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environment where services will be shared internally and externally in ever more
inter-dependent extended enterprises [27].
Future research directions include the provision of a complete definition of the
framework and applying it to different situations and case studies using systems engi-
neering and enterprise architecture methods, combined with a dynamic roadmap.
There is also an important need to develop an agreed architectural framework and
representation language, as well as an evaluation method/metrics to support complex
interoperable systems including the analysis of their degree of interoperability.
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