Search Based Applications

We are poised at a major turning point in the history of information management via computers. Recent evolutions in computing, communications, and commerce are fundamentally reshaping the ways in which we humans interact with information, and generating enormous volumes of electronic data along the way. As a result of these forces, what will data management technologies, and their supporting software and system architectures, look like in ten years? It is difficult to say, but we can see the future taking shape now in a new generation of information access platforms that combine strategies and structures of two familiar -- and previously quite distinct -- technologies, search engines and databases, and in a new model for software applications, the Search-Based Application (SBA), which offers a pragmatic way to solve both well-known and emerging information management challenges as of now. Search engines are the world's most familiar and widely deployed information access tool, used by hundreds of millions of people every day to locate information on the Web, but few are aware they can now also be used to provide precise, multidimensional information access and analysis that is hard to distinguish from current database applications, yet endowed with the usability and massive scalability of Web search. In this book, we hope to introduce Search Based Applications to a wider audience, using real case studies to show how this flexible technology can be used to intelligently aggregate large volumes of unstructured data (like Web pages) and structured data (like database content), and to make that data available in a highly contextual, quasi real-time manner to a wide base of users for a varied range of purposes. We also hope to shed light on the general convergences underway in search and database disciplines, convergences that make SBAs possible, and which serve as harbingers of information management paradigms and technologies to come. Table of Contents: Search Based Applications / Evolving Business Information Access Needs / Origins and Histories / Data Models and Storage / Data Collection/Population / Data Processing / Data Retrieval / Data Security, Usability, Performance, Cost / Summary Evolutions and Convergences / SBA Platforms / SBA Uses and Preconditions / Anatomy of a Search Based Application / Case Study: GEFCO / Case Study: Urbanizer / Case Study: National Postal Agency / Future Directions

Workflow-based Web applications present a central pillar of companies' endeavors towards increased business process efficiency and flexibility. Considering their particular characteristics, this book presents innovative approaches for their efficient, completely model-driven construction with particular emphasis on effective stakeholder involvement, usability-oriented dialog design and cross-methodological reuse.

Building a web application that attracts and retains regular visitors is tricky enough, but creating a social application that encourages visitors to interact with one another requires careful planning. This book provides practical solutions to the tough questions you'll face when building an effective community site -- one that makes visitors feel like they've found a new home on the Web. If your company is ready to take part in the social web, this book will help you get started. Whether you're creating a new site from scratch or reworking an existing site, Building Social Web Applications helps you choose the tools appropriate for your audience so you can build an infrastructure that will promote interaction and help the community coalesce. You'll also learn about business models for various social web applications, with examples of member-driven, customer-service-driven, and contributor-driven sites. Determine who will be drawn to your site, why they'll stay, and who they'll interact with Create visual design that clearly communicates how your site works Build the software you need versus plugging in one-size-fits-all, off-the-shelf apps Manage the identities of your visitors and determine how to support their interaction Monitor demand from the community to guide your choice of new functions Plan the launch of your site and get the message out

"This book offers suggestions, solutions, and recommendations for new and emerging research in Semantic Web technology, focusing broadly on methods and techniques for making the Web more useful and meaningful"--Provided by publisher.

This review volume introduces the novel intelligent Web theory called computational Web intelligence (CWI) based on computational intelligence (CI) and Web technology (WT). It takes an in-depth look at hybrid Web intelligence (HWI), which is based on artificial biological and computational intelligence with Web technology and is used to build hybrid intelligent Web systems that serve wired and wireless users more efficiently. The basic principles of CWI and various e-applications of CWI and HWI are discussed. For completeness, six major CWI techniques — fuzzy Web intelligence, neural Web intelligence, evolutionary Web intelligence, granular Web intelligence, rough Web Intelligence and probabilistic Web intelligence — are described. With the huge potential for intelligent e-business applications of CWI and HWI, these techniques represent the future of intelligent Web applications. Contents:Fuzzy Web Intelligence, Rough Web Intelligence and Probabilistic Web IntelligenceNeural Web Intelligence, Evolutionary Web Intelligence and Granular Web IntelligenceHybrid Web Intelligence and E-Applications Readership: Graduate students, researchers and professionals in artificial intelligence and fuzzy logic. Keywords:Computational Web Intelligence;Web Intelligence;Computational Intelligence;Soft Computing;Granular Computing;Fuzzy Logic;Neural Networks;Evolutionary Computation;Rough Sets;E-BusinessKey Features:Completely introduces the intelligent Web techniques based on soft computing, granular computing, computational intelligence, and Web technology for different intelligent Web applicationsFirst to introduce the novel intelligent Web theory (computational Web intelligence) with many potential intelligent Web applicationsIntroduces CWI techniques for currently hot and important applications such as Web security, Internet security, bioinformatics, Web search engines, Web mining, e-commerce, intelligent Web agents, etc.

This reference presents both fundamental and advanced topics and related to Web operations. Using an integrated approach, the authors describe the basics as well as latest trends in the area. They cover agent-based Web, wrapper induction, Web mining, information retrieval, Web knowledge management, and social networks. The text includes a host of examples and over 100 illustrations that clarify complex material. It also contains many bibliographical notes, end-of-chapter exercises, glossaries, and practice questions with solutions/hints.

"This book presents current, effective software engineering methods for the design and development of modern Web-based applications"--Provided by publisher.

The body of research in all aspects of Semantic Web development, design, and application continues to grow alongside new trends in the information systems community.Semantic-Enabled Advancements on the Web: Applications Across Industries reviews current and future trends in Semantic Web research with the aim of making existing and potential applications more accessible to a broader community of academics, practitioners, and industry professionals. Covering topics including recommendation systems, semantic search, and ontologies, this reference is a valuable contribution to the existing literature in this discipline.