Abstracts This chapter addresses security framework in virtual organisations. It identifies
essential sources of threats to VOs security and presents technologies such as …

A methodology, an application scenario and a new system enabling collaborative distributed
design have been presented. The system based on Tool Registration and Management …

The report surveys the research activities in the area of agent-enabled modeling and
simulation of design processes. It covers known models, modeling approaches and agent …

The paper presents a visual knowledge-based approach for designing collaborative
networks of engineering design organizations. The novelty of this holistic approach lies in …

This chapter identifies different types of virtual organizations that are emerging in the
electronics sector. Examples of VOs are introduced that represent different forms of network …

Engineering collaborations received a new global dimension with the omnipotent access to
Internet. Several approaches have been introduced to support communication between …

The Internet connects different enterprises to allow collaborative work, sharing of resources
or just the integration of remotely supplied and possibly commercial services. However …

The total product design process consists of several stages including the formulation of
product design specifications, conceptual design, detail design, manufacture and sales. In …

The paper presents a short overview of R&D projects related to the new discipline of
collaborative engineering with the objective to identify synergies among them. Further more …

The paper addresses the underlying technologies for network-based collaboration between
partners of a virtual organisation. Different types of VOs have been identified following the …