TY - JOUR
T1 - Enterprise Mashup Systems as Platforms for Situational Applications - Benefits and Challenges in the Business Domain
AU - Pahlke, Immanuel
AU - Beck, Roman
AU - Wolf, Martin
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Currently, several Enterprise 2.0 platforms are beginning to emerge. This paper introduces Enterprise Mashup technology as a means to improve IT alignment of individual work processes and changing business needs. Enterprise Mashups enable users to create customized applications to easily find and transform business information and functionalities, as well as collaboratively share pre-built Mashup applications. Therefore, the concept of Enterprise Mashups integrates Web 2.0 technologies and principles with well-established paradigms such as Enterprise Information Integration, Business Intelligence, and Business Process Management. Involved organizational key drivers, technical challenges and inhibitors are discussed to assess the potential business value and explain the emerging expansion of Mashup platforms in companies.
AB - Currently, several Enterprise 2.0 platforms are beginning to emerge. This paper introduces Enterprise Mashup technology as a means to improve IT alignment of individual work processes and changing business needs. Enterprise Mashups enable users to create customized applications to easily find and transform business information and functionalities, as well as collaboratively share pre-built Mashup applications. Therefore, the concept of Enterprise Mashups integrates Web 2.0 technologies and principles with well-established paradigms such as Enterprise Information Integration, Business Intelligence, and Business Process Management. Involved organizational key drivers, technical challenges and inhibitors are discussed to assess the potential business value and explain the emerging expansion of Mashup platforms in companies.
KW - Emerging Enterprise 2.0 platforms
KW - Enterprise Mashup technology
KW - IT alignment improvement
KW - Individual work processes
KW - Customized application creation
KW - Emerging Enterprise 2.0 platforms
KW - Enterprise Mashup technology
KW - IT alignment improvement
KW - Individual work processes
KW - Customized application creation
M3 - Journal article
SN - 1867-0202
SP - 305
EP - 315
JO - Business & Information Systems Engineering
JF - Business & Information Systems Engineering
ER -