eBusiness: Example Projects

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SEEMseed: Solutions for a Single European Electronic Market

The European Commission’s goal of establishing a Single European Electronic Market (SEEM) is being given a boost by a project that has brought together experts and stakeholders from across the continent and beyond to identify challenges and recommend solutions. The IST-funded SEEMseed initiative aims to create a virtual space where individuals and companies of any size can come together to do business without technological or linguistic restrictions.

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V-CES : Online cost-engineering service to help SMEs build business

Cost estimates are fundamental to business decisions, and in many cases, cost has become a business driver. The Virtual Cost Engineering Studio (V-CES) is a prototype set of online cost-engineering services that has been developed to help engineers understand and benefit from best estimating practice. V-CES has been developed for three key industry sectors: the automotive industry, semiconductor manufacturing and the aerospace sector.

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XBRL: New language transforms business reporting

Better, faster and cheaper business reporting - this is what XBRL is all about. XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) is an open standard that brings a common understanding, vocabulary and method to financial statements. By smartly tagging data and content, this initiative is revolutionising business reports. It is now used extensively across Europe and is fast becoming a mandatory standard for financial and business reports worldwide.

More: XBRL website

Last Updated March 2007