2nd ICEIS 2000: Stafford, UK

ICEIS 2000, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, Stafford, UK, July 4-7, 2000. ICEIS Secretariat, Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal / Campus do IPS, Rua Vale de Chaves, Estefanilha - 2914-508 Setúbal, Portugal.

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Invited Speakers

Keynote Lectures

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  Albert Mo Kim Cheng:
  E-Commerce and Its Real-Time Requirements: Modelling E-Commerce as a Real-Time System. ICEIS 2000: IS 3-8
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  Jaelson Castro, Manuel Kolp, John Mylopoulos:
  Developing Agent-Oriented Information Systems for the Enterprise. ICEIS 2000: IS 9-24
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  Bob Dunsby:
  Serving the Demands of E-Business. ICEIS 2000: IS 25
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  Ian Ritchie:
  Making the Most of Your Knowledge. ICEIS 2000: IS 26
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  Ronald K. Stamper:
  Information Requirements are Human, Computers only Machines: Measur's Rigorous Methods Based on Social Norms. ICEIS 2000: IS 27-30

Tutorials

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  Balbir Barn:
  Modelling and Building Component Based Web Applications Using Enterprise Java Beans. ICEIS 2000: IS 31-32
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  Ian Gorton, Phong Tran:
  Understanding Enterprise Middleware Technology. ICEIS 2000: IS 33-36
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  Gerd Wagner:
  Understanding the Enterprise Information System Technology. ICEIS 2000: IS 37-38
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  Stefano Rizzi, Matteo Golfarelli:
  Date Warehouse Design. ICEIS 2000: IS 39-42

Case Studies

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  Thomas Greene:
  Case Study: A New World for the Enterprise--E-Commerce and Open Sources. ICEIS 2000: IS 43
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  Robert A. Ghanea-Hercock:
  Case Study: Agents-The Future of Intelligent Communications. ICEIS 2000: IS 44
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  David Seddon:
  Case Study: Can a Multi Terabyte Data Warehouse Be Built on a ORACLE/UNIX Platform? ICEIS 2000: IS 45
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  Colin J. Theaker:
  Case Study: "Industry Strength"-It's True Meaning for High-Tech SMEs. ICEIS 2000: IS 46

Papers

Enterprise Database Technology and Its Applications

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  Majed Al-Mashari:
  Enterprise-Wide Information Systems: The Case of SAP R/3 Application. ICEIS 2000: 3-8
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  Steve Barker:
  Information Security: A Logic Based Approach. ICEIS 2000: 9-14
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  Chris Bates, Innes Ritchie:
  Creating Realistic Data for Performance Evaluation. ICEIS 2000: 15-20
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  A. Battacharya, J. Wenny Rahayu:
  Object Relational Transformation Case Tool. ICEIS 2000: 21-26
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  Orlando Belo:
  Monitoring Production Plants Activities in Real Time as a Way to Gather Decision Support Information in Advance. ICEIS 2000: 27-31
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  Giorgio Bruno, Marco Torchiano:
  Process Enabled Information Systems. ICEIS 2000: 32-37
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  Alberto Carneiro:
  A Group Decision Support System for Strategic Alternatives Selection. ICEIS 2000: 38-43
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  Mary Garvey, Mike Jackson, Martin Roberts:
  A Gemstone GIS. ICEIS 2000: 44-48
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  Marcela Genero, Mario Piattini, Coral Calero, Manuel A. Serrano:
  Measures to Get Better Quality Databases. ICEIS 2000: 49-55
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  Regine Laleau:
  On the Interest of Combining UML with the B Formal Method for the Specification of Database Applications. ICEIS 2000: 56-63
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  Ian Newman:
  Simplifying Database Design and Integrating it Into Dynamic Web Site Construction. ICEIS 2000: 64-70
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  B. John Oommen, Luis Rueda:
  An Empirical Comparison of Histogram-Like Techniques for Query Optimization. ICEIS 2000: 71-78
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  Franck Ravat, Olivier Teste:
  Object-Oriented Decision Support System. ICEIS 2000: 79-84
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  Gerd Wagner:
  Agent-Oriented Analysis and Design of Enterprise Information Systems. ICEIS 2000: 85-89
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  Yuanling Zhu, Kevin Lü, Yi Li:
  Web Databases and Related Performance Issues. ICEIS 2000: 90-96

Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems

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  Américo Lopes Azevedo, Jorge Pinho de Sousa:
  Distributed Order Planning for Networked Enterprises. ICEIS 2000: 97-101
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  Lucimar F. de Carvalho, Fernando Mendes de Azevedo, Silvia M. Nassar, Christiane Koehler, Hugo J. T. de Carvalho, Charles T. Batezini, Fernanda Ramos:
  Concurrent Validation in the Treatment of Uncertainty in a Expert System. ICEIS 2000: 102-107
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  Mark O'Connor, William J. Walley:
  An Information Theoretic Self-Organising Map with Disaggregation of Output Classes. ICEIS 2000: 108-115
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  Sergio Díaz Ruiz, José Ignacio Escudero Fombuena, Joaquín Luque:
  Expert System-Based Alarm Management in Communication Networks. ICEIS 2000: 116-120
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  David E. Emery:
  The Use of Information Theory in the Construction of a Bayesian Belief Network: A Case Study. ICEIS 2000: 121-126
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  Paul Flynn, Tom Lunney, Terri Scott, Kevin Curran:
  Decision Support Systems within Telecommunications. ICEIS 2000: 127-131
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  Ana L. N. Fred, Joaquim Filipe:
  Syntax-Directed Translation Schemes for Multi-Agent Systems Conversation Modelling. ICEIS 2000: 132-138
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  Nuno M. V. Pine Goncalves, Pedro Antunes:
  "Decision Can": A Database of Decision Cases. ICEIS 2000: 139-143
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  Oliver Hempel, Ulrich Büker, Georg Hartmann:
  Agent-Based Object Recognition. ICEIS 2000: 144-148
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  A. Kleiner, Bernadette Sharp, O. Bittel:
  Self Organizing Maps for Value Estimation to Solve Reinforcement Learning Tasks. ICEIS 2000: 149-156
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  G. Kostaras, Ioanna Makarouni, G. Mitrou, John E. Psarras:
  Solving Large Scale Multi-Criteria Job Sequencing Problems in Real Industrial Environments. ICEIS 2000: 157-162
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  Yang Li, Hongji Yang:
  Code Understanding Through Context-Oriented Uncertainty Reasoning for Enterprise Information System Reengineering. ICEIS 2000: 163-170
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  S. Martín, Coromoto León, Manuel Mejías, M. C. Romero, A. V. Medina:
  Integration of Expert System Rules into Standardized Object Description Models for Telecommunication Network Management. ICEIS 2000: 171-175
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  Isabel Milho, Ana L. N. Fred:
  A User-Friendly Development Tool for Medical Diagnosis Based on Bayesian Networks. ICEIS 2000: 176-180
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  Jonathan P. Moore, Robert Inder, Paul W. H. Chung, Ann Macintosh, Jussi Stader:
  Who Does What? Matching Agents to Tasks in Adaptive Workflow. ICEIS 2000: 181-185
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  Ángel Neira, Alfredo Alguero, José Antonio López Brugos, Víctor G. García:
  On Adaptive Testing with Fuzzy Logic. ICEIS 2000: 186-190
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  Constantin Orasan, Richard Evans:
  Experiments in Optimising the Task of Anaphora Resolution. ICEIS 2000: 191-195
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  Stylianos A. Papazis, Maria G. Ioannides, P. N. Fotilas:
  Development of an Information System for Wind Power Stations. ICEIS 2000: 196-202
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  Joaquim Reis, Nuno J. Mamede:
  An Agent Architecture for Multi-Agent Dynamic Scheduling. ICEIS 2000: 203-208
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  Maria de Fatima Rodrigues, Carlos Ramos, Pedro Rangel Henriques:
  How to Make KDD Process More Accessible to Users. ICEIS 2000: 209-216
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  Mika Sato-Ilic:
  Classification Based on Relational Fuzzy C-Means for 3-Way Data. ICEIS 2000: 217-221
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  Javier Tuya, Eugenia Díaz, Marta Hermida, José Antonio López Brugos, Ángel Neira, Alfredo Alguero, Faustino Obeso:
  An Architecture for On-Line Intelligent Control of Blast Furnaces. ICEIS 2000: 222-226
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  F. J. Watkins, Ramón Alberto Carrasco:
  Decoding BCM Codes With a New Competitive Neural Network. ICEIS 2000: 227-234

