Application Integration has the potential to produce those results, and for that reason has attracted the attention of the global investor community, which considers EAI one of the strongest growth markets. Most EAI solutions fall into one of three categories depending on the IT integration challenge: Process Integration, Data Integration, and Application Integration with Data Approach. This white paper describes the implementations of these three different approaches and compares the strengths and weaknesses of each. With this knowledge, IT managers can select the best approach for their specific EAI requirements.
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