The X(ml) Files.(Technology Information)

From: Enterprise Systems Journal | Date: November 1, 1999| Author: Percy, Tony | Copyright information

This article discusses application integration and the different ways of accomplishing it including using XML.

Who put the "E" in EAI? In 1998, the term application integration was used to describe primarily local projects of modest scope, where project managers for ERP systems (for example) looked to a variety of technologies to help them deliver conversion projects on time. Their dominant experience--that the project did not finish when the data was loaded--raised broader awa...

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