Overview of WebSphere Business Integration Adapters

As connectivity configurations and topologies have grown in complexity and size, the ability to move information between applications, using data transformations and routing rules, has become more critical than ever before. IBM WebSphere Business Integration Adapters for WebSphere MQ Integrator Broker offers integration adapters and supporting infrastructure that enable you to harness the power of WebSphere MQ Integrator Broker to achieve the cross-application information connectivity you need to attain your business goals.

WebSphere Business Integration Adapters for WebSphere MQ Integrator Broker uses modular components and application-independent business logic. This modular approach provides many benefits over traditional custom integration efforts--including faster deployment, easier application upgrades, and reusability of both business process flows and application access code. The business integration system it supports is distributed and flexible, with customization features that make it possible to meet site-specific and application-specific needs.

This implementation guide explains how to deploy and manage a WebSphere business integration system featuring WebSphere Business Integration Adapters and the WebSphere MQ Integrator Broker integration broker. The guide is divided into two parts:

This chapter describes the architecture of a business integration system and introduces the components of an adapter. It contains the following sections:

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