Towards Lightweight Application Integration Based on Mashup

Traditional application integration technologies are performed in a rigid and slow process that usually takes along time to build and deploy, requiring professional developers and domain experts. Moreover, they are server-centric and do not fully utilize the computing power and storage capability of client. As an emerging technology, mashup helps move Web 2.0 into the enterprise and can reduce application integration costs and leverage SOAK investments. In the paper, we employ a software architecture view for application integration based on mashup. We propose a component model to encapsulate integrated objects as well as a connector model to specify communication style and communication content between integrated objects. Implementation details of abstract models and a case study are also presented. Our approach allows end user to integrate enterprise applications and services in a more lightweight manner.