58 Int. J. Business Information Systems, Vol. 6, No. 1, 2010 Copyright © 2010 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Infusing agility in business processes through an event-centric approach Nancy Alexopoulou* Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Ilissia 15784, Athens, Greece Fax: 00302109549281 E-mail: nanci@di.uoa.gr *Corresponding author Mara Nikolaidou Department of Informatics and Telematics, Harokopio University of Athens, El. Venizelou Str, 17671, Athens, Greece Fax: 00302109549281 E-mail: mara@hua.gr Panagiotis Kanellis Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Ilissia 15784, Athens, Greece E-mail: kanellis@di.uoa.gr Vasiliki Mantzana Department of Technology, Education and Digital Systems, University of Piraeus, 80 Karaoli and Dimitriou Str, 18534, Piraeus, Greece E-mail: mantzana.vasiliki@gmail.com Dimosthenes Anagnostopoulos Department of Informatics and Telematics, Harokopio University of Athens, El. Venizelou Str, 17671, Athens, Greece Fax: 00302109549281 E-mail: dimosthe@hua.gr Drakoulis Martakos Department of Informatics and Telecommunications, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Ilissia 15784, Athens, Greece Fax: 00302107275214 E-mail: martakos@di.uoa.gr