Methodologies for solving the integration problem of agricultural enterprise applications: Agents, web services and ontologies

2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michail Salampasis ◽  
Dimitris Tektonidis ◽  
Christos Batzios
Keyword(s):  
Web Services ◽  
Agricultural Enterprise ◽  
Enterprise Applications ◽  
Integration Problem

Lowering Coupling in Distributed Applications With Compliance and Conformance

2020 ◽  
pp. 35-77
Author(s):  
José Carlos Martins Delgado
Keyword(s):  
Web Services ◽  
Distributed System ◽  
Fundamental Problem ◽  
Distributed Applications ◽  
Application Integration ◽  
Architectural Style ◽  
Normal Case ◽  
Data Schema ◽  
Share Data ◽  
Integration Problem

The interaction of applications in distributed system raises an integration problem that application-developing methods need to solve, even if the initial specifications change, which is actually the normal case. Current integration technologies, such as Web Services and RESTful APIs, solve the interoperability problem but usually entail more coupling than required by the interacting applications, since they share data schemas between applications, even if they do not actually exercise all the features of those schemas. The fundamental problem of application integration is therefore how to provide at most the minimum coupling possible while ensuring at least the minimum interoperability requirements. This chapter proposes compliance and conformance as the concepts to achieve this goal by sharing only the subset of the features of the data schema that applications actually use, with the goal of supporting a new architectural style, structural services, which seeks to combine the advantages of both SOA and REST.

Extending Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) with Mobile and Web Services Technologies

2010 ◽  
pp. 756-775
Author(s):  
Abbass Ghanbary ◽  
Bhuvan Unhelkar
Keyword(s):  
Web Services ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Service Oriented Architecture ◽  
Enterprise Application Integration ◽  
Application Integration ◽  
Access Protocol ◽  
Enterprise Application ◽  
Enterprise Applications ◽  
Extensible Markup ◽  
Service Oriented

Web Services (WS) technologies, generally built around the ubiquitous Extensible Markup Language (XML), have provided many opportunities for integrating enterprise applications. However, XML/Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), together with Web Services Definition Language (WSDL) and Universal Description Discovery and Integration (UDDI), form a comprehensive suite of WS technologies that have the potential to transcend beyond mere application integration within an organization, and to provide capabilities of integrating processes across multiple organizations. Currently, the WS paradigm is driven through parameters however; the paradigm shift that can result in true collaborative business requires us to consider the business paradigm in terms of policies-processes-standards. This chapter, based on experimental research carried out by the authors, demonstrates how the technologies of WS open up the doors to collaborative Enterprise Architecture Integration (EAI) and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) resulting in Business Integration (BI). The chapter also provide a quantitative investigation based on organization’s adaptation to mobile and Web Services technologies.

Structural Data Binding for Agile Changeability in Distributed Application Integration

2020 ◽  
pp. 51-81
Author(s):  
José Carlos Martins Delgado
Keyword(s):  
Web Services ◽  
Structural Data ◽  
Distributed Applications ◽  
Application Integration ◽  
Application Development ◽  
Distributed Application ◽  
Data Schema ◽  
Data Binding ◽  
Integration Problem ◽  
Application Specific

The interaction of distributed applications raises an integration problem that consists in how to satisfy the minimum interoperability requirements while reducing coupling as much as possible. Current integration technologies, such as Web Services and RESTful APIs, solve the interoperability problem but usually entail more coupling than required by the interacting applications. This is caused by sharing data schemas between applications, even if not all features of those schemas are actually exercised. This has its toll in application development agility. This chapter proposes compliance and conformance as the concepts to minimize coupling without impairing interoperability by sharing only the subset of the features of the data schema that are actually used. In addition, data binding between messages and the receiver's schema is done structurally in a universal and application-independent way. This eliminates the need for application-specific stubs and allows clients to use any server with which they comply and servers to replace any server to which they conform.

Integrating Web 2.0 and RESTful Web Services in Enterprise Grids

2015 ◽  
pp. 167-190
Author(s):  
Qusay F. Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Web Services ◽  
Grid Computing ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Service Oriented Architecture ◽  
Lingua Franca ◽  
Enterprise Applications ◽  
Service Oriented ◽  
Restful Web Services ◽  
The Web

The integration of service-oriented architecture (SOA) and grid computing has been gaining momentum since the early 2000s. Most of the SOA-based grid implementations have been created using the lingua franca of the web services, namely SOAP, XML-formatted, message-based services. Although this technology provides advanced features such as security, transactions, reliability and workflow, these features are not always used in grid implementations. Adding these sophisticated features to the technology stack when they are not needed or used makes the implementations difficult and tedious for implementers. Web 2.0 and REST offer a set of techniques and tools that results in a paradigm shift in the web and enterprise applications. This chapter discusses the integration of Web 2.0 and RESTful web services into grid implementations. The suggested techniques and technologies alongside the proposed architecture will be discussed. Moreover, this chapter will explain how this model is useful and greener.

