JEFFREY T. POLLOCK is an executive leader in the enterprise software business, as well as a university instructor and technology visionary in the emerging field of data semantics. RALPH HODGSON is the cofounder of TopQuadrant, a consulting firm that specializes in semantic technologies and services for software innovation through "Solution Envisioning with Capability Cases."

• List of Illustrations xviiList of Tables and Other Sidebar Elements xxiForeword xxiiiPreface xxvAcknowledgments xxxiPart One: Why Semantic Interoperability?1. Semantic Interoperability Gives IT Meaning 32. Information Infrastructure Issues and Problems 233. Promise of Frictionless Information 39Part Two: Semantic Interoperability Primer4. Foundations in Data Semantics 695. Semantic Conflict Solution Patterns 996. MetaData Archetypes 1277. Ontology Design Patterns 1458. Multimodal Interoperability Architecture 1959. Infrastructure and E-Business Patterns 223Part 3: Adopting Semantic Technologies10. Capability Case Studies 25911. Adoption Strategies 30512. Tomorrow’s Adaptive and Dynamic Systems 333AppendicesAppendix A. Vendor Profiles, Tools, and Scorecards 347Appendix B. Acronyms and Abbreviations 375Endnotes 379Index 383

"Overall, I found the book to be enjoyable and informative, with lots of references and pointers to areas of interest. The variety of topics discussed within the book encourages the reader to read outside of their core specialisms." (BCS, 1 November 2010)" ...an essential read for all Semantic Web practitioners-from CIOs to CTOs and architects to managers...a must-read for upper management." (IEEE Distributed Systems Online, August 2005)