Web based software ranging from full fledged distributed information systems, web based interfaces to larger classic information systems, web news portals and communities to dynamic websites of small companies is slowly but surely outnumbering the „static“ Web. Research shows that the majority of them is not built using any kind of structured, disciplined, quality assurance process although man...

this article considers the many developments in technology and practice that are making libraries more connected and interdependent. it looks at new integrated online services and reviews the increasing importance of both formal and informal standards. global centralized web services are discussed. the relationships between information industry companies and libraries are considered. virtual re...

Web-based courses and programs have increasingly been developed by many academic institutions, organizations, and companies worldwide due to their benefits for both learners and educators. However, many of the developmental approaches lack two important considerations needed for implementing Web-based learning applications: (1) integration of the user interface design with instructional design ...

This report documents the program and the outcomes of Dagstuhl Seminar 12401 “Web Application Security”. The seminar brought 44 web security researchers together, coming from companies and research institutions across Europe and the US. The seminar had a well-filled program, with 3 keynotes, 28 research talks, and 15 5-minute talks. As web application security is a broad research domain, a dive...

The paper presents an analysis of twelve commercial Web sites in three different business sectors: music, consumer goods, and e-banking. The Web sites were assessed using the Extended Web Assessment Method, an evaluation tool which has been specifically created for the assessment of e-commerce applications. The findings show that most Web sites are far from fully meeting user expectations. Inte...

The Semantic Web has attracted a diverse, but significant, community of researchers, institutes and companies, all sharing the belief that one day the Semantic Web will have as big an impact on life as currently the WWW/Internet has. We share that vision, based on the ever-increasing need to reduce information overload, and to increase task delegation to software agents. However, there is still...

In today’s competitive electronic marketplace, companies try to create long-lasting relations with their online customers. Log files and registration forms generate millions of online transactions. Companies use new techniques to ‘‘mine’’ these data and establish optimal online storefronts to maximize their web presence. Several criteria, such as minimization of download time, maximization of w...

The wild days of Electronic Commerce appear to be over. The Web has matured to an established, widely accepted medium for business. Literature on Web development and design suggests that best practices have been identified. Large, highly visible companies like Amazon, eBay or Expedia appear to be setting standards in their respective business segments. However, anecdotal evidence suggests that ...

mation is compiled and transmitted, is far from clear. Historically, publicly available data on physician behavior has been scarce, but the Internet has changed things dramatically. Various Web sites now list disciplinary actions and malpractice judgments, and some Web sites include patient comments. Zagat’s, the company that rates restaurants based on customer input, is reportedly planning to ...

Modern web sites are more and more including complex business processes closely related to the core business of proponent companies. Processes manage resources (books, cars, train tickets, flight reservation, etc.) closely related to the core business of proponent companies and their execution is constrained by the underlying business logic and architecture. Web processes are executed by means ...