The issues that arise while attempting to enable disparate computer systems to exchange information in a more efficient and effective manner continue to plague not only large, highly-visible enterprise alliances, but
also most businesses across all industries.
First, there are the challenges relating to the actual physical connectivity and networking of the systems involved in a given exchange – the concerns of data gateways over ODBC, message-oriented-middleware, composite integration technology and other technical issues concerning software adapters, message transport services, and routing of the right messages to the right systems at the right times as dictated by business
process rules. Second, there are the challenges of enabling each system to
appropriately understand the information that is being shared – this is the logical, and non-technical, aspect of using and sharing data based on its intended meaning.
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