The purpose of the 4th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS) was to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners interested in the advances and business applications of information systems. The research papers focused on real world applications covering four main themes: enterprise database applications; artificial intelligence applications and decision support systems; systems analysis and specification; and internet and electronic commerce. This book should be of interest to information technology professionals, especially those working on systems integration, databases, decision support systems or electronic commerce. It should also be of use to middle managers who need to work with information systems and require knowledge of current trends in development methods and applications.