The world of e-business is rapidly expanding, becoming a battlefield of online merchants eager to capitalize on the new marketplace. There are three primary areas to consider in planning a transition to the e-commerce world: Adapting or changing the present business model, creating a personal sales experience, and inventing a unique site that entices a customer to return, and builds loyalty.
Message queuing enables applications on geographically separated systems to interact effectively, without synchronizing activities on communication ends. This makes message queuing a preferred technology for many large-scale e-commerce applications. MQSeries, IBM's message queuing product, can be used for exchanging messages between applications running on the same system, as well as on different systems.
The Mounties always get their man, and a new ERP system implemented in September helps them stay organized in their law enforcement efforts. The system, designed to allow far-flung units to work as one, integrates finance, logistics and procurement functions for all Royal Canadian Mounted Police assets, from clothing to firearms, building materials, automobiles and computer equipment.
The problem: For years, systems have been built that have served a single purpose for a single set of users without sufficient thought to integrating these systems into larger systems and multiple applications. The solution: Middleware allows applications across the enterprise to communicate with one another.