Chapter 16. Components of Integration Technology

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The task of integrating applications does not end with adapters, but merely begins a lengthy, sometimes complex integration process. There are several other components besides adapters that are required to achieve meaningful integration. A standalone resource adapter capable of supporting point-to-point interactions with other adapters is not a very scalable integration solution. Point-to-point adapters do the integration job well in a small integration scenario ...

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