Are service-oriented solutions the future of enterprise integration?

This paper, which highlights findings from a Ziff Davis Media survey to assess current and emerging trends in integration server utilization, shows that conventional techniques are being replaced by a new class of comprehensive integration server solutions. These solutions combine the core elements of conventional EAI products on a service-oriented application platform with native Web services support. This paper takes a look at one solution that's based on open industry standards: Oracle Business Integration.