Chapter 1. Introduction 3
The original scenario was published on developerWorks as “Merging disparate
IT systems: Build a single integrated view for users quickly and with minimal
disruption” and is available at:
http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/ibm/library/i-merge.html
The version of the scenario we use is described in Chapter 5, “Business
scenarios” on page 69.
A major consideration in architecting the solution has been to realize the benefits
of the merger quickly by keeping changes to existing systems and development
environments as few as possible. The insurance applications developed and
hosted in each insurance company need to be integrated into the Web,
insurance agent and call center channels using a common service bus. Also