The objective of this paper is to identify the current state of cloud business model adoption in Indonesia. We use an exploratory case study approach, since the number of publications on this topic is limited. We conducted 12 case studies with cloud service providers in Indonesia, which consisted of interviews and document studies. The analysis of our interviews revealed that the cloud business model adoption in Indonesia is mainly initiated by the local IT services providers. We also found that market demand was the main triggering factor for adopting the cloud business model. One of the key benefits that was mentioned, is the positive trend in revenue gains. The most encountered challenge for Indonesian cloud service providers is the low speed of internet connection in rural areas. The findings revealed from our study can serve as reference for IT practitioners and researchers who look for information and understanding on cloud business model adoption in Indonesia.

Enterprise Content Management (ECM) focuses on managing all types of content being used in organizations. It is a convergence of previous approaches that focus on managing only particular types of content, as for example documents or web pages. In this paper, we present an overview of previous research by categorizing the existing literature. We show that scientific literature on ECM is limited and there is no consensus on the definition of ECM. Therefore, the literature review surfaced several ECM definitions that we merge into a more consistent and comprehensive definition of ECM. The Functional ECM Framework (FEF) provides an overview of the potential functionalities of ECM systems (ECMSs). We apply the FEF in three case studies. The FEF can serve to communicate about ECMSs, to understand them and to direct future research. It can also be the basis for a more formal reference architecture and it can be used as an assessment tool by practitioners for comparing the functionalities provided by existing ECMSs.

This article examines how to assess projects, which implement business processes and IT systems, on compliance with an Enterprise Architecture (EA) that provides them with constraints and high-level solutions. The authors begin by presenting the core elements of EA compliance testing. Next, the authors discuss the testing process and four types of compliance checks (i.e., correctness check, justification check, consistency check, and completeness check). Finally, an empirical case is reported in which a real-life project has been tested on conformance, demonstrating and evaluating the authors’ approach. The results indicate that objective compliance testing cannot be taken for granted. Therefore, several suggestions are presented to decrease the subjectivity of assessments, such as operationalization of EA prescriptions.

Web applications are evolving into enterprise software applications accessible through the Web. Web applications are often constructed based on Web Content Management Systems because a Web Content Management System provides the development team with a cost-effective platform for Web Engineering during the development process. Moreover, it allows non-technical users to maintain the Web application once the application has been deployed on the production environment. Web Engineering, the research field concerning high quality and cost effective development of Web application development, has little research on Web Content Management System-based Web Engineering. We argue that there are some specific development challenges that needs to be addressed. In this paper, we propose a method for the development and deployment of Content Management System-based Web applications. We designed the two methods based on the challenges specifically related to Content Management Systems. Based on project evaluations and interviews within a case study company, the designed method is validated by expert reviews.

The process of implementing a Web Content Management System (WCM) can be complex and time consuming. We argue that there is a need for a web engineering methods specifically addressing WCM implementations. In this paper we present the design phase of our Web Engineering Method (WEM). The design phase of WEM addresses fourteen identified key WCM concepts and consists of the main activities: Conceptual Design, Architecture Design, Presentation Design and Detailed Component Design. The proposed method is validated through an expert validation and a case study. Based on the outcome, we developed a prototype of a CASE-application supporting the Conceptual Design activity. Future research includes further development of the CASE-application including the abstract syntax and automation of the transition.

Both the impact of software on life and our dependence on software is rapidly increasing. Using product software is an everyday phenomenon and product software is a major worldwide industry. Yet, there are very few scientific studies reported on the engineering of product software specifically. In this paper, we discuss specifics of the software business, the various terms used for product software and provide our definition of product software. Moreover, we explain difference between product software and tailor-made software from a software development perspective and provide a new framework for the categorization of product software. This paper points out the urgent need for more research on product software and the directions.