Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) is an architectural approach designed to provide scalable, resuable, and extensible software by dividing the software into self-contained services. Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) is an approach for data management that supports resolving ad hoc and complex multidimensional analytical queries. In this thesis, a case study for adapting these two technologies to an existing off-board train diagnostics system, called AddTrackEnterprise, is presented. The thesis also present a proposal for how to visualize the data contained in this system, such that it accommodates the OLAP approach. The thesis outlines the study of the subject matter and of the implementation of software for AddTrack based on these approaches.

The starting point of this paper has to do with rapid changes within the information technology and the need for agile and fast systems. The primary goal is to investigate what happens with recordkeeping practices in agile environments like service oriented architecture (SOA). It is in the possible transfer between IT architecture and digital archive the area of this paper resides. The paper relates to the Records Continuum model by which records will be considered historical and active at the time of creation. In the Records Continuum model recordkeeping practices and archival requirements will have to be taken into account at the time of creation. This paper concerns SOA from the perspective of Archival and Information science. It describes the different parts that make it possible to achieve a SOA with emphasis on those parts which have the most impact on the requirements of a digital archive. The main requirements discussed in this paper are the principle of provenance, the need to ensure that records remain authentic, reliable and keep their integrity and usability over time. The issue of keeping track of information and activities in a SOA is also discussed. It is established that records which need to fulfil the requirements mentioned above do exists in a SOA. The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether or not the principle of provenance and the archival requirements will be affected by SOA, and whether or not the requirements can be fulfilled over time. Information collection for this paper is basically through studies of literature and information gathering on the Internet. The method is descriptive and comparison between the information gathered has been made. In addition one short interview has been undertaken with Skatteverket, a government that are in the process of implementing both SOA and a digital archive. The main purpose with the interview was to find out if there are any collaboration between SOA and the digital archive at Skatteverket. The results indicate that a lot of the problem concerning preservation of digital records over time also applies for SOA, such as the lack of sustainable format and media and the potential loss of information. However some successful implementations of digital archives based on the OAIS-model with SOA as tool for realising the digital archive has been found. The archival requirements and the principle of provenance will be affected by SOA but it is only when there is a connection between SOA and a digital archive that it is possible to secure some of the archival requirements.

This diploma thesis focuses on the issue of implementation of ERP system for small company, and proposes a solution to create a custom enterprise system for e-commerce, which is integrated with the ERP system. Author´s proposals are conceived in the form of a project, including definition of goals, definition of the logical framework, time analysis, risk analysis and economic evaluation.

The design and implementation of business intranet system for Hestego s.r.o. company in attempt to enhance the quality and efficiency of internal communication, business culture and awareness of empolyees is the main focus of this thesis. Current status, limited to use of narrow-profiled information system is described as a part of analysis. Furthermore, commonly used practices in implementing business intranet, together with broadly acknowledged advantages for companies are provided. Based on the gained knowledge, a solution relying on implementing an independent intranet system utilizing database system and .NET web application is proposed. Within the practical section, company’s requirements with regards to functionality and design, conforming with provided logo guidelines are presented. As a final part of this thesis, proposed solution is implemented, documented and deployed in corporate enviroment. Moreover, the advantages of proposed solution for the company are evaluated.

This project deals with testing of web services. The result of this work will be a tool for load testing of web services using fault injection in their communication. The first part of the project discusses the basic aspects of testing web services. The second part of the work is more focused on testing high loads in combination with fault injection. The tool will allow automated run of the tests. The distributed model of the tool was designed to simulate real loads. In the last chapter are summarized achieved results.

