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News
December 7, 2003, 6:00 AM PT
By Terry Noreault
As the Web services movement rides the
crest of a marketing wave promising "etopia"
in full-spectrum business integration,
a closer look reveals that many new tools
are still not ready for prime time.
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Internet-inspired solutions are up to
the task of serious integration or able
to take full advantage of investments
already made in foundation systems. Internet-based
services are an important new technology
deserving a place in everyone's arsenal
of options. But there's also no doubt
that the model has considerable maturing
to do before it can truly revolutionize
business integration. Even with recent
noteworthy advancements, the various Web
services are hard-pressed to fill the
need for business process management and
to deliver the level of trading partner
intimacy and security that traditional
point-to-point systems do.
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