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	Title:	A functional component framework for integration infrastructures
	Author:	Erik Van Busschbach, Bram Pieterse, Arian Zwegers
	Address:	Baan, Baron van Nagellstraat 89, 3771 LK Barneveld, The Netherlands. ' Baan, Baron van Nagellstraat 89, 3771 LK Barneveld, The Netherlands. ' Baan, Baron van Nagellstraat 89, 3771 LK Barneveld, The Netherlands
	Journal:	International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organisations 2004 - Vol. 2, No.3  pp. 267 - 282
	Abstract:	Enterprises cooperate extensively with other enterprises in various forms. These collaboration forms need suitable infrastructures and supporting applications to realise the collaboration. This paper presents ideas and requirements for an integration infrastructure and introduces a functional component framework that supports the development of an integration infrastructure. The evolution of enterprise business systems is accompanied by an evolution in the integration domain. The former results in current collaborative applications. The various technology and functionality features that an integration infrastructure should offer to enterprises to engage in c-commerce activities are described. An integration infrastructure capability stack is defined that contains a dimension consisting of connectivity, transformation, routing, and process management layers, and a dimension of functional environments.
	Keywords:	integration infrastructure; enterprise integration; component framework; enterprise applications; business evolution; integration evolution.
	DOI:	10.1504/IJNVO.2004.005491
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