Tools for integration - from the deep to the surface

Matti Jakobsson
Department of Information Technology and Production Economics
University of Vaasa
18.11.1995
Integrated systems - Integrated Media - MultiMedia
Integrate:
To bring together or incorporate as a whole (Webster)
Integrate:
To combine into a unified system (Webster)
Integrate:
To make several different systems, presentations or media appear as being similar or a whole although technically they may not be so.(me)
  1. Integration by structure - deep integration
  2. Integration by data base
  3. Integration by messages
  4. Integration by interface - surface integration