Enterprise integration system-a new paradigm for information management

Proposes a futuristic approach to managing information. The 1960s and 1970s have seen a growth in structuring information flows. The 1980s saw the advent of management information systems (MIS). In the 1990s, computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) is picking up, and towards 2000, we are heading for enterprise integration systems (EIS). The ingredients of EIS, i.e. the information integration platforms and the technologies of televirtuality, object-oriented databases, hypertext and high-speed data networking, are discussed, and it is explained how these can be used in a synchronized and integrated manner to achieve EIS.<
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