Toward an elastic service based framework for Enterprise Application Integration

Abstract

Enterprise application integration (EAI) is a very complicated process of integrating multiple applications, which were independently developed, use incompatible technology, and remain independently managed. In this paper we are going to discuss about the evolution of EAI concepts and a new elastic framework for enterprise application integration (EAI). The new framework provides a service based architecture for seamless integration of enterprise applications which can develop from the bottom up, building on existing technology. The approach is demonstrated by building a real world application for EAI in the education service domain. Business drivers for and approaches to EAI are present first. We then present our implementation of the architecture and practical challenges encountered in EAI.