The XML The XML Company Gary Edmonds Software AG Pty Ltd TBI with XML

© 2001 Copyright by Software AG, Australia 2 This presentation Explains that Software AG “uses XML to integrate systems within and across organisational boundaries ” For XML integration consider Software AG as your integration partner

© 2001 Copyright by Software AG, Australia 3 Among world’s 10 largest software companies 3,500+ employees 80 Australian clients About Software AG “No other vendor has software capable of supporting 300 million transactions per day on a single database” IT Management Chase Manhattan

© 2001 Copyright by Software AG, Australia 4 One Question about TBI… WHAT IS IT ?

© 2001 Copyright by Software AG, Australia 5 Business Today … People as integrators RDBMS ERP Enterprise Transaction Systems Company A RDBMS ERP Enterprise Transaction Systems Company B The Human Interface People conduct business. People act as integrators.

© 2001 Copyright by Software AG, Australia 6 E-Business Externalizes Business Processes e-business... exposes business processes to the outside world requires well integrated IT systems Web Server No integration – no business Consumer RDBMS ERP Enterprise Transaction Systems Company A RDBMS ERP Enterprise Transaction Systems Company B

© 2001 Copyright by Software AG, Australia 7 Can Integration Cope With Increased E-Business Complexity? RDBMS ERP Enterprise Transaction Systems Supplier XZY RDBMS ERP Enterprise Transaction Systems Supplier XZY RDBMS ERP Enterprise Transaction Systems Supplier XZY Web Server RDBMS ERP Enterprise Transaction Systems Company A Firewall Suppliers and Outsourcers RDBMS ERP Enterprise Transaction Systems Company B Customers and E-Trading Communities Needs massive scalability and simplification to succeed!

© 2001 Copyright by Software AG, Australia 8 The Facets of Business Integration Intraenterprise ERP System Legacy Systems Sales Support System Autonomous Division New Development Integration Platform Special Business Partners E-Trading Market Maker or Retailer Corporate Customers Consumers Suppliers

© 2001 Copyright by Software AG, Australia 9 Components for TBI Business Process Modeling Integration Broker Integration Flows Composite Services Message Oriented Middleware Synchronous Request / Reply and Coversations Intelligent routing and Transformation Process modelling and monitoring XML data Non-XML data Services for user facing applications

© 2001 Copyright by Software AG, Australia 10 Savvion BusinessManager EntireX Orchestrator Integration Flows Composite Services EntireX Communicator Synchronous Request / Reply and Conversations for XML and non-XML based tight interaction Intelligent routing and Transformation for XML and non-XML data exchange Process modelling and monitoring Workbench Services for user facing applications System Management Adapters Solution for TBI =

© 2001 Copyright by Software AG, Australia 11 EntireX Communicator Web Services SOAP DCOM Java Messaging RPC CORBA XML XML CICS Transactions MQ Series Applications Batch Applications Apps supporting native APPC IMS Transactions Java / EJB Components BS2000 or VSE Applications Natural, C, C++ Components COM Components Unix, OpenVMS, OS/400 Applications Communicator Web Services CORBA Components

© 2001 Copyright by Software AG, Australia 12 EntireX Orchestrator Transformation Routing Rules Web Applications CRM ERP Legacy Database Middleware Repository Adapter Management Integration * via EntireX Communicator WebSphere WebLogic BroadVision WebSphere WebLogic BroadVision Siebel Vantive Clarify Siebel Vantive Clarify SAP PoeopleSoft JDEdwards Oracle SAP PoeopleSoft JDEdwards Oracle CICS, IMS, 3270, 5250 COBOL Natural VSAM File, Program CICS, IMS, 3270, 5250 COBOL Natural VSAM File, Program DB2, Oracle Sybase Informix SQL Server Adabas DB2, Oracle Sybase Informix SQL Server Adabas MQSeries Socket COM* CORBA* MQSeries Socket COM* CORBA*

© 2001 Copyright by Software AG, Australia 13 XML Metadata - enables data memory - description Enable collaboration Externalise the business processes Unburden people as integrators Enable evolutionary approach (TBI) Adopt new business models rapidly

© 2001 Copyright by Software AG, Australia 14 Some issues that you will need to resolve How to use (or create) message guidelines Special additional applications for rules based routing Integration workflow routines Two sided integration, one side works the other does not XML schema transformation Legacy systems expecting additional fields

© 2001 Copyright by Software AG, Australia 15 Gartner on Software AG and TBI “Enterprises looking for total business integration middleware solutions should keep an eye on Software AG …”

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