Zwei anerkannte Experten haben mit "Enterprise Integration" ein Standardwerk der Systemintegration geschaffen! Anhand zahlreicher Fallstudien lernen IT-Manager, Systemanalysten und Projektmanager, wie man komplexe Aufgaben mit den Mitteln der Systemintegration löst, Verbindungen zwischen einzelnen Geschäftsprozessen erkennt und unterstützt. Dabei werden keine speziellen Produkte diskutiert; vielmehr werden dem Leser praktische Fähigkeiten vermittelt, um selbst eine problemorientierte Auswahl zu treffen. (spring 00)
About the Author: Kent Sandoe is an Associate Professor of Management Information Systems at California State University, Chico, where he teaches corporate information technology and electronic commerce. Kent has over 20 years of experience in the information systems area as a programmer, analyst, manager, and consultant. He has worked in a variety of industries, primarily within the transportation and financial services sectors. Recently, he worked within th Internet Commerce IT group at Cisco Systems where he conducted rrsearch on payments technologies. Prior to joining Chico State, Kent was on the faculty of the Graduate School of Business at Fordham University in New York City where he worked on SAP and e-commerce initiatives. Kent's research interests include organizational memory, information systems security, and institutional impacts of IT. He received his Ph.D. in Management Information Systems from Claremont Graduate University.

Gail Corbitt is a Professor of Management Information Systems at California State University, Chico, where she teaches software development and enterprise systems. Gail has over 20 years of experience in the information systems area. She has worked on major SAP implementation project at Chevron and Hewlett Packard. In addition, she has been an active researcher and consultant in the areas of business process redesign, rapid/joint applications development, and collaborative group technology for numerous organizations including the U.S. Navy, Intel, BASF, Simpson Paper Company, California Prison Authority, and the Huber Company. She received her Ph.D. in Management Information Systems from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Raymond Boykin is a Professor of Operations Management at California State University, Chico, where he is the Director of the SAP Program and coordinator of the Production and Operations Management Option. Ray has published many articles in the areas of operations management, risk assessment and management, and quality management. His current research interests are enterprise systems, supply chain management, and business process analysis and reengineering. Prior to joining the faculty at Chico State, Ray held positions at PLG, Monsanto, and Rockwell International. His industry experience includes: SAP R/3 (MM and QM modules) implementation and configuration, quality data warehouse, production planning models for manufacturing operations, warehouse management, material quality control, and outbound logistics. Ray received his Ph.D. in Business Administration (Management Science) at St. Louis University.