ENTERPRISE APPLICATION INTEGRATION

Instruction per Week : 4 Hrs Sessionals : 20
Duration of Examination: 3 Hrs Univ.Exam : 80

UNIT - I

Application Integration - Need, issues.
Data Level integration, Application Interface level integration.
Method level integration.

UNIT - II

User Interface level integration, EAI process.
Middleware - Models.
Transaction, RPC, MOM, Distributed objects, Database oriented Middleware.

UNIT - III

Enterprise Integration Design objectives.
Enterprise architecture - General characteristics, Business Systems hirarchi, Integration infrastructure - Network, workflow.
Business Systems Domain - Enterprise Data storage, knowledge access.
Establishing Enterprise infrastructure Business System Domain - characteristics, components. Application Design issues.

UNIT - IV

Message Infrastructure - Design Objectives, JMS, Design consideration Work Flow - Introduction, process design considerations, Integration elements, scalability, product requirements, standards.
Web based user Access - environment, client facilities, server facilities, session management, XML Integration - Benefits, XML extended Technology, impact.

UNIT - V

Component Technology - strategy, specifications.
Enterprise System security - requirements, techniques, strategy.
Enterprise Intelligence - Business requirements, architectural support.
Implementing architecture - Strategic Planning, changing user mind set, implementing infrastructure, managing infrastructure, setting application integration goals, managing application development, setting standards, managing change.

Suggested Reading :

1. David S. Linthicum - “Enterprise Application Integration”, Addision 2000

2. Fred A Cummins - “Enterprise Integration”, John Wiley 2002