Enterprise Architecture
Enterprise Architecture enables the various parts of an organization to articulate information, technology and business strategy in a common decision framework.
The Enterprise Architecture (EA) area focuses on three main lines of research:
- Document processing, by developing methods and technologies to map document content into actionable data, especially through conversion to XML
- Service and business process modeling which encompasses:
- Modeling and tooling techniques to bridge domain-specific languages (DSL) and Business Process Management (BPM) generic languages
- Matching DSLs and architectural concepts to leverage flexible infrastructure options
- Interoperability & sustainability to:
- Manage information flows across heterogeneous systems and organizations
- Guarantee the validity and re-usability of data and processes over space and time
The area is involved in several Open Innovation projects including the recent SHAMAN integrated project (2007-2011) dedicated to Digital Preservation and the means to ensure future accessibility and usability of data and information.
The Enterprise Architecture (EA) area has several technologies on Open Xerox, including:
- Xeproc, a DSL for XML document processing
- XeQual, a prototype for link management.