
Enterprise Application Integration
How to Successfully Plan for EAI
Wiley (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 30. October 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
XII, 212 pages
978-0-471-37641-5 (ISBN)
Description
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)
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Reviews / Votes
"For anyone wanting to learn more about the field of EAI then look no furhter." (M2 Communications, 9 January 2001) "For anyone wanting to learn more about the field of EAI then look no furhter." (M2 Communications, 9 January 2001)More details
Edition
1., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 23.4 cm
Width: 19.1 cm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
369 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-37641-5 (9780471376415)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

William A. Ruh | Francis X. Maginnis | William J. Brown
Enterprise Application Integration
A Wiley Tech Brief
E-Book
02/2002
Wiley
€21.99
Available for download
Persons
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.
Content
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.