A REST-Based Approach to Integrate Enterprise Resources

As is known to all, the shortcomings of traditional SOAP-based Web service and the older XML-RPC protocols, such as lacking of addressability and connectedness, greatly limit the modeling and abstraction of enterprise resources. In order to integrate the resources of enterprise information systems in heterogeneous environment, this paper proposes a REST-based resource-oriented approach to integrate enterprise resources efficiently. First, the characteristics of resource-oriented architecture is elaborated to show its advantages compared to traditional ones. Then, the platform architecture based on RESTful web service, which can be used to integrate enterprise resources, is outlined. Finally, a sample integration scenario is provided to verify the correctness and feasibility of the prototype framework, the result draws the conclusion that it can meet the demand of enterprise resource integration, and this approach to integrate enterprise resources is feasible and effective.