Next Generation Application Integration: From Simple Information to Web Services

Chapter Twenty. Application Integration Manifesto

This chapter really sums up the concepts presented in the entire book, with a few new concepts added to make it worth the read, summarizing common patterns required into a manifesto, or features you're going to need when you solve your application integration problem.

The value of this chapter is that you can leverage it as a checklist as you select your application integration solution and customize it for your problem domain.

This by no means is the end of the line with application integration features and functions. As we progress and learn more, features and function will appear that provide value, as well as new enabling technology standards. This is an ongoing evolution, like everything ...