Business process FUSION based on semantically-enabled service-oriented business applications

Objective

SMEs cooperating with international partners in the enlarged Europe, need holistic Enterprise Applications Integration (EAI) solutions in order to operate their e-business effectively. At the same time they are facing intercultural barriers, since current integration efforts are more focused on 'data' rather than on 'processes'.
FUSION aims to promote efficient business collaboration within enterprises (incl. SMEs) by developing technologies for the semantic fusion of heterogeneous businesses applications. Intercultural and regulatory aspects of the enlarged Europe countries are considered instrumental in the FUSION solution.

FUSION will have a three-fold focus:
- FUSION aims at the development of an innovative approach, methodology and integration mechanism for the semantic integration of a heterogeneous set of business applications (ERP, CRM and other enterprise applications), platforms and languages within SMEs.
- FUSION aims at the integration of research activities carried out in the Enlarged Europe in the areas of Business Process Management, Semantic Web and Web Services
- FUSION aims at the validation of research results by developing proof-of-concept pilots in collaborative commerce growth across semantically-enriched value networks across the Enlarged Europe.

In particular, FUSION will facilitate three trans-national use cases.
Expected results include:
- The FUSION approach for Semantic Service-oriented Business Application integration covering collaborative business processes.
- The FUSION Methodology for Semantic Service-oriented Business Application Integration that will facilitate the integration of business software applications.
- The FUSION integration mechanism will simplify the interconnection of heterogeneous information systems.

Led by SAP AG, the consortium consists of 14 partners from five European countries (Germany, , including Research Institutes, Technology Developers, Innovation Transfer bodies as well as end users.

Fields of science

• social sciences › economics and business
• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › internet › semantic web

Programme(s)

• FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006).

Topic(s)

• IST-2004-2.4.13 - Strengthening the Integration of the ICT research effort in an Enlarged Europe

Funding Scheme

STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project

Coordinator

SAP AG

Address

Dietmar Hopp Allee 16
Walldorf
Germany

Participants (13)

BEELC POLSKA SP. ZO.O

Poland

Address

Ul. Kosciuszki 43
30 114 Krakow

BUDAPESTI MUSZAKI ES GAZDASAGTUDOMANYI EGYETEM

Hungary

Address

Muegyetem Rakpart 3
1111 Budapest

BULGARIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

Bulgaria

Address

42, Parchevich St
1058 Sofia

CAS SOFTWARE AG

Germany

Address

Wilhelm-schickard-strasse 12
76131 Karlsruhe

GERMANOS ANONYMOS VIOMICHANIKI KAIEMPORIKI ETAIREIA ILEKTRONIKOU KAITILEPIKOINONIAKOU YLIKOU KAI PAROCHIS YPIRESION TILE

Greece

Address

N. Olvio - N. Xantis Th.35
67200 Xanthi

INFOMATIX INFORMATIKAI SZOLGALTATO KORLATOLT FELELOSSEGU TARSASAG

Hungary

Address

Jozsef Krt 53. 3. Em. 21
1085 Budapest

INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS

Greece

Address

Patission Street 42
10682 Athina

INTERJOB SZEMELYZETFEJLESZTO SZOLGALTATO KFT

Hungary

Address

Bihari Utca 15 1/6
1055 Budapest

KENTRO EREVNON NOTIOANATOLIKIS EVROPIS ASTIKI MI KERDOSKOPIKI ETAIREIA

Greece

Address

Mitropoleos 17
54624 Thessaloniki

POLITECHNIKA KOSZALINSKA

Poland

Address

Sniadeckich 2
75453 Koszalin

SIGMA 2000 - PHAROS OOD

Bulgaria

Address

Sofroniy Vrachanski Street
1142 Vazrajdane

SINGKIOULAR LOTZIK ANONYMI ETAIRIAPLIROFORIAKON SYSTIMATON & EFARMOGON

Greece

Address

Odos Panagouli & Siniosoglou
14234 N. Ionia

STEINBEIS-STIFTUNG FUER WIRTSCHAFTSFOERDERUNG

Germany

Address

Willi-bleicher-strasse 19
70174 Stuttgart