Systems Analysis and Specification

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  Albert Alderson:
  Placing the User in Systems Engineering. ICEIS 2000: 235-241
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  Vesna Bosilj-Vuksic, George M. Giaglis, Vlatka Hlupic:
  IDEF Diagrams and Petri Nets for Business Process Modelling: Suitability, Efficacy, and Complementary Use. ICEIS 2000: 242-247
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  Thomas Chesney, Helen Fletcher:
  Increasing End User Involvement in Requirements Modelling in Small Organisations. ICEIS 2000: 248-252
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  Bernard Coulette, Tran Dan Thu, Xavier Crégut, Dong Thi Bich Thuy:
  RHODES, A Process Component Centered Software Engineering Environment. ICEIS 2000: 253-260
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  Linda Dawson, Arlene Sivas:
  Requirements Specification for Electronic Services Delivery Applications Using "Lazy Dog" Templates. ICEIS 2000: 261-266
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  Jan L. G. Dietz, Joseph Barjis:
  Petri Net Expressions of Demo Process Models as a Rigid Foundation for Requirements Engineering. ICEIS 2000: 267-274
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  Junkang Feng:
  The Need for an 'Information Analysis' Stage for ISD. ICEIS 2000: 275-281
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  M. Foley, Albert Alderson, Hanifa Shah:
  A Framework to Guide the Strategic Manager in the Acquisition of Software Development Technologies. ICEIS 2000: 282-286
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  Karen Gunter, Paul Butler, Hanifa Shah:
  Supporting Distrubted Decision Making in the Manegement of Bids for Tender for the It Industry. ICEIS 2000: 287-293
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  Douglas Kunda, Laurence D. Brooks:
  Accessing Success of a Social-Technical Method for Cots Software Selection: A Survey Approach. ICEIS 2000: 294-298
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  Ludwik Kuzniarz, Maciej Piasecki:
  On Designing Object Oriented Model for Multimedia Data. ICEIS 2000: 299-303
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  David Lanc, Lachlan M. MacKinnon:
  A Holistic Information Systems Strategy for Organisational Management-HISSOM. ICEIS 2000: 304-309
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  Anthony Lauder, Stuart Kent:
  Statecharts for Business Process Modelling. ICEIS 2000: 310-314
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  Richard McClatchey, Zsolt Kovacs, Jean-Marie Le Goff, G. Chevenier, Nigel Baker, Tony Solomonides:
  Integrating Product Data with Workflow Data in Enterprise Models. ICEIS 2000: 315-321
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  Bernard Morand:
  Representation Process and Abductive Reasoning-An Experimental Approach of the Diagrammatic Case. ICEIS 2000: 322-326
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  Ana Lacerda Nobre, Miguel Pina e Cunha:
  Information Systems and Learning Organisations. ICEIS 2000: 327-332
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  Flávio Oquendo, K. Nadia Papamichail, Ian Robertson:
  Addressing Decision Making Issues in Enterprise Process Modelling. ICEIS 2000: 333-338
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  Jin Sa, Stewart Green, Ian Beeson, Alan Sully:
  Addressing Multiple Software Processes in Business. ICEIS 2000: 339-343
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  Anabela Sarmento, Altamiro Machado:
  The Adoption of Workflow Systems: Proposal of a Model for a Methodology to Analysis-The Impact of Workflow Systems in Organisations. ICEIS 2000: 349-354
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  D. T. Thomas, Albert Alderson, Hanifa Shah, D. J. Collins:
  Evaluatin IT Usage in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises. ICEIS 2000: 355-362
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  Stewart Thomson, John A. W. McCall, David Crossen:
  Component Based Visual Software Engineering. ICEIS 2000: 363-367
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  Claudine Toffolon, Salem Dakhli:
  The Software Engineering Global Model. ICEIS 2000: 368-376

