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Enterprise Application Integration (Information Technology) (Paperback)

by David S. Linthicum (Author)
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  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Addison Wesley (14 Dec 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0201615835
  • ISBN-13: 978-0201615838
  • Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 18.5 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Getting very different computer systems from multiple vendors--whether on desktops, servers or mainframes--to share data and processing power is one goal of Enterprise Application Integration (EAI). David Linthicum's Enterprise Application Integration tours the technologies needed to master EAI. For any IS manager or system architect who needs to see what EAI offers, this title will definitely fit the bill.

The text offers a wide-ranging perspective on the challenges facing EAI, as well as the strategies and technologies that can help it succeed. The author makes a compelling case for getting various "stovepipe" systems (like inventory and financial applications) to share information and processing power. (While data warehousing combines databases, EAI goes further and integrates everything--data, methods, and objects.) This text details strategies for effective EAI using a variety of middleware products (like message servers, CORBA, and COM).

A standout here is the attention to mainframe topics like "packaged" applications (especially SAP R/3) which don't lend themselves to integration easily, as well as "data scraping" (which lets legacy terminal applications communicate with newer systems). There is coverage here of tools and solutions from all major vendors, including IBM, SAP, Sun and Microsoft. Later in the book, Linthicum argues for the strengths of Java for EAI, whether for remote processing or enterprise components like EJBs. He also looks at XML for data exchange in business-to-business e-commerce.

Few authors demonstrate such a wide knowledge of tools and technologies from so many vendors. This is just the perspective that EAI practitioners will undoubtedly need. Enterprise Application Integration delivers a thorough road map to the future of this emerging area of computing. It's a great place to start for any IS manager or software engineer seeking to understand the advantages of EAI for streamlining systems in an ever more connected world. --Richard Dragan, Amazon.com

Topics covered: Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) overview, types of legacy systems, EAI and e-business, data-level EAI, application interface-level EAI, method warehousing and method-level EAI, user interface-level EAI, data scraping, guide to the EAI process, middleware models, transactional middleware, XA and X/Open basics, RPCs, messaging: Microsoft MSMQ and IBM MQSeries, distributed objects, CORBA and COM, database APIs for middleware: ODBC and JDBC, Java middleware, integrating SAP R/3 and PeopleSoft packaged applications, supply chain integration and business-to-business e-commerce, XML basics, message brokers, process automation and the future of EAI.



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Organizations that are able to integrate their applications and data sources have a distinct competitive advantage: strategic utilization of company data and technology for greater efficiency and profit. But IT managers attempting integration face daunting challenges--disparate legacy systems; a hodgepodge of hardware, operating systems, and networking technology; proprietary packaged applications; and more. Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) offers a solution to this increasingly urgent business need. It encompasses technologies that enable business processes and data to speak to one another across applications, integrating many individual systems into a seamless whole. Enterprise Application Integration provides a comprehensive examination of EAI. You will find an overview of EAI goals and approaches, a review of the technologies that support it, and a roadmap to implementing an EAI solution. You will also find an in-depth explanation of the four major types of EAI: data-level, application interface-level, method-level, and user interface-level. The book describes in detail the middleware models and technologies that support these different approaches, including: *Application servers, including the use of Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) and ActiveX *Message-oriented middleware (MOM) and remote procedure calls (RPCs) *Distributed objects, looking at CORBA and COM *Database-oriented middleware and standards, including ODBC, JDBC, and OLE DB *Java middleware standards *Message brokers *New process automation and workflow technology This practical guide to implementing an EAI solution leads you through all the major steps, including identifying sources of data, building the enterprise metadata model, process integration, identifying application interfaces, mapping information movement, selecting and applying the technologies, testing, and maintenance. Other key topics include integrating packaged applications such as SAP R/3 and PeopleSoft, integrating the supply chain using EAI, the role of XML, and process automation. Comprehensive, practical, and clearly written, this essential resource will help anyone involved in this important business area understand the nature of EAI, its tools and techniques, and how to apply it for a significant business advantage. 0201615835B04062001
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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent companion to have!Highly Recommended, 21 Sep 2000
Enterprise Application Integration cuts through the maze in what is at present a very confusing market.

The text is brief, precise and easy to understand without being too technical.

Having recently been through the process of evaluating an enterprise integration software solution I found this book to be a very valuable companion.

All the essential application integration technologies are covered with simple and understandable graphic representations to demonstrate technology concepts.

Working in this arena the author shows a good unbiased understanding of all the essential application integration concepts and technologies.

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4.0 out of 5 stars a premier primer, 21 April 2004
If you're looking for a book that covers both the basics principles of theapplication integration world, and delves a little into the specifics ofpopular applications, then this is it. The only minor issue I'd have withthe book is that it was written some three or so years ago, and some ofthe application-/domain-specific information (e.g. web servers, SAP) mightbenefit from a new edition and update. Overall, though, Linthicum's book,written in the clear and concise language that is often lacking in othertechnical books, is a straightforward read that will leave you much thewiser.
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