applications is a difficult task, as it deals with two main concerns a) application design and development for the business logic part, and b) application evolution management at runtime for open environments. In this chapter, the authors ...

In this chapter, a Semantic Web services-based knowledge management framework that enables holistic knowledge management in organizations is presented. As the economy is becoming one single global marketplace, where the best offer wins, organizations have to search for competitive advantage within themselves. With the growing awareness that key potentials of an organization lie within its peopl...

E-contracting implies pre-order electronic interaction between customers and suppliers engaging in business transactions. This paper examines electronic contracting from an interorganizational perspective. It derives a collaboration process architecture for contracting in retail and industrial companies and outlines key design decisions concerning a processsupporting system architecture. A case...