Consultants Pollock and Hodgson want to share their enthusiasm for a new, semantically aware enterprise infrastructure that they say will be the foundation upon which all future system will be built. They explain to managers how to organize and architect (tomorrow everything will be a verb) a semantic interoperability project; make decisions about tools; and choose the best architectural patterns and technologies for specific needs. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
* New Paradigm for considering application integration and B2B problems
* Heightens the importance of conveying meaning between systems
* Addresses movement in the EAI space toward more data handling capabilities
* Offers a solution for the multitude of managers disconnected with the latest technologies
* Leverages the technical advances made in complex data integration over 15 years
* Shifts the focus from technology solutions to information solutions
* Relies heavily on the use of practical examples, tips, definitions, and soapbox excerpts throughout the main body of text