During the 1990s, companies bought packaged software solutions such as SAP, Oracle ERP, PeopleSoft, JDEdwards, Siebel, Clarify, and so on. Although such packaged software solutions worked well ...

Different types of integration software fit various business needs, from simple point-to-point links to complex enterprise ...

Right then, let’s talk about how businesses are actually getting their different software tools to play nicely ...

Lately I've been noticing some real convergence in some generally unrelated areas - Single Sign-On (SSO), the ability to sign into multiple applications and services via one portal, application ...

If you want to simplify your applications portfolio to achieve your enterprise architect vision, think ahead to the next stepping-stone toward your goal. Our previous column on stepping-stones for ...

In 1999, Salesforce created the first true software-as-a-service (SaaS) package. Now there are more than 10,000 cloud-based applications aimed at enterprises and SMEs, covering everything from core ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from ...

Of the myriad challenges facing IT staffs, few are as complicated as enterprise application integration (EAI). According to InfoWorld‘s 2002 Application Integration Survey of IT leaders, EAI is still ...

Middleware vendors are now jockeying for a piece of the new enterprise integration architecture market, commonly called EAI. This month, we discuss what EAI is, what it means for the business, and how ...

Get an overview of Spring Integration’s out-of-the-box event-driven messaging architecture, which you can use to coordinate messages, channels, adapters, and gateways. Then practice using ActiveMQ and ...