Chapter 7: Technology Options | Patterns Direct Connections for Intra- And Inter-Enterprise. Direct Connections for Intra- And Inter-Enterprise (IBM Redbook) (Paperback)

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Overview

We take a look at the application integration technology options you should consider in this chapter. The recommendations are guided by the demands of reuse, flexibility, and interoperability, and subsequently are based on the open industry standards outlined by Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE). Many of the choices continue to evolve and expand as the J2EE specification matures to include a broader view of the enterprise architecture. These recommendations are based on the J2EE1.3 specification and parts of the J2EE1.4 specification.

Our discussion of technology options is focused on the connection between applications, as shown in Figure 7-1 on page 128. The topics covered are:

How to select the appropriate integration technology
XML as a technology for data exchange
Web services
J2EE Connector Architecture
Asynchronous messaging with JMS
Other integration technologies

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Figure 7-1: Technology options focus

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