Data, Application and Technology integration is the process of moving and combining data and aplications functionality across information systems (most likely configured by a diverse kind of technologies). It typically consists of extracting information from different sources (databases, files, applications, Web Services, emails or physical devices), applying transformations on this information and sending it processed to other target systems which can display the information or reprocess it as required.

As is shown in the Solution Implementation Model (SIM), the use of applications and interfaces is needed in order to transport, transform and process the infromation that run through the "pipelines" of corporate information systems. These applications and interfaces are created with a rich set of features to work with Web Services, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Message Routing, Mediation, Transformation and Transaction Management that together define one of the main EAI components: the Integration Framework.

Depending on the basic integration concept to be implemented, specific Integration Frameworks are required.


Simple Solutions experts will recommend the most flexible, convenient and cost effective Integration Framework based on specific customer requirements gathered through the Solution Identification Process (SIP).

The following are examples of how Integration Frameworks can be implemented in EAI projects:

• Integrate corporate databases and CRM applications

• Update applications with transactional ERP data

• Automate electronic order processes across systems

• Integrate external Web Services with back-end systems

• Consolidate corporate data to offer as a Web Service

• Integrate product inventory with XML-driven partners

• Synchronize inventories across multiple partners

• Transform data into multiple B2B formats

• Consolidate disparate data from multiple locations

• Update data across ERP, CRM and custom apps