The New Integration Imperative
Enterprise application integration (EAI), as cutting-edge as it sounds, is hardly that; organizations have been wiring their stovepipe apps together for years. Now the Internet and object orientation are enabling new approaches to this well-understood challenge. Nelson King
XAS: E-Application Server Ascendant
For businesses Web-enabling their infrastructures, the limited data integration capabilities of todays middleware force a patchwork of Web servers, gateways, and custom code. The XML application server (XAS) may offer a more feasible solution. Mark M. Davydov available only in print edition (subscribe)
Integration Factory
Solectron Corp. may be the worlds biggest contract manufacturing company, but as CIO Ken Ouchi explains in this exclusive interview, its core competency is in integrating internal and business-to-business processes. Justin Kestelyn available only in print edition (subscribe)