Few
Internet-inspired solutions are up to
the task of serious integration or able
to take full advantage of investments
already made in foundation systems. Internet-based
services are an important new technology
deserving a place in everyone's arsenal
of options. But there's also no doubt
that the model has considerable maturing
to do before it can truly revolutionize
business integration. Even with recent
noteworthy advancements, the various Web
services are hard-pressed to fill the
need for business process management and
to deliver the level of trading partner
intimacy and security that traditional
point-to-point systems do.
On the benefits side, Web services and
a standardized integration of applications
that use Extensible Markup Language (XML)
over an Internet backbone undoubtedly
have profoundly positive implications.
Such services eliminate nagging problems
associated with proprietary systems hunched
deep in their silos that are unable to
interact with anything outside the domain.
Web services also reduce the cost to connect
applications and the speed with which
the connections are established, even
while making software integration faster,
cheaper and easier.
inally,
Web services deliver on the promise of
no custom coding--a Even with recent noteworthy
advancements, Web services are hard-pressed
to fill the need for business process
management. big bonus for today's extremely
budget-conscious integration and software
development programs. Web services also
reduce the cost to connect applications
and the speed with which the connections
are established, even while making software
integration faster, cheaper and easier.
Finally,
Web services deliver on the promise of
no custom coding--a Even with recent noteworthy
advancements, Web services are hard-pressed
to fill the need for business process
management. big bonus for today's extremely
budget-conscious integration and software
development programs. |