Information Integration with Ontologies – Experiences from an Industrial Showcase - Hardcover

Alexiev, V

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0470010487 ISBN 13: 9780470010488

Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2005

Inhaltsangabe

DISPARATE INFORMATION, SPREAD OVER VARIOUS SOURCES, IN VARIOUS FORMATS, AND WITH INCON­SISTENT SEMANTICS IS A MAJOR OBSTACLE FOR ENTERPRISES TO USE THIS INFORMATION AT ITS FULL POTENTIAL. INFORMATION GRIDS SHOULD ALLOW FOR THE EFFECTIVE ACCESS, EXTRACTION AND LINKING OF DISPERSED INFORMATION. CURRENTLY EUROPE S COPORATIONS SPEND OVER 10 BILLION TO DEAL WITH THESE PROBLEMS.  THIS BOOK WILL DEMONSTRATE THE APPLICABILITY OF GRID TECHNOLOGIES TO INDUSTRY. TO THIS END, IT GIVES A DETAILED INSIGHT ON HOW ON­TOLOGY TECHNOLOGY CAN BE USED TO MANAGE DISPERSED INFORMATION ASSETS MORE EFFICIENTLY. THE BOOK IS BASED ON EXPERIENCES FROM THE COG (CORPORATE ONTOLOGY GRID) PROJECT, CARRIED OUT JOINTLY BY THREE LEADING INDUSTRIAL PLAYERS AND THE DIGITAL ENTERPRISE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AUSTRIA. THROUGH COMPARISONS OF THIS PROJECT WITH ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROJECTS, IT PROVIDES HANDS–ON EXPERIENCE AND BEST PRACTICE EXAMPLES TO ACT AS A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT. INFORMATION INTEGRATION WITH ONTOLOGIES: ONTOLOGY BASED INFORMATION INTEGRATION IN AN INDUSTRIAL SETTING IS IDEAL FOR TECHNICAL EXPERTS AND COMPUTER RESEARCHERS IN THE IT–AREA LOOKING TO ACHIEVE INTEGRATION OF HETEROGENEOUS INFORMATION AND APPLY ONTOLOGY TECHNOLOGIES AND TECHNIQUES IN PRACTICE. IT WILL ALSO BE OF GREAT BENEFIT TO TECHNICAL DECISION MAKERS SEEKING INFOR­MATION ABOUT ONTOLOGY TECHNOLOGIES AND THE SCIENTIFIC AUDIENCE, INTERESTED IN ACHIEVEMENTS TOWARDS THE APPLICATION OF ONTOLOGIES IN AN INDUSTRIAL SETTING.

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Reseña del editor:

Disparate information, spread over various sources, in various formats, and with inconsistent semantics is a major obstacle for enterprises to use this information at its full potential. Information grids should allow for the effective access, extraction and linking of dispersed information. Currently Europe's corporations spend over 10 Billion Euro to deal with these problems. This book will demonstrate the applicability of grid technologies to industry. To this end, it gives a detailed insight on how ontology technology can be used to manage dispersed information assets more efficiently. The book is based on experiences from the COG (Corporate Ontology Grid) project, carried out jointly by three leading industrial players and the Digital Enterprise Research Institute Austria.Through comparisons of this project with alternative technologies and projects, it provides hands-on experience and best practice examples to act as a reference guide for their development. "Information Integration with Ontologies: Ontology based Information Integration in an Industrial Setting" is ideal for technical experts and computer researchers in the IT-area looking to achieve integration of heterogeneous information and apply ontology technologies and techniques in practice. It will also be of great benefit to technical decision makers seeking information about ontology technologies and the scientific audience, interested in achievements towards the application of ontologies in an industrial setting.

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Obtaining competitive advantage depends more than ever on optimizing information assets. Disparate information, spread over various sources in different formats and with inconsistent semantics, is a major obstacle that prevents corporations from disseminating and exchanging information with a view to maximizing efficiency and profitability.

This valuable resource provides a detailed insight into how ontology technology can be used to achieve optimum performance levels in the management of disparate information. Through practical experience this real-world approach focuses on the realization of information grids, based on ontologies, and their application in an industrial setting.

• Presents theory-based practical advice on integrating heterogeneous data sources using ontology technologies
• Includes the best practice examples and methodologies employed gleaned from the implementation of COG (Corporate Ontology Grid)
• Compares and contrasts data models and ontologies, illustrating these with real-world applications
• Includes a comprehensive section on ontology querying and generating transformations via an ontological grid

Information Integration with Ontologies will be of interest to IT technicians needing advice and examples on the successful integration of heterogeneous information and the application of ontology technology. It will also appeal to technical decision makers involved in real-world applications.

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• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0470010487
• ISBN 13: 9780470010488
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 196