Internet and Electronic Commerce

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  B. Aldenberg, Michael S. H. Heng, Steve C. A. Peters:
  High-Order Effects of Groupware: A Case of Censequences of Lotus Notes. ICEIS 2000: 377-384
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  J. Arribi, V. Carneiro:
  A Distributed Agents Architecture for Self-Fault Management in Corporative Networks. ICEIS 2000: 385-389
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  Colin G. Ash:
  An E-Commerce Model for Extending ERP Systems Onto the Internet: An Australian Perspective. ICEIS 2000: 390-394
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  Luís Brito, Paulo Novais, José Neves:
  Mediation, Agreement and Gratitude in Strategic Planning for Virtual Organisations. ICEIS 2000: 395-401
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  Alejandro Carrasco, Joaquín Luque, I. Borrero:
  Information Systems for Improving Competition in Deregulated Electricity Market. ICEIS 2000: 402-406
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  Colin C. Charlton, Janet Little, Irene Neilson, Paul Ward:
  Supporting SMEs in the World of ECommerce: WWW Site Maintenance and Development. ICEIS 2000: 407-413
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  Max Chevalier, Maël Verlhac:
  ISIDOR: A Visualisation Interface for Advanced Information Retrieval. ICEIS 2000: 414-418
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  Carlos J. Costa, Pedro Antunes, Ferreira Dias:
  Integrating Meeting Results in Organisations. ICEIS 2000: 419-423
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  Sharon Dingley, John Perkins:
  Engaging in Collaborative Systems: Lessons from the Field. ICEIS 2000: 424-428
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  Brian O'Flaherty, Howard Williams:
  Intranet Adoption: A Survey Analysis. ICEIS 2000: 429-434
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  Runzhuo He, Kecheng Liu:
  Towards a Secure and Complete Protocol for Electronic Commerce. ICEIS 2000: 435-441
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  Ching-Tang Hsieh, Yu-Lung Lu, Chih-Ping Luo:
  Digital Image Multiresolution Watermark Based on Human Visual System. ICEIS 2000: 442-446
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  V. P. Kochikar, S. Raghavan:
  Managing Knowledge in the E-Organization: The IT Perspective. ICEIS 2000: 447-454
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  Klaus-Dieter Kreplin, Damian Mac Randal, Herbert Schmauch:
  Real Supply Chains and Virtual Enterprises. ICEIS 2000: 455-460
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  Paddy Nixon, Vincent P. Wade, Sotirios Terzis, Marcus O'Connell, Simon A. Dobson:
  The Virtues Architecture: A Software Infrastructure for Business-to-Business E-Commerce. ICEIS 2000: 461-466
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  Jan Pazdziora, Michal Brandejs:
  University Information System Fully Based on WWW. ICEIS 2000: 467-471
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  José Adriano Gomes Pires, José Luís Padrão Exposto, Albano Agostinho Gomes Alves, Armando Luís Ferreira Leitão:
  Conception of a Framework for Electronic Commerce-Case Study: RURALNET. ICEIS 2000: 472-477
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  Stephen J. Rees, R. Morgan:
  FILEscan: A Corporate Document Image Handling System. ICEIS 2000: 478-483
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  Simone C. dos Santos, Fabio Q. B. da Silva:
  Electronic Intermediaries as Marketing Agents. ICEIS 2000: 484-488
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  V. Shankararaman, B. Robinson, W. Lam:
  Agents for Electronic Commerce. ICEIS 2000: 489-493
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  Daniel Y. Shee, Tzung-I Tang, Jeung-tai Eddie Tang:
  Keys to the Supply-Demand Architecture in Electronic Commerce. ICEIS 2000: 494-498
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  Emmanuelle Vaast:
  Exploring Intranets: Why and How to Study Intranets in French Firms? ICEIS 2000: 499-505
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  Luís Veiga, Paulo Ferreira:
  World Wide News Gathering Automatic Management. ICEIS 2000: 506-510
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  Yuxiao Zhao, Kristian Sandahl:
  XML-Based Frameworks for Internet Commerce. ICEIS 2000: 511-518

Posters

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  Steve C. A. Peters, Michael S. H. Heng, Corette E. Wissink:
  Action Learning in a Decentralized Organization-The Case of Designing a Distributed Database. ICEIS 2000: 519-520
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  Alexander Kalinin, L. Nechaeva, E. Soltadov, Symon Podvalny:
  Usage of Instrument of Neural Networks in Control of Complex Chemical-Technological Processes. ICEIS 2000: 521-524
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  Ray Dawson, Asad Al-Zaid:
  Facilitating a User Performed Requirements Analysis-A Case Study. ICEIS 2000: 525-526
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  Mário Lousã, Altamiro Machado:
  Thoughts about the Organisational Contect When Adopting a Workflow System. ICEIS 2000: 527-528
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  Angel Goitia, José García-Fanjul, Javier Tuya, José A. Corrales:
  Building Internet Shops: Current Status of the Cities Project. ICEIS 2000: 529-530
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  A. Heath, Ramón Alberto Carrasco:
  Application of a Virtual Connection Tree over Multiple Access Techniques for 3G Mobile Communication Systems. ICEIS 2000: 531-532
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  Mike Thelwall:
  Implications of Search Engine Coverage on the Viability of Business Web Sites. ICEIS 2000: 533-534
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  Yibing Wang, Robert M. Hyatt, Barrett R. Bryant:
  Architectural Considerations with Distributed Computing. ICEIS 2000: 535-536