The increase reliance on information systems has created unprecedented challenges for organizations to protect their critical information from different security threats that have direct consequences on the corporate liability, loss of credibility, and monetary damage. As a result, the security of information has become critical in many organizations. This study investigates the role of socio-o...

Enterprise Integration (EI) is the re-engineering of business processes and information systems to improve teamwork and co-ordination across organizational boundaries, thereby increasing the effectiveness of the enterprise as a whole. Starting from the needs for EI, and some identification of the state of the art, the paper tries to define a base for building consensus on the research issues. V...

Service-oriented Architectures (SOA) are a powerful paradigm to address integration challenges for information technology systems in enterprises. The service-based integration of legacy systems and business partner systems makes it necessary to introduce and adapt suitable SOA security measures in order to secure the enterprise both within and for cross-organizational collaboration. While there...

The increasing need for integration and the rapid growth of online systems have made telecommbnications a vital part of management i formation systems (MIS). In search of competitive advantage, organizations make significant in. vestments in telecomunications. Telecommunications management is becoming a top priority of information systems executives. The MIS fiterature suggests that steering co...

In this paper, a methodology for integrating heterogeneous industrial information systems is presented. The methodology is strongly based on the extensive reuse of already-made components and is conceptually divided in three levels, one for each kind of designer that is typically involved in this type of projects. To accomplish a better integration of the activities and tools necessary to devel...

This chapter describes different means of evaluating the usability and suitability of computer-based inter-organizational information systems (IOISs). It begins with describing why doing so is important yet difficult, and provides an assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of the major types of evaluation. It continues with a case study focusing on determining whether an application prov...

This paper presents Real-Time Collaboration (RTC), a new and emerging type of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) system that has its roots in both the telecommunications and groupware market. The aim of the paper is twofold. First, it outlines the evolution of RTC systems and offers a conceptualization of RTC consisting of usage scenarios and four main building blocks – integration ...

Business processes are by nature information-intensive and require IT support. Database systems solve the basic need for secure and efficient data storage and access. As such they are well-understood and widely applied. Workflow management systems, currently being added to support and optimize formal business processes, distribute jobs among employees. Recently, researchers and practioners star...

Background: The nursing process is often considered as core of the nursing care delivery and guides the care documentation. Currently, with rapid advance in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) this process can be supported electronically. Applying information systems improves care health processes. Nursing Information Systems (NISs) deal with nursing process. Materials and Methods: E...