Moving from Information-Oriented to Service-Oriented Application Integration
A clear trend is the movement away from information-oriented to service-based integration. Information-oriented integration provides an inexpensive mechanism to integrate applications because, in most instances, there is no need to change the applications.
While information-oriented integration provides a functional solution for many application integration problem domains, it is the integration of both application services and application methods that generally provides more value in the long run. That is the underlying theme of this book.
For example, a trading community looking to automate the processing of ordering raw materials may find that simply sharing information ...
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