By definition, VLBAs are company-wide operational and inter-company information systems. They support the execution of business processes along the value chain and are not limited to individual company boundaries. Examples of VLBA are ERP systems, systems for Computer Integrated Manufacturing and inter-company information systems, such as Customer Relationship Management (CRM) or Supply Chain Management (SCM). From a technical point of view, these systems are distributed, federated and integrated business application systems. The implementation is based on modern architecture concepts, such as service-oriented architectures (SOA), component frameworks, peer-to-peer networks, cloud computing, grid architectures or even mediators. Very large business applications are characterised by their strategic importance, both for individual companies and for corporate networks. They are so large that they extend across a business unit or company, both technically and in terms of functionality or range of functions.

The workshop "Very Large Business Applications" (VLBA12) aims to bring together topics that reflect the current trend in the rapidly changing development of VLBA and, in particular, address emerging technologies. The workshop will bring together both theorists and practitioners to study, discuss and critically evaluate the future development and resulting potential of VLBA.

Submissions should be clearly located in the area of large business and inter-company application systems and can, for example, be related to the following topics of the Workshop for Very Large Business Applications:

• Methods and models in VLBA
• Cloud computing and VLBA
• VLBA Operations Management
• VLBA Business Models
• Analytical business process engineering in VLBA
• Strategic, tactical and operational system landscape engineering
• VLBA Simulations
• Security in VLBA
• VLBA and knowledge management
• Innovative VLBA

• Long articles: 10-12 pages
• Short papers: 6-8 pages

Please use only the LNI format templates of the GI (Word or LaTeX) for all documents: www.gi.de/service/publikationen/lni/.

Contributions to the workshop can be submitted via EasyChair. They can be written in German or English.

All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings in the GI series "Lecture Notes in Informatics (LNI)". Further information on paper submission and publication can be found on the conference website. Registration for INFORMATIK 2012 (full conference or day ticket) is required for participation in the workshop.

• 06.05.2012 - Extended submission of contributions
• 31/05/2012 - Acceptance/rejection of workshop contributions
• 24.06.2012 - Submission of the printable version
• 20.09.2012 - Workshop VLBA in Braunschweig

• Jorge Marx Gómez, University of Oldenburg,
  Department of Computing Science, Business Information Systems VLBA

• Dirk Peters, University of Oldenburg,
  Department of Computing Science, Business Information Systems VLBA

• Burkhardt Funk, Leuphana University of Lüneburg
• Peter Niemeyer, Leuphana University of Lüneburg
• Daniela Nicklas, University of Oldenburg
• Karl Kurbel, European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)
• Helmut Krcmar, Technical University of Munich
• Frank Teuteberg, University of Osnabrück
• Klaus Turowski, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
• Andreas Winter, University of Oldenburg
• Hergen Pargmann, Jade University of Applied Sciences
• Matthias Berger, Jade University of Applied Sciences
• Harald Schallner, Jade University of Applied Sciences