Developing e-business systems & architectures

This manual introduces managers to the nature and scope of this change, which the authors believe must be carried out through a systematic corporate response addressing business processes, the supporting IT framework, the organization and management of development efforts and transition strategies. They outline all these aspects of developing a true e-business architecture, focusing heavily on component-based technologies (including COM, CORBA and EJB) and their special role in the large-scale systems required by complex, high-volume enterprises.