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Anexo A: Definições de Interoperabilidade 557
17. Interoperability is the ability of one manufacturer's computer equipment to operate alongside,
communicate with, and exchange information with another vendor's dissimilar computer
equipment.
http://www.networkbuyersguide.com/search/105487.htm
18. Interoperability is the ability to transfer and use information in a uniform and efficient manner
across multiple organisations and information technology systems.
Lalor, J., Australian Government Interoperability Agenda
(http://www.osdm.gov.au/osdm/docs/resources/osdm_interoperability_con_
03112004/johnlalor.pdf)
19. Interoperability is the ability to exchange and use information (usually in a large heterogeneous
network made up of several local area networks).
http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/interoperability
http://www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn
20. Interoperability is the ability of different types of computers, networks, operating systems, and
applications to work together effectively, without prior communication, in order to exchange
information in a useful and meaningful manner.
Dublin Core Metadata Glossary
(http://library.csun.edu/mwoodley/dublincoreglossary.html)
21. Interoperability is the ability of content, a subsystem or system to seamlessly work with other
systems, subsystems or content via the use of agreed specifications/standards.
http://www.tasi.ac.uk/glossary/glossary_technical.html
22. Interoperability is the ability of heterogeneous systems and networks to communicate and
cooperate through specified standards.
http://info.louisiana.edu/dept/glosi.html
23. Interoperability is the ability of equipment from multiple vendors to communicate using
standardized protocols.
http://www.nationaldatamux.com/G50001.htm
24. Interoperability may be defined as a process that effectively links two or more systems
(marketplaces or other service providers) or organizations in a partial or fully transparent manner
(for users).
Scriven, G., "Interoperability in Australian Government E-Procurement - Strategy versus Reality", 7th
Pacific Asia Conferfence on Information Systems, Adelaide, South Africa, 2003
25. Interoperability is achieved only if the interaction between two systems can, at least, take place at
the three levels: data, resource and business process with the semantics defined in a business
context.
Chen, D. and G. Doumeingts (2003). "European initiatives to develop interoperability of enterprise
applications - basic concepts, framework and roadmap." Annual Reviews in Control, 27, 2,
p. 153-162
26. Interoperability is the capability to communicate, execute programs, or transfer data among
various functional units in a manner that requires the user to have little or no knowledge of the
unique characteristics of those units.
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