This chapter discusses the fundamental aspects and needs for system and
application integration across the enterprise boundaries, by covering the
following:
An initial overview of the Extended Enterprise, and the business need.
The on demand business and operating environment.
Approaches for delivering the Extended Enterprise including a discussion
about service-oriented architecture and Web services.
A quick look at the required Quality of Services.
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