Without semantics, the software can only decide at a syntactical
level, not at the knowledge level.
So no semantic issues can be treated in the higher defined framework of the WfMC,
however if software has to resolve the problems related to the ex ante unstructured
processes, then semantics have to be taken into account.
Business.Process.Execution.Language
From a business perspective, Web services can be viewed as the latest, dynamic
stage in the e-business evolution, but also as a simple low-cost enterprise application
vehicle supporting the cross platform sharing of functions and data (Zimmerman
et al., 2003). The greatest advantage in the business and technical domains is that
either party can continue to use his/her own technology without being influenced by
the technology of the other parties. Existing skills and assets can be fully leveraged;
implying that the investments in the organisation of processes and the used are safe
(Rabaey et al., 2003). This is the case for operative collaboration, but business integration
on the strategic and tactical level implies, nevertheless, considerable changes
in the business and resources strategy (Rabaey, Vandenborre, et al.
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