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In 1999, Salesforce created the first true software-as-a-service (SaaS) package. Now there are more than 10,000 cloud-based applications aimed at enterprises and SMEs, covering everything from core ...

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Middleware vendors are now jockeying for a piece of the new enterprise integration architecture market, commonly called EAI. This month, we discuss what EAI is, what it means for the business, and how ...

This article is dedicated to the legion of application developers who, at one time in their careers, have been given the task of integrating two major systems so that data can flow freely among them.