WORKSHOPS

WORKSHOPS
Pre- and Postcongress Program
a part of the
15th IFIP World Computer Congress

IFIP '98 WORKSHOP PROGRAM

Workshops in Vienna, Sunday, 30 August 1998

DATABASE POWERED WEB APPLICATIONS
FOR INTERNET MARKETING AND COMMERCE
Full day workshop, WV2
Karl M. Goeschka, Martin Manninger, Vienna University of Technology, A

The workshop provides detailed information and know-how about database powered Web applications for Internet marketing and commerce. It reflects the technical and organizational experiences from projects as DEMENET (Distance Education, Multimedia Teleservices and Telework, funded by the European Commission), Red Cross Europe and others. The workshop covers various aspects of the WCC ´98: Electronic Commerce (product marketing, tourism and payment systems interface), Software Agent Technology (agent interface), System Design Methodologies, the Engineering and Re-engineering of Information Systems and the Design of Communication Infrastructures. The workshop complements IT&KNOWS, Telecooperation and SEC’98 (Smart Card) conferences. The main target group of participants are developers and decision makers.
Due to the practical oriented nature of the workshop the number of participants will not exceed 30.

Time schedule:
Morning part: introduction, basics and orientation

9.00 - 9.55	Databases and the Web: Problems and solutions, product overview, design concepts for distributed systems. Theory, demonstration and project results
9.55 - 10.30	Electronic Commerce, Internet Marketing and Payment Systems. Theory, demonstration of examples and project results
10.45 - 12.00	Real-life examples from the organizational point of view. From demands to implementation: Collecting user needs, product selection, design methodology (database structure, functionality and user interface), distribution concepts. Practical work from the user’s point of view

Technical extension 13.00 - 17.00

13.00 - 14.05	Database design for Web applications: Technical issues, design methodology and distribution concepts, Software Agent interface, solutions for different needs: from information providing to transaction broking. Theory, demonstration and project results.
14.05 - 14.45	Electronic Commerce and Internet Security (SmartCard). Theory, demonstration and project results
15.00 - 17.00	Real-life examples from the technical point of view. Practical work with different implementations of real-life projects from the programmer’s and administrator’s point of view. Design methodology and distribution concepts, engineering and re-engineering, system administration. Java vs. pure HTML: performance statistics and user profiles.
17.00	Final discussion (open end)

SOFTWARE PROCESS IMPROVEMENT IN SMALL ENTERPRISES -
EXPERIENCES; BENEFITS AND PROFITS
Half day workshop, WV3
E. Schoitsch, Austrian Research Center Seibersdorf, A,
G. Chroust, University of Linz, A,
V. Haase, Graz University of Technology,
W. Fritz, Joanneum Research, Graz, A

SPIRE (Software Process Improvement in Regions of Europe) is a European ESSI Project (ESSI Dissemination Action No. 23873) especially addressing small and very small Software Development Companies (SSDs). Given the fact, that the success of software companies hinges on the quality of their software products, which in turn is a function of the quality of their software development process (including managerial and organizational aspects), SPIRE tries to support software process improvement (SPI) in four European regions, approximately 70 SSDs in total will profit directly from this initiative throughout Europe, and hopefully many more from dissemination of the results and the Best Practice Guide produced by the SPIRE partners.
The following countries are participating in SPIRE: Ireland, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland), Sweden, Italy, and Austria. The duration is 18 months. The project in fact started in autumn 1997.
The main objectives are

to lower the barriers preventing SSD from successful participating in SPI
by raising awareness of SPI benefits and
by educating participating SSDs in practical SPI skills.

The preliminary program will be as follows (some changes are anticipated):

14.00 - 14.15	Welcome: Erwin Schoitsch, Research Center Seibersdorf, A
14.15 - 14.45	"What is SPIRE ?" Joc Sanders, CSE Dublin, IRL
14.45 - 15.15	"The European Commission’s view", A. Moya, CEC Brussels, B (with discussion)
15.15 - 15.45	"Software Process Improvement and Assessment Technology used", V. Haase, TU Graz
16.00 - 17.30	"Four Experience Reports from the Spire-Projects"
17.30 - 18.00	Report from a Mentor
18.00 - 18.30	The SPIRE Experience: Discussion, moderator: E Schoitsch, A
18.30	Closing

Intended audience:

Participants in SPIRE Projects, mentors and companies form all countries
IFIP World Computer Congress ´98 participants interested in Software Process Assesment/Improvement from enterprises, academia, etc.
Software developers from SMEs, IT organisations, IT departments, etc.
Interested parties from federations and associations

Attendance at the workshops is free for EWICS TC7 members, SPIRE participants, ESSI participants and members (members of ENCRESS Clubs throughout Europe, SPIRE participants (mentors and enterprises), ESPITI and ISA-EUNET participants etc.).

Workshops in Budapest, Saturday, 5 September 1998

Both Workshops had to be CANCELLED!!!

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