Proceso de adquisición de datos del sistema de correo electrónico: una aplicación a la modelización de una red social [Process of data acquisition of email system: an application to a social network modeling]

Electronic mail has become a rich and comprehensive repository of information about communication between individuals. From the business point of view, email communication is a reflection of interaction between the employees of the organization. In this paper we devised the techniques and tools for exploring data, that allow to extract information from email t hat underlie the social network that may be useful in the company to make a decision. Analyzing data from email communication of the airport Muenster and Osnabrueck shows the properties and the evolution of the network that has been formed by the relation between the employees. Our technique provides an application to infer through email network connections and characterizations, suggesting a new way to explore and study data of business behavior.