Das Anbieten, die Vermittlung und der Konsum von Softwarekomponenten nach dem Paradigma „Software-as-a-Service“ über das Internet wird zunehmend populärer. Diese so genannten elektronischen Dienstleistungen unterschiedlicher Komplexität werden auf Netzwerkservern zur Verfügung gestellt und können von anderen Anwendungen eingebunden werden. Damit können Ressourcen für die Entwicklung und das Betreiben eigener Dienste eingespart werden. Traditionelle Beispiele solcher Dienste sind Währungsumrechnungen oder Wettervorhersagen , aber auch komplexere Geschäftsprozesse, wie z.B. Rechnungsprüfdienste , werden vermehrt als elektronische Dienste bereitgestellt. Voraussetzung für die Akzeptanz der elektronischen Dienstleistungen ist die Absicherung deren Dienstgüte (engl. Quality of Service). Die Dienstgüte gibt Auskunft darüber, wie gut ein Dienst seine Funktion erbringt. Klassische Parameter sind Antwortzeit oder Verfügbarkeit. Die Betrachtung der Dienstgüte hat für den Dienstnutzer als auch für den Dienstanbieter Vorteile: Durch die Angabe der Dienstgüte kann sich der Dienstanbieter von seiner Konkurrenz abgrenzen, während der zukünftige Dienstnutzer in der Lage ist, die Performanz seiner Systeme, welche den Dienst integrieren, abzuschätzen. Beide Parteien streben eine möglichst hohe Dienstgüte an. Die Bestimmung der Dienstgüte in zusammengesetzten Dienstleistungen wurde in den letzten Jahren viel diskutiert. In diesem Zusammenhang ist besonders die Dienstgütezuverlässigkeit eines Dienstes wichtig. Die Dienstgütezuverlässigkeit gibt an, wie sicher es einem Dienst gelingt, seine Qualitätsversprechen einzuhalten. Je nach Kontext spricht man von relativer oder absoluter Dienstgütezuverlässigkeit. Die relative Dienstgütezuverlässigkeit bezieht sich auf die Fähigkeit eines Dienstes seine Dienstgütegarantien während der nächsten Interaktion einzuhalten, während sich die absolute Dienstgütezuverlässigkeit auf den Zeitraum der nächsten n Interaktionen bezieht. Verletzt ein Dienst eine Dienstgütegarantie, weil er beispielsweise nicht in der vorgegebenen Zeit antwortet, so gefährdet der Dienstnutzer die Performanz seiner Systeme, während der Dienstanbieter mit Strafzahlungen zu rechnen hat. Die Bestimmung der Dienstgütezuverlässigkeit einer zusammengesetzten Dienstleistung hat verschiedene Vorteile. Sie gestattet dem Dienstanbieter z.B. drohende Qualitätsverschlechterungen vorherzusagen und auf diese geeignet zu reagieren. Auch der Dienstnutzer profitiert von der Existenz der Dienstgütezuverlässigkeit. Er kann z.B. das Risiko für seine Systeme besser kalkulieren. Ziel dieser Arbeit ist die Bestimmung der Dienstgütezuverlässigkeit in zusammengesetzten Dienstleistungen. Zu diesem Zweck wird die Dienstgütezuverlässigkeit von Teildiensten auf Basis ihrer Monitoring-Historie vorhergesagt. Die Monitoring-Historie protokolliert für jeden Dienst und jede Dienstgütegarantie, ob in vergangenen Interaktionen Dienstgüteverletzungen stattgefundenen haben. Die Dienstgütezuverlässigkeit eines Teildienstes wird als Verletzungswahrscheinlichkeit gemessen, die angibt, wie wahrscheinlich eine Dienstgüteverletzung durch den Teildienst ist. Für die Vorhersage der relativen Verletzungswahrscheinlichkeit kommt eine Markov-Kette erster Ordnung zum Einsatz. Die Bestimmung der absoluten Verletzungswahrscheinlichkeit beruht auf den Prinzipien der allgemeinen Stochastik. Die Berechnungszeit beträgt in beiden Fällen wenige Millisekunden. Beide Verfahren liefern äußerst zuverlässige Vorhersagewerte. Auf Basis der Verletzungswahrscheinlichkeiten der Teildienste wird die Dienstgütezuverlässigkeit der zusammengesetzten Dienstleistung bestimmt. Sie kann detailliert in Form der Verletzungsmatrix oder als einfacher numerischer Wert in Form der Verletzungszahl angegeben werden. Die Verletzungsmatrix einer Dienstgütegarantie enthält die Eintrittswahrscheinlichkeit für jede mögliche Anzahl von Dienstgüteverletzungen. Ihre Aufstellung erfordert exponentiellen Aufwand. Demgegenüber besitzt die Verletzungszahl eine lineare Berechnungszeit. Sie gibt die Belastung einer Dienstleistung mit Dienstgüteverletzungen an. Die Dienstgütezuverlässig ist dabei umso geringer je kleiner die Werte der Verletzungsmatrix und Verletzungszahl sind.

