Enterprise computing has progressed enormously in just the last few years. Thanks to the explosion of Broadband internet across the globe, not only is it possible for diverse organizations to automate and integrate their businesses and computer operations, it is imperative that they do so. Suddenly, as more and more corporations become Web-enabled and find themselves relying on a myriad of applications, the ability to evolve and integrate existing applications becomes significant.

In today’s competitive and dynamic business environment, areas such as Supply Chain Management, Customer Relationship Management, Business Intelligence and Integrated Collaboration environments have become imperative for organizations that need to maintain their competitive advantage. Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) is the process of linking these applications and others in order to realize financial and operational competitive advantages. Virtually all enterprise organizations at some time face the problem of integrating different applications and database systems. Enterprises frequently find themselves having to merge with other enterprises, reorganizing their internal structure, and adopting new technologies and platforms as they strive for competitive advantages.

In such a scenario, when different systems can’t share their data effectively, they create information bottlenecks that require human intervention in the form of decision making or data entry. With a properly deployed EAI architecture, organizations are able to focus most of their efforts on their value-creating core competencies instead of focusing on workflow management.

Enterprise application integration (EAI) entails integrating applications and enterprise data sources so that they can easily share business processes and data.

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