The Evolution of Business Integration: from Data to Process

From synchronizing your PDA to the semantic web, the problems of
integration are pervasive and limit the usefulness of complex
computing systems. Traditionally, research has focused on integrating
data semantics, but with the rise of Internet e-business and Web
Services, attention is turning more toward orchestrating and
integrating behaviors (a "business process") toward a common goal
across multiple parties. In this seminar, we discuss how integration
technology has evolved to support these new objectives. We will also
discuss the future of integration in face of the ultimate integration
objective: supporting large-scale collaborative networks of trading
partners that are capable of dynamic discovery, integration, and
adaptation.