One of my friends is working on a very large project for a major bank that involves creating a common user interface for over a dozen different applications. They are not consolidating any of the applications or retiring any of them. The goal is simply to integrate them through common displays and reports.
One of the key technologies that supports this project is that many of the applications have very rich Web Services support. This allows Web-based clients to be used for displays that have very tight integration of the different applications. These applications have gained a second life as the server logic remains in tact.
We've seen this trend with control systems for years, where SCADA systems brought rich new user environments to existing control systems with very little change to the controllers or I/O devices. The same trend is coming to MES and Business Systems. As these applications gain rich Web Services and APIs, their lifespans will increase considerably. Customers will have the option of using third party Portals, Reporting and User Interfaces to upgrade and integrate these systems. Efficiencies will be gained by reducing duplicate data entry and by structuring user displays that are specific to the user's tasks. Intelligent analysis displays will pull relevant information from different systems, in context. The key to this user-side integration is to have rich APIs and Web Services for all MES and Business Systems. Press for this functionality when you make your next purchase.
One of the key technologies that supports this project is that many of the applications have very rich Web Services support. This allows Web-based clients to be used for displays that have very tight integration of the different applications. These applications have gained a second life as the server logic remains in tact.
We've seen this trend with control systems for years, where SCADA systems brought rich new user environments to existing control systems with very little change to the controllers or I/O devices. The same trend is coming to MES and Business Systems. As these applications gain rich Web Services and APIs, their lifespans will increase considerably. Customers will have the option of using third party Portals, Reporting and User Interfaces to upgrade and integrate these systems. Efficiencies will be gained by reducing duplicate data entry and by structuring user displays that are specific to the user's tasks. Intelligent analysis displays will pull relevant information from different systems, in context. The key to this user-side integration is to have rich APIs and Web Services for all MES and Business Systems. Press for this functionality when you make your next purchase.
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