The combining of subroutines, software modules or full programs with other software components in order to develop an application or enhance the functionality of an existing one. Often requiring a lot ...

In case you missed it, Steve Jobs made a surprise appearance at today’s Apple Q4 earnings call. What he had to say about 7-inch tablets, Android, Nokia, RIM and Apple’s philosophy is all over the ...

During the 1990s, companies bought packaged software solutions such as SAP, Oracle ERP, PeopleSoft, JDEdwards, Siebel, Clarify, and so on. Although such packaged software solutions worked well ...

An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with ...

Too many CIOs wire systems together and hope for value; real integration works when business goals, data and resilience come first. In my experience with large-scale enterprises, I have seen ...

That was one takeaway from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who in a Tuesday press conference described Microsoft's planned $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype as a move that will "define the future and ...

My first encounter with enterprise integration dates back to the early 2000s. Remember those days when Enterprise Service Buses (ESB) emerged as the antidote to the convoluted labyrinth of closely ...