Knowledge acquisition is a frequent bottleneck in business intelligent systems, and knowledge extraction from trained artificial neural networks (ANNs) provides an excellent way for explaining the functioning of a business connectionist system. This is important for ANNs to gain a wider degree...

The 24-Hour Knowledge Factory is a software development paradigm that goes beyond the conventional global delivery model. It involves round-the-clock operations through the establishment of three or more development teams around the globe. Complex projects are iteratively broken down into...

Der Einsatz von Informations- und (Tele-)Kommunikationssystemen für die Wirtschaft ist durch den rapiden technologischen Fortschritt zu Beginn des 3. Jahrtausends zur allgegenwärtigen Erscheinung geworden. Unter Schlagworten wie e(lectronic)-, m(obile)-, u(biquitious)-Computing/Commerce werden...