Abstract
Increased competition in global markets and accelerated technology development raise the pressure on companies to be more efficient. Higher efficiency can be achieved by the integration and automation of internal and enterprise-spanning business processes. The logically consistent further development of e-business communication leads to extended enterprises where independent enterprises join forces to be more competitive. Basic requirements for extended enterprise information technology systems are functionality, integration, usability, security and flexibility. This paper describes the approach of the European Commission supported project FLoCI-EE (Flexible Low-Cost Internet Extended Enterprise), which is based on Internet and component technologies, using J2EE, Web Services and ebXML.
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Zunehmender Wettbewerb in globalen Märkten und beschleunigte Technologieentwicklung erhöhen den Druck auf Firmen, effizienter zu sein. Höhere Effizienz kann durch Integration und Automation von internen und unternehmensübergreifenden Geschäftsprozessen erreicht werden. Die konsequente Weiterentwicklung der E-Business-Kommunikation führt zu Extended Enterprise, bei dem sich unabhängige Unternehmungen zusammenschließen, um wettbewerbsfähiger zu sein. Fundamentale Anforderungen an Systeme der Informationstechnologie für Extended Enterprises sind Funktionalität, Integration, Nutzbarkeit, Sicherheit und Flexibilität. Dieser Beitrag beschreibt den Ansatz des von der Europäischen Kommission unterstützen Projekts FLoCI-EE (Flexible Low-Cost Internet Extended Enterprise), welches auf Internet-und Komponententechnologien basiert und J2EE, Web Services und ebXML verwendet.
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Fürst, K., Rodrigues, O. & Zeichen, G. Requirements and basic technologies for extended enterprises. Elektrotech. Inftech. 118, 590–597 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03158998
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03158998