VIII.  The "Buzz" - Enterprise Application Integration

A. There are three "main" groups of "big" integration players:

1. the "specialist" or suite EAI vendors

2. the infrastructure players with platforms and tools for integration

3. the package application sellers building integration within and without of their products

B. What about SMEs?

1. General Cost Breakdown of EDI Products for SMEs

            a)  

                i)  See  Life Sciences case study here [pdf]

            b)  

                i)  See  "success story" here [pdf]

            c)  

                i)  See  case study here [pdf]

            d)  

                i)  See  "success story" here [pdf]

            a)   

                i)  See  "success story" here [pdf]

            	ii)  IBM WebSphere TX (formerly IBM WebSphere DataStage TX ["Transformation Extender" formerly Ascential {formerly Mercator}])

                    a)  See  case study here [html]

            b)   [WebLogic (formerly BEA)]

                i)  See  case study here [pdf]

            c)   [ (formerly "Business Solutions")]

                i)  See  "success story" here [html]

            d)   ["Business-to-Business Integration"]

                i)  See  case study here [pdf]

            e)   [Java Business Integration Specification]

                i)  See  "success story" here [pdf]

            a)   []

                i)  See  Optical "IDC special study" here [pdf]

            b)   (formerly Siebel) ["Universal Application Network"]

                i)  See  case study here [pdf]

            c)   (formerly PeopleSoft) [AppConnect]

                i)  See  Healthcare Human Capital Management "success story" here [pdf]