Services and SOA
As we have seen in the previous chapter, a Web service is a software component with a well-defined interface that can be invoked in an automated way. The fact that Web services make extensive use of XML-based technologies—namely SOAP for message exchange
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Enterprise Systems Integration A Process-Oriented Approach
Enterprise Systems Integration
Diogo R. Ferreira
Enterprise Systems Integration A Process-Oriented Approach
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Diogo R. Ferreira Instituto Superior Técnico Technical University of Lisbon Oeiras, Portugal
ISBN 978-3-642-40795-6 ISBN 978-3-642-40796-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-40796-3 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013956015 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Despite having been teaching enterprise systems integration for a number of years, I was unable to find a book that would cover the breadth of topics that I wanted to present to my students. Some books are too high level to convey a practical knowledge of the subject, while others do not raise above the low-level details of certain technological platforms. I wanted to have a book that would go across the landscape of integration concepts and technologies and yet provide an idea of how things work from the low-level systems to the high-level business processes in an organization. Often, students and IT professionals alike are not fully aware of how technological solutions at the systems level have far-reaching consequences up to
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