Custom vs. Vendor-Integrated COTS Software
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The Generic Enterprise Ensemble (GEE) developed by the COTS-Based Systems initiative at the Software Engineering Institute is designed to be a generic approach to building Enterprise Information systems that are distributed, transaction-based and secure. Two GEE variants were developed: one by integrating “latest and greatest” components from leading vendors and one using Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB). Where the development of this system has proven impossible using “latest and greatest” components, initial indications are that an EJB solution is relatively straightforward. Our experiences have implications for third-party integrators.
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