Learn to utilize today's hottest EAI technologies to ensure interoperability across your organization What exactly is enterprise application integration (EAI)? What makes this $300 million market so hot that it's expected to grow to $6.5 billion in the next two years? How do you apply it in the real world? Whether you're an IT professional or systems architect, business manager or software developer, if you're looking into EAI as a solution for unifying applications and systems across the enterprise, then the answers are in this book.You'll find a complete and unbiased survey of the different technologies, architectures, and approaches available for EAI implementations, including pros and cons, clear explanations of all concepts, and first-rate guidance on how to choose the best EAI strategy for your company. The authors draw on their pioneering work with early implementations to show you how to:

* Define your specific integration problem in a useful form that enables a real solution

* Develop your own EAI architecture and ensure interoperability of legacy, stovepipe, COTS, client-server and modern technology applications

* Choose the best among messaging architecture, object architecture, and transaction architecture

* Work with the best implementation technologies, including Microsoft's COM+, the OMG's CORBA, and Sun's EJB

* Utilize the proven Secure Application Integration Methodology (SAIM)

Wiley Tech Briefs Focused on the needs of the corporate IT and business manager, the Tech Briefs series provides in-depth information on a new or emerging technology, solutions, and vendor offerings available in the marketplace. With their accessible approach, these books will help you get quickly up-to-speed on a topic so that you can effectively compete, grow, and better serve your customers.

Presents a unbiased survey of the different technologies, architectures, and approaches available for enterprise application integration (EAI) implementation, offering pros and cons, clear explanations of concepts, and guidance on how to choose the best EAI strategy for a company. Shows how to define a specific integration problem in a form that enables a real solution, and how to choose among architectures and implementation technologies. Ruh is affiliated with a leading EAI and object-oriented consulting company.
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A leading International Enterprise Application Integration team offers a concise introduction to EAI concepts and strategies, exploring various advantages and disadvantages of the system. Key terms and technologies also are covered in depth.

Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) - hinter dieser Zauberformel verbirgt sich die Aufgabe, das breite Spektrum verschiedenster Geschäftsanwendungen, die in den meisten Unternehmen verwendet werden, zur Zusammenarbeit zu bringen. Dieses Buch führt IT-Manager, Systemarchitekten, Softwareentwickler und Entscheidungsträger in die Konzepte und Strategien der EAI ein. Erklärt werden Begriffe und Technologien wie verteilte Objekte, CORBA, COM/DCOM und das Web. (02/00)

WILLIAM A. RUH is Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Concept Five Technologies, a leading EAI and object-oriented consulting company based in McLean, Virginia. The author of two books, Ruh also chairs the group responsible for creating EAI-related standards at the Object Management Group (OMG).FRANCIS X. MAGINNIS is Vice President of Telecommunications Practice at Concept Five Technologies, where he led the team that developed Concept Five's Secure Application Integration Methodology (SAIM).

WILLIAM J. BROWN works for Saga Software Inc. in Reston, Virginia, as Director of Research andDevelopment for the Sagavista enterprise integration broker.

The Business Drivers of EAI.

Types of Integration.

Basic Building Blocks.

Messaging Architecture and Solutions.

Object Architecture and Solutions.

Transaction Architecture and Solutions.

Chapter Enterprise Architecture.

Effective EAI Development: The SAIM Methodology.

Building Future EAI Business Solutions.

Appendices.

Index.