Enterprise Architecture and New Generation Information Systems / Edition 1

by Dimitris N. Chorafas

Overview

Based on an extensive research project done by the author in the United States, Britain, Germany, France, Switzerland, Sweden, and Austria from December 1999 to June 2001, Enterprise Architecture and New Generation Information Systems focuses on four main themes:

Next Generation Information Technology

The Likely Technologies of this Decade

Enterprise Computing

The Internet as the 21st Century's Answer to Merchandising

While the majority of books presently available on information systems are written from the viewpoint of system analysis, programming, or common applications, this text:

Brings to the reader's attention the importance of organization and infrastructure

Presents a wealth of case studies to explain the need for reengineering and restructuring

Details the latest advances which influence the implementation of advanced technology

Written in a simple, comprehensive manner without specific prerequisites and data processing jargon, with concepts and case studies properly explained, this book addresses itself to practitioners in computer technology, telecommunications and software development, who are interested in acquiring skills through knowledge of the most advanced applications, tools, and methods, both present and coming. Enterprise Architecture and New Generation Information Systems will prove appealing to every person charged with planning, developing, applying, and delivering advanced information systems, architectural solutions, and programming products.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367396442
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/05/2019
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Section I Next Generation Information Systems Technology

1 Benefits and Challenges Expected from an Enterprise Architecture 3

Introduction 3

The Market Rewards Companies That Have a Cogent Enterprise Strategy 5

The Introduction of Opportunity Costs Changes the Rules of the Game 8

Reengineering Means Being Ready to Exploit Business Opportunities 11

An Enterprise Architecture Must Care Particularly for the Customer 15

Revamping Business Strategy after 10 Years of Technological Innovation 18

Technology Costs Are Dropping, but Technology Risks Are Increasing 20

References 24

2 Defining the Right Enterprise Architecture for the Company 25

Introduction 25

The Difference between an Enterprise Architecture and a Systems Architecture 26

Functions That the Systems Architecture Is Expected to Perform 30

Working within the Confines of an Architectured Solution 33

Benchmarking the Functionality Supported by the Enterprise Architecture 36

The Conceptual Model Should Be Based on Open Architectural Principles 39

A Financial Services Architecture and Example of a Successful Implementation 42

References 44

3 Technology and Organization Reposition the Company in a Competitive Market 45

Introduction 45

The Aftermath of Moore's Law and the Law of the Photon 47

Wealth Creation, Span of Attention, and Span of Control 50

Rethinking Information Technology along Lines of Cultural Change 55

Policy Formation, Command and Control, and Infrastructural Base 58

Technology Helps in Policy Formation and in Command and Control 62

References 65

4 Information Technology Strategies Established by Leading Organizations 67

Introduction 67

Software Is the High Ground of an Enterprise Architecture 68

Establishing and Maintaining a New Software Methodology 72

Search for Increased Effectiveness through Information Technology 77

Formulating Alternatives Is Prerequisite to Making the Best Choice 80

Providing Sophisticated Services to the Professional Worker 83

Lessons Learned from an Enterprise Architecture Design at National Manufacturing 85

References 88

5 Revamping the Technological Infrastructure of a Modern Industrial Company 91

Introduction 91

The Changing Nature of the Infrastructure as a Result of Technology 92

General Electric Recasts Its Infrastructure for Better Cost Control 96

An Enterprise Architecture for Alliances and Supply Chain Solutions 99

Flexibility and Ability to Lead through Innovative Applications 102

Interactive Real-Time Visualization Is Part of the Enterprise Architecture 105

Global Solutions Will Upset Many Current Notions about the Architecture 108

References 110

6 Leading Edge and Bleeding Edge in Information Technology Project 111

Introduction 111

A Project That Failed: Cutting Down the Paper Jungle 112

The Questionable Immediate Future: Breaking Even with the Pie in the Sky 116

UMTS Licenses: The Bleeding Edge of a Telecommunications Architecture 120

The Debacle of the Telecoms' 3G Mobile Will Impact Enterprise Solutions 124

The Extended Future: Nanoscale Engineering Projects 127

What Can Be Expected from Quantum Mechanics? 129

References 132

Section II Present Best Applications and Future Developments in Technology

7 A Look into Future Breakthroughs: The Intelligent Environment Project at MIT 135

Introduction 135

Background and Foreground Needed to Promote Imaginative New Departures 136

Major Components of the Oxygen Project 139

Goals of an Intelligent Environment 143

Nuts and Bolts of the Intelligent Room 146

Options Available in Man-Machine Interaction 148

Integrating the Notion of Context by Nokia 152

References 155

8 The Use of Intelligent Environments within an Enterprise Architecture 157

Introduction 157

Applying the Facilities of an Intelligent Environment in Banking 158

Command and Control of Larger Scale Financial Operations 162

Self-Health Care, Telemedicine, and Computational Bioimaging 166

Developing and Implementing Perceptual User Interfaces 168

Design Decisions Affecting the Governance of a Technological Solution 170

Boundary Conditions Characterizing Systems Defined by the Enterprise Architecture 173

