Semantic Web Services Delivery: Lessons From the Information Systems World
Gerard McGrath · Journal of the Association for Information Systems · 2003
The 'Semantic Web' promises a new generation of web services delivery applications enabled by semantic markup of web resources, shared ontologies and highly-intelligent agents.The vision is astounding and the potential benefits enormous.However, previous experience with information systems and database integration initiatives would suggest that a degree of caution is warranted.It is also argued that lessons might be gleaned from these intraorganizational integration projects that might be of considerable value in developing and implementing Semantic Web applications.