Nowadays, wireless sensor network (WSN) is becoming popular in various fields of different industries along with the rapid development of hardware and software. Whereas more and more WSN applications come into use has make it difficult for consumers especially those who do not have professional knowledge to use. So it is urgently necessary and significant to offer services which do not need professional knowledge to satisfy consumers’ requirements from the users’ point of view. Therefore, service oriented architecture (SOA) is introduced as a method to do our research from the users’ point of view. After asimple overall introduction of WSN which include the system architecture, hardware, software and supported technologies, we pay our emphasis on the power consumption modeling for WSN and get some formulations following the operation cycle. Last but not least, SOA method is analyzed and some SOA based WSN applications are introduced as examples to further understand of SOA based WSN for readers.

The residential sector was accountable for the consumption of 143 TWh in 2007, comprising35 % of Sweden’s total final energy use. The City of Stockholm has high ambitions in the environmental area. Miljöhuset is a web based energy calculation tool that helps to manage energy use, choose energy and cost efficient measures as well as present the environmental impacts of a building. This study had the aim to analyze the energy calculation tool from a scientific − and userperspective and to suggest potential further improvement of the tool. This was done in two maindirections: The first was to examine issues related to the tool itself such as user-friendliness,environmental impacts presentation, results transparency etc. The second direction was to explore potential future development possibilities for Miljöhuset and the possibility of using it asa support in energy declarations. The educational aspect of the tool was examined too, by attempting to identify whether there is a possibility for Miljöhuset to be utilized for this purpose too. In order to examine the aforementioned issues, a Stakeholders Opinion Assessment (SOA)method was used: 18 persons representing 18 different stakeholders answered a questionnaire and gave an interview. Through this procedure, it was possible to identify strengths and weaknesses of Miljöhuset and analyse stakeholders’ opinions on the same. The findings of this study are that Miljöhuset has a good user interface and a holistic approach towards the operation of a house by integrating economic, environmental and energy aspects into one tool. Furthermore, the participants’ perception is that Miljöhuset is understandable and itsvalues/parameters relevant. However, improvements will be necessary in order to increase itsacceptance. Such improvements include both user friendliness and accuracy of the results. A number of stakeholders that are interested in the tool have been identified and further discussions were suggested in order to specify the type of interest these stakeholders expressed. A morethorough discussion and analysis of suitable future target groups would be valuable since future development should be tailored to them. Such an analysis could also more clearly define the potential of Miljöhuset as an educational tool or as a support in energy declarations. The possibility of whether or not the introduction of a fee for Miljöhuset would be beneficial hasbeen studied. The results did not allow drawing firm conclusions about this aspect, however, and further research is suggested. Finally since there are other tools that fulfil similar functions as Miljöhuset, further study about the competition in the web based energy calculation environment is also suggested. / <p>www.ima.kth.se</p>