References 176

9 Location Independent Computing and the Role of Agents 177

Introduction 177

A Phase Shift in Thinking Is Necessary to Benefit from Knowledge Engineering 179

Answering the Need for Agents in Nomadic Computing 182

When Commercial Markets Are On-Line, the Determinant Role Is Played by Intelligent Artifacts 184

Information Filtering by Knowledge Artifacts and the Concept of Federated Databases 188

A Methodology for Observing Time-Critical Constraints of Enterprise Architectures 192

Design Principles for Planning and Controlling Artifacts from the Laboratory for International Fuzzy Engineering 196

References 198

10 Enterprise Data Storage and Corporate Memory Facility 199

Introduction 199

Evolving Notions That Underpin Enterprise Data Storage 200

The Shift of Information Technology Spending to Databases and Their Management 204

Rapid Growth in Data Storage Calls for an Intelligent Enterprise Architecture 207

What On-line, ad Hoc Database Mining Can Provide to the User 212

The Role of a Corporate Memory Facility in Knowledge Management 215

Practical Example of CMF: a Project Repository by Xerox 218

References 220

11 Advanced Technology and Engineering Design Must Be on a Fast Track 221

Introduction 221

The Pace from Theoretical Discovery to Practical Application Accelerates 223

The Pivotol Point of Concurrent Engineering Is Effective Communications 226

Concurrent Engineering and the Performance of Design Reviews 230

The Use of Objects and Frameworks in Engineering and Manufacturing 233

A Higher-Level Technology for an Interdisciplinary Team 236

Fast Time-to-Market Solutions for Greater Profitability 239

References 241

Section III Is the Internet the 21st Century's Answer to an Enterprise Architecture?

12 The Information Economy and the Internet 245

Introduction 245

Internet Economy, and Responsibilities of the Board 247

Companies Must Reinvent Themselves to Survive in the Internet World 250

The Internet as a Communications Philosophy of the Next Decade 253

Internet-Intrinsic Business Models and Necessary Sophisticated Supports 256

Technical Factors That Characterize the New Economy 260

Classes of Players on the Internet and Benefits They Expect to Gain 263

References 266

13 Internet Time and Supply Chain as Agents of Change 267

Introduction 267

Internet Time Is a Strategic Factor in Modern Business 269

Far-Reaching Policies Are Necessary to Benefit from Internet Time 273

The Internet Supply Chain Favors the Prepared Company 276

Supply Chain and the Challenge of On-Line Payments 279

Small Business, Internet Time, and Personal Accountability 282

Doubleclick: an Example of What It Takes to Make an Internet Company 285

References 288

14 Working End-to-End With the Internet 289

Introduction 289

End-to-End Connectivity Motivates Companies to Be on the Internet 290

The Internet as Enabler of and Catalyst for Better Information Technology Solutions 295

Contributions of the Internet to Infrastructure, Globalization, and Native Applications 299

Open Networks, Lack of Centralization, and the Establishment of Standards 303

The New Economy Enlarges the Applications Domain of the Internet 306

Wing-to-Wing: a View of Big Firms Capitalizing on the Internet 308

References 311

15 Intranets, Extranets, Mobile Agents, and Efficient Off-the-Shelf Communications Solutions 313

Introduction 313

A Bird's Eye View of What Intranets Can Do: Examples from the Auto Industry 315

An Expanding Horizon of Corporate Intranets 319

Intranets, Web Software, and the Effectiveness of Mobile Agents 323

Benefits Derived by Companies That Apply Web Software Standards 325

The Choice among Options Available with Technology's Advances 328

Reaching Factual Decisions Regarding the Evolving Enterprise Architecture and Its Services 330

References 333

16 Why Security Assurance Should Influence the Enterprise Architecture 335

Introduction 335

Security Concerns and the Establishment of Valid Plans 336

Security on the Internet Is a Moving Target 340

The Case of Intrusion Detection and the Browser's Double Role 345

Friend or Foe? The Case of Digital Signatures 348

Can Biometrics Help in Solving The Security Problem? 351

Conclusion 353

References 355

Index 357

Editorial Reviews

Overviews some of the concepts behind the enterprise approach to designing computer architectures that is equally concerned with the structure of the entire organization. The author explores next generation information technology, the likely technologies of this decade, and the Internet as the latest answer to merchandising. Some of the topics are revamping the technological infrastructure of a modern industrial company, location independent computing and the role of agents, enterprise data storage, Internet time and the supply chain, and security concerns. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)