Extending Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) with Mobile and Web Services Technologies

2011 ◽  
pp. 668-686
Author(s):  
Abbass Ghanbary ◽  
Bhuvan Unhelkar
Keyword(s):  
Web Services ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Service Oriented Architecture ◽  
Enterprise Application Integration ◽  
Application Integration ◽  
Access Protocol ◽  
Enterprise Application ◽  
Enterprise Applications ◽  
Extensible Markup ◽  
Service Oriented

Web Services (WS) technologies, generally built around the ubiquitous Extensible Markup Language (XML), have provided many opportunities for integrating enterprise applications. However, XML/Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), together with Web Services Definition Language (WSDL) and Universal Description Discovery and Integration (UDDI), form a comprehensive suite of WS technologies that have the potential to transcend beyond mere application integration within an organization, and to provide capabilities of integrating processes across multiple organizations. Currently, the WS paradigm is driven through parameters however; the paradigm shift that can result in true collaborative business requires us to consider the business paradigm in terms of policies-processes-standards. This chapter, based on experimental research carried out by the authors, demonstrates how the technologies of WS open up the doors to collaborative Enterprise Architecture Integration (EAI) and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) resulting in Business Integration (BI). The chapter also provide a quantitative investigation based on organization’s adaptation to mobile and Web Services technologies.

Extending Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) with Mobile and Web Services Technologies

2010 ◽  
pp. 217-237
Author(s):  
Abbass Ghanbary ◽  
Bhuvan Unhelkar
Keyword(s):  
Web Services ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Service Oriented Architecture ◽  
Enterprise Application Integration ◽  
Application Integration ◽  
Access Protocol ◽  
Enterprise Application ◽  
Enterprise Applications ◽  
Extensible Markup ◽  
Service Oriented

Web Services (WS) technologies, generally built around the ubiquitous Extensible Markup Language (XML), have provided many opportunities for integrating enterprise applications. However, XML/Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), together with Web Services Definition Language (WSDL) and Universal Description Discovery and Integration (UDDI), form a comprehensive suite of WS technologies that have the potential to transcend beyond mere application integration within an organization, and to provide capabilities of integrating processes across multiple organizations. Currently, the WS paradigm is driven through parameters however; the paradigm shift that can result in true collaborative business requires us to consider the business paradigm in terms of policies-processes-standards. This chapter, based on experimental research carried out by the authors, demonstrates how the technologies of WS open up the doors to collaborative Enterprise Architecture Integration (EAI) and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) resulting in Business Integration (BI). The chapter also provide a quantitative investigation based on organization’s adaptation to mobile and Web Services technologies.

Extending Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) with Mobile and Web Services Technologies

2009 ◽  
pp. 499-517
Author(s):  
Abbass Ghanbary ◽  
Bhuvan Unhelkar
Keyword(s):  
Web Services ◽  
Enterprise Architecture ◽  
Service Oriented Architecture ◽  
Enterprise Application Integration ◽  
Application Integration ◽  
Access Protocol ◽  
Enterprise Application ◽  
Enterprise Applications ◽  
Extensible Markup ◽  
Service Oriented

Web Services (WS) technologies, generally built around the ubiquitous Extensible Markup Language (XML), have provided many opportunities for integrating enterprise applications. However, XML/Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), together with Web Services Definition Language (WSDL) and Universal Description Discovery and Integration (UDDI), form a comprehensive suite of WS technologies that have the potential to transcend beyond mere application integration within an organization, and to provide capabilities of integrating processes across multiple organizations. Currently, the WS paradigm is driven through parameters however; the paradigm shift that can result in true collaborative business requires us to consider the business paradigm in terms of policiesprocesses- standards. This chapter, based on experimental research carried out by the authors, demonstrates how the technologies of WS open up the doors to collaborative Enterprise Architecture Integration (EAI) and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) resulting in Business Integration (BI). The chapter also provide a quantitative investigation based on organization’s adaptation to mobile and Web Services technologies.

Study on Enterprise Integration Platform Based on Web Services

2009 ◽  
Vol 16-19 ◽  
pp. 633-638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Gao ◽  
Xiao Jun Meng ◽  
Yong Jin Yu
Keyword(s):  
Web Services ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Shared Services ◽  
Logical Framework ◽  
Enterprise Integration ◽  
Integration Platform ◽  
Application Systems ◽  
Enterprise Applications ◽  
Kanban System ◽  
Process Engine

Logical framework of enterprise integration platform is constructed, which is based on the model of user-process-applications. The application systems and business processes are encapsulated by the neutral and standard web services with the support of enterprise applications and database. By using services publishing and discovering mechanisms, enterprise resources can be located and shared. Services within the enterprise can by dynamically orchestrated as processes, so that the enterprise business process can by dynamically constructed and monitored according to the changing environment. Core of the platform is orchestration and management of web services, which is driver by a process engine. The platform is exhibited as enterprise portal supporting single sing-on. An enterprise –wide Kanban system is also incorporated within the platform, covering the enterprise and workshop information. An example is given at the end.

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