In this chapter, we give an overview of what ontologies are and how they can be used. We
discuss the impact of the expressiveness, the number of domain elements, the community …

An ontology typically provides a vocabulary describing a domain of interest and a
specification of the meaning of terms in that vocabulary. Depending on the precision of this …

With the advent of the big-data era, massive information stored in electronic and digital forms
on the internet become valuable resources for knowledge discovery in engineering design …

Weaving the semantic Web requires that humans contribute their labor and judgment for
creating, extending, and updating formal knowledge structures. Hiding such tasks behind …

In the cultural heritage domain information systems are increasingly deployed, digital
representations of physical objects are produced in immense numbers and there is a strong …

Abstract Using Semantic Web technologies for e-business tasks, like product search or
content integration, requires ontologies for products and services. Their manual creation is …

This paper presents a platform for multifaceted product search using Semantic Web
technology. Online shops can use a ping service to submit their RDFa annotated Web pages …

E-business integration is a vision we have developed over a long period of time. As we have
worked in business practice for many years prior to and in parallel with our academic …

Many e-business scenarios require the integration of product-related data into target
applications or target documents at the recipient's side. Such tasks can be automated much …

A base of clearly defined product information is a key foundation for an e-commerce system.
The manipulation and exchange of semantically enriched and precise product information …