In this paper, we describe an approach to Web Service development and deployment that improves consistency among related Web Services and maps out a suggested pathway for the evolution of Web Service adoption. We suggest an approach that will allow developers to move from statically bound Web Services to Web Services that are dynamically discovered and consumed and ultimately leading to fully a...

Despite skepticism concerning the latest buzz phrases about Web services, leading-edge companies have already begun deploying Web services that are giving them competitive advantages. Major platform vendors are now rolling out revolutionary tools aimed at simplifying the creation and deployment of Web services. Promising cheap, reliable, flexible, and scalable computing as well as quality web s...

This paper examines the intersection of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and global information technology outsourcing (GITO). The growing business participation in global CSR standards such as the Global Reporting Initiative, ISO 26000 and the UN Global Compact, demonstrates that CSR issues are important to buyers and providers of outsourcing services. The case study examines the outsourc...

background equity of access to health and provider payment mechanism in healthcare is a worldwide debated. healthcare reforms are primarily designed to improve productivity, economic efficiency and quality of care; however, an appropriate reimbursement of healthcare providers for services offered to patients and marinating a robust payment mechanism are not elucidated yet. conclusions no single...

Advances in Information Technology have allowed companies to deliver varied services from offshore locations with work performance being closely monitored and contracted on. While business reports have focused on the delivered quality of services moved offshore, statistical evidence is needed to study the effectiveness of different instruments on improving the work performance. Based on our pri...

Cloud Computing customers are looking for the best utility for their money. Research shows that functional aspects are considered more important than service prices in customer buying decisions. Choosing the best service provider might be complicated since each provider may sell three kinds of services organized in three layers: SaaS (Software as a service), PaaS (Platform as a service) and Iaa...

In this paper, we propose an extension to the SOA model by adding a new component called a Service Representative. This SOA component, which simulates an enterprise agent, is modeled by a generic software agent and stays at the client site to be employed by different service providers. Moreover, different types of web services are required to model actual services in the business domain. Conseq...

In this paper, we propose an extension to the SOA model by adding a new component called a Service Representative. This SOA component, which simulates an enterprise agent, is modeled by a generic software agent that stays at the client site to be employed by different service providers. Moreover, different types of web services are required to model actual services in the business domain. Conse...

The integration of Business Process Management (BPM), Service Oriented Computing (SOC) and Model Driven Development (MDD) paradigms to improve the development of services oriented solutions from business models is nowadays in the spotlight. Organizations wanting to remain competitive despite the constant changes in their business are paying more attention to their business processes and its bas...

This paper presents an approach to business process outsourcing (BPO) based on the development of a business architecture. The paper argues that business architecture can form the basis for the effective planning, design and negotiation of a BPO initiative. The approach comprises the following steps: business problem analysis; determination of the required performance standards; in-house versus...