Semantic Web services
may add a dynamic dimension to workflow systems. In this way it becomes possible
to automate ad hoc and collaboration workflows. The BPEL workflow manager can
decide, based on the results returned by Semantic Web services, which Semantic
Web services will perform the next step in the workflow.
This and the other services of SOA need to be adapted to the semantic technology.
This is our contribution to the SSOA.
In the remainder of this chapter, the following topics will be treated in more detail:
??? business context of an organisation;
??? business processes and workflow where BPEL4WS could be used with Semantic
Web services;
??? BPEL4WS and dynamic workflows;
??? issues about information management;
??? decision-making process, since software has to make autonomously itself some
decisions;
??? the roadmap of SSOA; and
??? finally, further research concerning SSOA and the conclusions.
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