Foreword
Business in real-time? That seems to be the battle cry for those industry leaders who are looking to automate their business processes both inside and outside of the corporate firewall. Indeed, since 1997 we've seen a growing interest in the science, methodology, and technology for joining applications together so they can truly automate a business, or perhaps an entire vertical, or maybe an entire economy.
Think about it. If we reach such a level of automation, car buyers will be able to determine exactly when their custom-configured car will show up at their dealer, manufacturers will never run out of that one part that holds up production, and terrorists won't have a chance, because law enforcement agencies will have truly coordinated ...
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