
Chapter 1
Understanding the Need for Service
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1.1 Introduction . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 Software Systems and Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.3 Rationale behind Service Integration .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.4 Challenges in Service Integration .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.5 Solutions Proposed in the Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.1 Introduction
In today’s information systems, integration and efficien ...