A methodology for the semi-automatic creation of data-driven detailed business ontologies
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In the context of technological expansion and development, companies feel the need to renew and optimize their information systems as they search for the best way to manage knowledge. Business ontologies within the semantic web are an excellent tool for managing knowledge within this space. The proposal in this article consists of a methodology for integrating information in companies. The application of this methodology results in the creation of a specific business ontology capable of semantic interoperability. The resulting ontology, developed from the information system of specific companies, represents the fundamental business concepts, thus making it a highly appropriate information integration tool. Its level of semantic expressivity improves on that of its own sources, and its solidity and consistency are guaranteed by means of checking by current reasoning tools. An ontology created in this way could drive the renewal processes of companies’ information systems. A comparison is also made with a number of well-known business ontologies, and similarities and differences are drawn, highlighting the difficulty in aligning general ontologies to specific ones, such as the one we present.
论文关键词:e-Business,Knowledge integration,Enterprise ontologies,Semantic web,Interoperability,eCommerce,Semantic of integration information,Semantic of data integration
论文评审过程:Received 29 May 2009, Accepted 14 March 2010, Available online 24 March 2010.
论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.is.2010.03.002