Foreword. Preface. Section 1: E-Government. 1. E-Government - A Roadmap For Progress; R. Traunmüller, M. Wimmer. 2. Reducing Normative And Informative Asymmetries In Fiscal Management For Local Administrations; M. Carducci, M.A. Bochicchio, A. Longo. Section 2: Business Models Of E-Applications. 3. Who Are The Internet Content Providers? C.C. Krueger, P.M.C. Swatman. 4. Net Market Makers In The Australian B2B E-Space. M. Singh. 5. The Success Strategies For Hybrid Business Model; S. Vatanasakdakul, E.L. Boon Kiat, J. Cooper. Section 3: Innovative Structures In The Internet. 6. Influence Of Electronic Business Technologies On Supply Chain Transformations; W. Cellary, S. Strykowski. 7. Product Platforms For The Media Industry; L. Koehler, M. Anding, T. Hess. 8. Dynamic Management Of Business Service Quality In Collaborative Commerce Systems; B. Roberts, A. Svirskas. 9. Software For The Changing E-Business; M. Alaranta, T. Valtonen, J. Isoaho. Section 4: Auctions And E-Payment. 10. Dynamic ROI Calculations For E-Commerce Systems; M. Amberg, M. Hirschmeier. 11. muP: A Micropayment System; P.A.L. Mindlin, C.M. Schweitzer, T.C.M.B. Carvalho, W.V. Ruggiero. 12. Electronic Auctions In Finland; V.K. Tuunainen, M. Rossi, J. Puhakainen. Section 5: Future Aspects Of Communication. 13. I-Centric Communications; R. Popescu-Zeletin, S. Arbanowski, S. Steglich. 14. A Communication Framework Towards FlexibleAssociations Of Businesses In Evolving Environments; H. Ludolph, G. Babin, P. Kropf. 15. Introducing New Business Models In Provision Of QOS Networks; B.D. Jerman-Blažic. Section 6: Internet And The Web. 16. The Semantic Web; R. Studer, S. Agarwal, R. Volz. 17. Web Personalization Based On User's Trade-Offs; M. Martins, I. Garaffa, M. Kling. 18. XML Alone Is Not Sufficient For Effective Web EDI; F.G. Beckenkamp, W. Pree. 19. Institutional Websites Personalization Using Macro And Micro User Profiles; P.S. Rodrigues Lima, M.S. Pimenta. Section 7: Advanced Platforms And Grid Computing. 20. The Grid: An Enabling Infrastructure For Future E-Business, E-Commerce And E-Government Applications; F. Silva, H. Senger. 21. Inter-Organizational E-Services Accounting Management On Computational Grids; F. Arcieri, F. Fioravanti, E. Nardelli, M. Talamo. 22. A Web Services Provider; J.-P. Bahsoun, B. Chebaro, S. Tawbi. 23. Using Metamodels To Promote Data Integration In An E-Government Application Scenario; A. Figueiredo, A. Kamada, L. Damasceno, M. Mendes, M. Rodrigues. Section 8: Cooperation And Integration Of E-Services. 24. A Service Oriented Approach To Interorganisational Cooperation; C. Zirpins, W. Lamersdorf, G. Piccinelli. 25. A Data And Event Oriented Workflow Process Definition Meta Model Coherent With The UML Profile For Edoc Systems; J. Soto Mejía. 26. XML-Based E-Contracting; M. Merz. 27. ICT Support For Evolving Harmonization Of International Alliances; R.M. Lee, E.D. Campil