System Integration

What is Application Integration ..

.. is the term used to describe the integration of the computer applications of an enterprise so as to maximise their utility throughout the enterprise.

This means that the different software applications ‘talk’ to each other.

In today’s business environment it has become essential for enterprises to make extensive use of computer systems and applications in order to establish and maintain a competitive advantage.

Our Challenge

Until relatively recently there was no expectation that applications should be able to ‘talk’ to each other. Until the advent of networks, computer applications were designed to perform a specific purpose, and were often written in a range of different programming languages and used different data structures than each other, with no thought to integration.

Today, however, business expects all of its IT applications to speak the same language. Many vital business processes rely on access to data stored in a wide range of systems, so it is essential that they should be able to seamlessly share data in order to streamline workflow.

The challenge, therefore, is to find a technical solution to the problems that arise from application incompatibility.

How do we do it?

Making use of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) by which it can effectively communicate with otherwise incompatible legacy systems, eliminating the need for multiple point-to-point connections between applications.

Data integration software works by providing homogenous data representations or access points to a range of disparate data sources. By providing a ‘front end’ tool by which users can access data from many different databases, the software can greatly increase the efficiency of business processes that rely on these disparate databases.

Current third party integration examples with:

- Micros Fidelio
- Flight Operation System
- Advance