The cornerstone of the agile enterprise: Web services and integration

Questions include:

• Enterprise application integration is not always a clear-cut project and the initial cost can seem quite prohibitive to many companies. In what ways do the long-term benefits outweigh these challenges?



• It is generally conceded that Web services will not be a ‘cure-all' for integration problems, yet Sybase overhauled its entire line of e-business software and tools to support Web services. Why did you feel this was so important?



• A frequent criticism against Web services is the lack of security and control of quality-of-service (QoS).