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Given by NPAC Team at SC95 Tutorial on Web Technologies on December 4,95. Foils prepared December 2,95
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We review possible uses of the Web in Enterprise (organization) Information Systems
Here we use Web technology in a possibly closed domain to support exchange of information and collaboration between members of the organization
These members could be teachers and kids/ manufacturers and their distributers etc.
Lotus Notes is a famous example of a modern client-server implementation of this and traditional mainframes have long been used for this
Databases, VRML for 3D product depiction and Java are all of relevance

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1 Tutorial on Current and Future Web(NII) Technologies
-- Opportunities in Business Enterprise Systems
2 Abstract of Remarks on Business Enterprise Systems
3 Overview of Enterprise Systems
4 Enterprise Systems -- external
5 Enterprise Systems -- internal
6 Enterprise Systems -- Groupware == Collaborative Support
7 Enterprise Systems -- Groupware
8 Enterprise Systems -- future

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Foil 1 Tutorial on Current and Future Web(NII) Technologies
-- Opportunities in Business Enterprise Systems

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Supercomputing 95
Monday December 4,1995
San Diego Convention Center
NPAC
Geoffrey Fox, Wojtek Furmanski, Marek Podgorny with
Gang Cheng, Roman Markowski
Syracuse University
111 College Place
Syracuse
NY 13244-4100
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Foil 2 Abstract of Remarks on Business Enterprise Systems

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We review possible uses of the Web in Enterprise (organization) Information Systems
Here we use Web technology in a possibly closed domain to support exchange of information and collaboration between members of the organization
These members could be teachers and kids/ manufacturers and their distributers etc.
Lotus Notes is a famous example of a modern client-server implementation of this and traditional mainframes have long been used for this
Databases, VRML for 3D product depiction and Java are all of relevance
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Foil 3 Overview of Enterprise Systems

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Focus on manufacturing industry
  • product-related information system
  • products, parts, maintenance services
  • characteristics, specs, compliance with standards
Large industry typically has
  • distributed divisions (national or global)
  • network of dealers, distributors, contractors
  • many products with complex properties
  • evolving product lines
  • no direct contact with end purchasers
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Foil 4 Enterprise Systems -- external

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WWW information system support
  • for dealer, distributor, contractor network
  • multiple views of product, pricing info
  • multiple interfaces for diverse users
  • Links with specs, characteristics
Incorporate database in WWW information system
  • facilitates maintaining currency of data
  • can provide different paths through data
    • based on user knowledge and needs
  • can track & record use by each dealer, distributor
    • analyze to improve marketing strategies
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Foil 5 Enterprise Systems -- internal

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WWW internal information server
  • Links divisions in different regions, countries
  • Becomes inter-divisional shared knowledge base
  • Builds corporate unity, sense of common identity
  • Bypass outmoded communication routes
  • Framework for web-based group middleware
With incorporated database support
  • May include data warehousing efforts
  • Imposes corporation-wide standards, vocabulary
  • May support data mining for key corporate needs
  • Can streamline processing that crosses divisions
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Foil 6 Enterprise Systems -- Groupware == Collaborative Support

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Groupware is major new direction for many industries
Huge market for Lotus Notes groupware
Groupware elements (according to Lotus Notes)
  • "Conferencing, Workflow, Calendar, Electronic Mail
  • and Distributing data among groups"
Information systems and database operations of Lotus Notes
  • "Collect, Organize, Share, Process, Customize" --
  • data and applications.
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Foil 7 Enterprise Systems -- Groupware

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Network (including WWW) based open systems Groupware
  • Can implement all Lotus Groupware elements
  • Supports all operations described by Lotus Notes
  • Application integration paradigm is radically different
    • Extensible, loosely coupled set of applications and operations (glue = protocols and wrappers)
    • Supports multiple collaboration applications
    • Easily incorporates new technologies
    • Supports any mix of commercial databases
    • Almost unlimited customizability of user interface
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Foil 8 Enterprise Systems -- future

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Current interactivity: CGI perl, C, database
  • Select or enter data through forms
  • Multiple divisions can create corporate database
Java or Java-like capabilities
  • Browser retrieves data + manipulating application
  • Marketing, tutorial, design applications
VRML for 3-D visualization
  • Retrieve interactive 3-D world using VRML & Java
  • Marketing, design and other applications
WebTools: server to server communication
  • Manage remote OS & filesystem through browser
  • Includes new tools for remote collaboration
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