This exploratory research study contributes to answering two related research questions. First it identifies the key influences that seem to be driving and constraining the adoption of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and XML/Web Services and secondly it adduces some evidence to confirm that...

How do I make my voice heard? The University of the Highlands and Islands in Scotland covers an area the size of Belgium, with a population the size of Brussels. The 13 partner colleges and over 50 local learning centres operate in some of the most remote areas of Western Europe. There are...

The aim of increasing the quality of health care has led to the development of a number of “guideline†systems whereby clinicians receive assistance in decision making in a given care context — for example in areas such as prescribing or therapeutics. These guidelines range in...