The need to evolve forces Enterprise organizations at some time to face the problem of integrating different applications and database systems. This need to evolve occurs as enterprises strive for competitive advantages.
Enterprise application integration (EAI) enables an enterprise to integrate its existing applications and systems and to add new technologies and applications to the mix.
However the implementation of EAI throws up its own set of challenges. For e.g. it's not just a simple matter for an organization to overhaul its existing systems and processes and adapt to a new business implementation strategy. Its hence essential that the EAI strategy needs to be carefully planned after studying the organizations existing application development, business processes, data flow mechanisms and balanced with the Implementation timeframes.
