Chapter 2. Base Technologies

This chapter describes a selection of the base technologies related to the implementation of solutions based on the Trivadis Integration Architecture Blueprint. It will:

• Cover transactions and transaction strategies

• Contain a description of Open Grid Services infrastructure (OGSi), a dynamic, hardware-independent software platform

• Consider Java Connector Architecture (JCA), which is a general architecture for connecting heterogeneous systems

• Explain Java Business Integration (JBI) as a standardized description of the functions of an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)

• Describe Service Component Architecture (SCA) in terms of a model for developing applications and systems based on a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)

• Present Service Data Objects (SDO) as a Disconnected Data Architecture

• Cover process modeling, including a description of the most important standards for modeling business processes

The base technologies that currently play a role in the implementation of integration...