L'objectif de cette thèse est de fournir des mécanismes améliorés pour déployer des services compétitifs par des manières rapides et rentables. Nous proposons un modèle de composition de service basé sur un environnement IMS/Web convergent. Ce modèle permet aux utilisateurs non professionnels de réutiliser les services existants pour créer de nouveaux services facilement. Pour améliorer la fonctionnalité de composition automatique, trois stratégies, y compris mise à jour passive, mise à jour active et mise à jour hybride sont proposées et analysées. Nous introduisons ensuite une plateforme centralisée d'exposition de service pour une variété de services, y compris services de Télécom / Web / appareil / services générés par les utilisateurs. Cette plateforme vise à renforcer les caractéristiques de centrée-sur-utilisateur et convergence, et fournir l'accès unifié à différents services. Par la suite, deux modèles basés sur le P2P sont conçus pour compléter le modèle centralisé: i) Un modèle hiérarchique basé sur Chord pour garantir l'efficacité de la découverte de services. Il adopte le concept de publication et découverte de service abstrait pour permettre à la recherche de service ambiguë. ii) Un modèle de superposition-triplex et P2P basé, qui cible principalement des services offerts par les appareils. Dans ce modèle, nous utilisons des passerelles pour déléguer des appareils résidant en eux pour l'exposition globale de services, et utilisons une architecture basée sur une superposition triplex, qui comprend une couche P2P non structurée, une couche de réseau sémantique (SON), et une couche de dépendance de service, pour la partage de l'information de service et la découverte de services / The goal of this thesis is to provide enhanced mechanisms to deploy competitive services in a rapid and cost-effective manner. To achieve this goal, we first propose an automatic service composition model relying on an IMS/Web converged environment. This service composition model is intended to be one in which even non-professional users can easily reuse existing services to create new services. To further improve the automatic service composition feature, three strategies including passive update, active update and hybrid update are proposed and analyzed. We then propose a centralized service exposure framework for a variey of services, including Telecom / Web / Device / user-generated services. This framework aims at enhancing the user-centric and convergence features, and providing the unified access to diverse services.Subsequently, two P2P based service information sharing models are designed to complement the centralized service exposure model : i) A hierarchical P2P based model, which reuses Chord for guaranteeing the service discovery efficiency, meanwhile adopts the concept of abstract service publication and discovery for enabling the ambiguous services searching. ii) A triplex P2P overlay based model, which mainly targets the devices offered services. In this model, we use the gateways to delegate the devices residing in them for the global service exposure, and use a triplex overlay based architecture, which includes an underlying unstructured P2P layer, a Semantic Overlay Network (SON) based overlay and a service dependency overlay, for the service information sharing and discovery

Les entrées et sorties unimodales dans les systèmes actuels ont atteint une maturité reconnue, avec les applications tactiles ou par les services distribués pour la géo-localisation ou la reconnaissance de la parole, du son ou l’'image. Cependant, l'intégration et l’instanciation de toutes ces modalités, manque d’une gestion intelligente du contexte d’acquisition et de restitution basée sur des notions fortement formalisées mais reflétant le sens commun. Ceci demande un comportement plus dynamique du système avec une approche plus adéquate pour gérer l'environnement de l'utilisateur. Cependant,la technologie nécessaire pour atteindre un tel objectif n’est pas encore disponible de façon standardisée, tant au niveau des descriptions fonctionnelles des services unimodaux que de leur description sémantique. Ceci est aussi le cas pour les architectures multimodales, où la composante sémantique est produite par chaque projet sans un accord commun pour assurer l’interoperabilité et est souvent limitée au traitement des entrées et sorties ou aux processus de fusion/fission strictement nécessaires au projet.Pour combler cette lacune, nous proposons une approche sémantique orientée services pour une architecture multimodale générique qui vise à améliorer la description et la découverte des composants de modalité pour les services d'assistance: l'architecture SOA2m. Cette architecture se veut entièrement focalisée sur la multimodalité et enrichie avec des technologies sémantiques car nous croyons que cette orientation permettra d'enrichir le comportement autonome des applications multimodales, avoir une perception robuste des échanges, et contrôler l'intégration sémantique. / Unimodal inputs and outputs in current systems have become very mature with touch applications or distributed services for geo-localization or speech, audio and image recognition. However, the integration and instantiation of all these modalities, lack of an intelligent management of the acquisition and restitution context, based on highly formalized notions reflecting common sense. This requires a more dynamic behavior of the system with a more appropriate approach to manage the user environment.However, the technology required to achieve such a goal is not yet available in a standardized manner, both in terms of the functional description of unimodal services and in terms of their semantic description. This is also the case for multimodal architectures, where the semantic management is produced by each project without a common agreement in the field to ensure inter-operability, and it is often limited to the processing of inputs and outputs or fusion / fission mechanisms. To fill this gap, we propose a semantic service-oriented generic architecture for multimodal systems. This proposal aims to improve the description and the discovery of modality components for assistance services: this is the architecture SOA2m. This architecture is fully focused on multimodality and it is enriched with semantic technologies because we believe that this approach will enhance the autonomous behavior of multimodal applications, provide a robust perception of the user-system exchanges, and help in the control of the semantic integration of the human-computer interaction.As a result, the challenge of discovery is addressed using the tools provided by the field of the semantic web services