Information Integration with Ontologies Experiences from an Industrial Showcase

Obtaining competitive advantage depends more than ever on optimizing information assets. Disparate information, spread over various sources in different formats and with inconsistent semantics, is a major obstacle that prevents corporations from disseminating and exchanging information with a view to maximizing efficiency and profitability. This valuable resource provides a detailed insight into how ontology technology can be used to achieve optimum performance levels in the management of disparate information. Through practical experience this real-world approach focuses on the realization of information grids, based on ontologies, and their application in an industrial setting. Presents theory-based practical advice on integrating heterogeneous data sources using ontology technologies Includes the best practice examples and methodologies employed gleaned from the implementation of COG (Corporate Ontology Grid) Compares and contrasts data models and ontologies, illustrating these with real-world applications Includes a comprehensive section on ontology querying and generating transformations via an ontological grid Information Integration with Ontologies will be of interest to IT technicians needing advice and examples on the successful integration of heterogeneous information and the application of ontology technology. It will also appeal to technical decision makers involved in real-world applications.Alexiev, Vladimir is the author of 'Information Integration with Ontologies Experiences from an Industrial Showcase', published 2006 under ISBN 9780470010501 and ISBN 0470010509.