NDLI: InFac: a mechanism to achieve systems integration

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Zaitun, A.B. Mashkuri, Y. Mohaminad, Z.R. Helena, B.
Copyright Year	1997
Description	Author affiliation: Fac. of Comput. Sci. & Inf. Technol., Malaya Univ., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Zaitun, A.B.)
Abstract	We describe how we achieve information systems integration (SI) in a university, based on our case study. As an introduction we briefly describe why SI is desirable, how others have achieved it and the uniqueness of our case study. We then discuss the advantages and disadvantages of existing mechanisms of SI and try to justify our approach. We conclude with suggestions on how our SI interface can help complement existing mechanisms. The university ISs are a mixture of both OO databases and relational databases systems. If all the IS were to be developed using object oriented technology, CORBA, an object request broker, would be able to handle all data and process requests. In our case, which is most common in other domains, information systems were developed using both relational databases as well as object oriented databases. CORBA only recognizes objects and not tables. Therefore, we need a conversion box that can accept objects and changes it to tables and vice versa. We call this conversion box-Integration Facilitator (InFac). It is designed to handle all transactions between each member IS and is transparent to all users. Transactions include all requests for information and also concurrent updates of common data/objects.
Starting Page	214
Ending Page	220
File Size	419701
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0818685514
DOI	10.1109/TOOLS.1997.713546
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1998-09-01
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Hardware Relational databases Computer science Information technology Telephony Strontium Management information systems Assembly systems Computer interfaces Telecommunication computing
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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