Home > Integration Info Center
Integration Info Center
EMAIL THIS
Application integration is the merging together of two different applications within a business. The Integration Info Center provides tips on how to make this process easier with news, articles and expert responses dedicated to giving insight on best practices of application ...

MUST READ
The difference between EAI and ESB
Published by: SearchSOA.com | 16 Aug 2005
EXPERT RESPONSE - A SearchWebServices.com member asks one of our experts, "What is the difference between enterprise application integration (EAI) and the enterprise service bus (ESB)?" Read the response or pose a question of your own to any ...
How ESBs can bring about a change in rip and replace thinking
Published by: SearchSOA.com | 19 Jul 2005
TIP - Existing systems need to work together for SOA success. This article addresses the need for application and system equality and how the enterprise service bus can make it happen.
Three tips for choosing an ESB
Published by: SearchSOA.com | 06 Jul 2009
TIP - Deciding whether to implement an ESB, or trying to determine what kind of ESB to use? These three tips will help you choose.
EAI in use
Published by: SearchSOA.com | 27 Aug 2007
EXPERT RESPONSE - David Linthicum declares that although there is little discussion of EAI lately, it is still widely used and popular.

REPRESENTATIONAL STATE TRANSFER (REST) from SearchSOA.com
Restlet framework wrestles RESTful Web applications
TIP - Restlet is an open source Java-based framework for creating RESTful Web services. It includes support for WADL and annotations. Read this overview to learn more.
Mulesoft architect talks REST, ESBs
VIDEO Q&A - Mulesoft architect talks with SearchSOA.com about ESBs and REST while at TheServerSide Java Symposium in Las Vegas.
How do I balance throughput requirements and interoperability?
EXPERT RESPONSE - Are there any rules of thumb that would make one decide to do in-process interop versus Web services interop based on throughput requirements?
VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC

WS-TX from SearchSOA.com
WSTx (Web Services Transactions)
WORD - WSTx (Web Services Transaction) is a set of XML markup specifications designed to permit the use of open, standard protocols for secure, reliable transactions across the Web... (Continued)
WS-Policy
WORD - WS-Policy is an abbreviation for the Web Services Policy specifications, members of the core Web Services architecture specifications... (Continued)
WS-AtomicTransaction
WORD - WS-AtomicTransaction, also called Web Services Atomic Transaction or WS-AT, is a specification that defines how single transactions are carried out based on WS-Coordination and WS-Transaction, companion specifications for ...
VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC

ROSETTANET from SearchSOA.com
Why does RosettaNet have to use BPSS or BPEL4WS?
EXPERT RESPONSE - Why does RosettaNet have to use either BPSS or BPEL4WS to express its standards for executing business transactions using Web services? It seems that RosettaNet would gain by expressing the standards for the business aspects ...
Benefits of RosettaNet
EXPERT RESPONSE - What are the most important benefits a company can realize from a RosettaNet implementation?
RosettaNet and Business Process Management
EXPERT RESPONSE - I have the impression that RosettaNet has struggled to get its user companies to standardize their business processes at a deeper level than transaction send/receive. Has RosettaNet's experience tended to validate the ...
VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC

EBXML from SearchSOA.com
OASIS okays ebXML messaging standard
NEWS - OASIS, the international open standards consortium, today announced that its members have approved ebXML Messaging Services (ebMS) version 3.0, which defines a Web services-based method for the reliable, secure exchange of ...
OASIS approves business process standard
NEWS - ebXML Business Process Specification Schema (ebXML BPSS or ebBP) version 2.0.4 has received the highest level of ratification from members of OASIS, the international standards consortium has announced. "ebXML BPSS defines a ...
EbXML Technical Architecture spec approved
NEWS - An ebXML Technical Architecture Specification was the result of a recent conference in Vancouver. The specification is intended to serve as a roadmap and foundation for other ebXML specifications, according to participants. A ...
VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC

WEB SERVICES TRANSACTION SPECIFICATIONS from SearchSOA.com
Express Logic ThreadX teamed with server to support Web services
ARTICLE - Express Logic joined with Real-Time Logic to integrate a Web server with an RTOS. Supported are Web services including SOAP, XML-RPC and JSON-RPC.
SOA specs for energy industry planned
NEWS - Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) today announced a collaborative initiative with energy companies to develop service oriented architecture (SOA) interoperability standards for the industry. For utility ...
OASIS okays ebXML messaging standard
NEWS - OASIS, the international open standards consortium, today announced that its members have approved ebXML Messaging Services (ebMS) version 3.0, which defines a Web services-based method for the reliable, secure exchange of ...
VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC

RELIABLE MESSAGING STANDARDS from SearchSOA.com
Ajax and Flex try to co-exist inside RIA development
ARTICLE - Ajax and Flex are complementary not competitors in rich Internet application (RIA) development for service-oriented architecture (SOA) applications, Adobe's Flex evangelist argues.
Web 2.0 at the old ballgame
ARTICLE - Major League Baseball adopts Web 2.0 to authenticate home run balls for fans and provide umpires with the latest game time weather reports.
BPEL4People and WS-HumanTask get reference implementation
ARTICLE - Although BPEL4People and WS-HT aren't fully ratified standards, Active EndPoints Inc. is incorporating them into its new tools for BPM and SOA design and development.
VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC

