A tool is described that provides for the automatic configuration of systems from a single description. The tool, newfig, uses two simple concepts to provide its functionality: bo...
: We consider socio-technical processes, i.e. processes where machines as well as humans participate. Typical examples occur in sales processes in e-commerce. Three modeling tasks ...
: Nowadays, a central topic in database science is the need of an integrated access to large amounts of data provided by various information sources whose contents are strictly rel...
A database system contains base data items which record and model a physical, real world environment. For better decision support, base data items are summarized and correlated to...
Collaboration based on computers involves two factors, human users and computer systems. When we hope to build a feasible and efficient collaborative system, we must consider both...