Combining and Integrating Advanced IT-Concepts with Semantic Web Technology Mashups Architecture Case Study

Abstract

Even though Semantic Web technologies have flourished consistently in the past few years, it is unlikely to achieve the Semantic Web goals on the global Web in near future. The initial expectations such as turning the World Wide Web to a machine-comprehendible medium are far away from realization. The best proof of this is a look at the current status of World Wide Web and small percentage of websites and services that are Semanticallyenabled. The main reason for this situation is that so far it is not easy to get people to learn and apply Semantic Web concepts for their Web content and use them efficiently in their daily life. In this context advanced IT concepts such as Mashups can support Semantic Web goals and at the same time Semantic Web technologies can also improve computer-to-computer and human-to-computer interactions in enterprise systems. In this paper the two-way support of advanced IT and Semantic Web is explored and a novel approach for advancing the power of web forms is presented.