Three steps forward. No steps back.
It stands to reason that a smooth process is more effective than an uneven one. Which is precisely the idea behind BEA integration solutions.
To address the myriad complexities of business integration, the BEA approach is based on the notion of technology convergence, in which today’s dual IT
environments — one for application development and one for integration — are merged into a comprehensive, unified integration solution. While utilizing an organization’s legacy assets, this new environment takes advantage of today’s robust Web-based standards to preserve flexibility, interoperability, and vendor
independence over time.
Step 1. From EAI to optimized processes.
It used to be that the tying together of disparate applications — the creation of data links that allow information to flow across the enterprise — was an end in and of itself. And why not? These efforts enabled companies to synchronize data across applications, replace what were otherwise costly manual steps, and reduce the rate of errors.
But today, larger business goals demand a much more robust approach to integration: one that requires custom programming.
BEA integration solutions have been built from the very beginning on the concept of an application server that allows IT departments to more easily and
quickly write their own custom business logic, complete with reusable components, based on industry standards, and deployable to a proven foundation. The result is a unique ability to extend your applications from one end of the organization to the other in a way that truly fits your business.
Step 2. Customized access to information.
With information in multiple and diverse data sources throughout your organization, today’s solution for delivering that information to people with
different needs is largely one of default — of having, by necessity, a different user interface technology for each constituency.
But the key to successful integration is to have an integrated enterprise. This means a unified application infrastructure, to which you would then custom-fit
the view, or the access, to enterprise information for each department or group — limited, of course, by their respective security entitlements. The result is a business organization that is fundamentally more responsive to all of its stakeholders.
Step 3. Responding rapidly to change.
Let’s face it: today, the mere automation of a business’s processes or operations is no longer enough. Today, it is literally change itself that must be automated.
At BEA, we do this by providing a unified, pre-integrated solution that has been conceived from the ground up to facilitate the merging of integration and development. One that has been architected specifically for the rapid reuse of components, allowing you to adapt quickly and easily to the requirements of new projects and specifications.
Think of it as a way that empowers you to continually fit your IT operations to your organization’s larger business goals. After all, that’s what over 13,000
customers have already done — including 100% of the Fortune 500 financial services, telecom, network communications, pharmaceutical, and computer and office equipment giants.
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