WSDL (WEB SERVICES DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE) from SearchSOA.com
WSDL Tutorial
TUTORIAL - Our new Web Services Description Language (WSDL) tutorial provides the tips, expert advice, news, trends and products you need to get started with or optimize your use of WSDL.
WSDLs get a report card
ARTICLE - WSDL definitions, schema, PortTypes, bindings, messages, and services are graded for quality by a product known as WSDL Report Card.
Amazon Mechanical Turk Web services app touts improved development GUI
ARTICLE - Amazon Mechanical Turk now offers Graphical User Interface (GUI) tools for business analysts and users seeking to better integrate people into Web 2.0 workflow processes.
VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC

SOAP (SIMPLE OBJECT ACCESS PROTOCOL) from SearchSOA.com
On the road to SOA – Part 1, Boubez on early insights
TIP - A few years into SOA, a few got sidetracked and a few felt burned. But this is usually part of the program, and there are good signs now, says SOA pioneer Toufic Boubez.
Progress/Actional SOA diagnostic tool builds on Mindreef purchase
ARTICLE - Progress Software announced the integration of Actional SOA performance and governance products and technology gained with last year's acquisition of SOAP-test pioneer Mindreef.
InterSystems Ensemble environment adds binary SOAP messaging
ARTICLE - Software provider InterSystems has enhanced its Ensemble rapid development and deployment environment with several services-related capabilities.
VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC

ENTERPRISE SERVICES BUS (ESB) from SearchSOA.com
U.S. Coast Guard adopts SOA and ESB to better track ships at sea
ARTICLE - Upgrading to SOA, the U.S. Coast Guard implemented a Fiorano ESB for its new tracking system. Here's how.
Mulesoft architect talks REST, ESBs
VIDEO Q&A - Mulesoft architect talks with SearchSOA.com about ESBs and REST while at TheServerSide Java Symposium in Las Vegas.
"Stripped-down" open source ESBs still solid middleware engines
ARTICLE - The decision to adopt an open or closed-source ESB can be tough. It requires a company to weigh cost against complexity and gauge its own programming savvy.
VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC

WEB SERVICES MEDIATION from SearchSOA.com
Microsoft modeling strategy: Work in progress
ARTICLE - Microsoft announced that it will release tools that will work under the umbrella of the company's emerging Oslo meta modeling, but strategy appears to still be a work in progress.
The Ajax Experience 1: Google Chrome shakes up the browser firmament
ARTICLE - Google's shiny new Chrome browser is just one of several in a very active browser segment. Enterprise architects building Web applications will take note.
Data services mashup wizard latest for SOA
ARTICLE - Wizard technology for mashing up data services can help enterprise database administrators, as well as a new generation of 'mashup authors,' WSO2 director shows.
VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC

ENTERPRISE APPLICATION INTEGRATION (EAI) from SearchSOA.com
Enterprise mashups: Tools build data integrations
ARTICLE - Enterprise mashups are becoming a popular way to meet data integration and business intelligence demands. This is part one of a three part special report on enterprise mashups.
ESB watered down by EAI, but distinction remains
ARTICLE - As many vendors recast the existing EAI products as ESBs, the term ESB has lost some meaning. Nevertheless, a pure ESB sets itself apart from earlier EAI concepts.
ESB Tutorial
TUTORIAL - Our new ESB tutorial provides the expert advice, definitions, implementation examples, trends and news you need to get started with or optimize the performance of an enterprise service bus.
VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC

CORBA from SearchSOA.com
Burton cautiously optimistic about SCA for SOA
ARTICLE - Despite some concerns that SCA may be the next CORBA, Burton Group concludes that organizations doing SOA projects may have to accept that vendor adoption is inevitable.
Will SOA go the way of CORBA?
NEWS - Is service-oriented architecture (SOA) "just XML/SOAP based CORBA with evolving standards around it?" The author explores the opportunities and pitfalls of the service-oriented approach.
Rubio on roots of interop
NEWS - In a series of entries on TheServerSide Interoperability Blog, Daniel Rubio takes a look at approaches used for achieving Java and .NET interoperability without the use of Web services, from messaging, CORBA to JNI. In ...
VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC

APIS from SearchSOA.com
Yahoo's Heilmann talks standards and API connectedness at The Ajax Experience
NEWS - Yahoo Technical Evangelist Christian Heilmann gave a talk at The Ajax Experience 2009 conference on using and offering data on the Web.
API monitoring from Apigee, "like Google Analytics for APIs"
ARTICLE - Like "Google Analytics for APIs," Sonoa Systems' new on demand tool, Apigee, will monitor and analyze your API traffic.
JNBridge releases JNBridgePRO 4.1
TIP - JNBridge releases JNBridgePRO 4.1
VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC

APPLICATION INTEGRATION from SearchSOA.com
Enterprise mashup user story: Knowing your data
ARTICLE - At Pfizer, embracing mashups required a shift in culture but made software development faster and more collaborative. This is part 2 of 3 in a special report on enterprise mashups.
RAD Studio 2010 hits the shelves
ARTICLE - Database developer Embarcadero Technologies released RAD Studio 2010.
LegaSuite Intergation V5.2 fully-supports IBM CICS Transaction Server for z/OS
ARTICLE - Seagull Software released LegaSuite Integration V5.2, which fully-integrates with IBM CICS Transaction Server for z/OS.
VIEW ALL IN THIS TOPIC


About Us  |  Contact Us  |  For Advertisers  |  For Business Partners  |  Site Index  |  RSS
SEARCH 
TechTarget provides technology professionals with the information they need to perform their jobs - from developing strategy, to making cost-effective purchase decisions and managing their organizations' technology projects - with its network of technology-specific websites, events and online magazines.

TechTarget Corporate Web Site  |  Media Kits  |  Site Map




All Rights Reserved, Copyright 2001 - 2009, TechTarget | Read our Privacy Policy
  TechTarget - The IT Media ROI Experts