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Joerg Ackermann

Ankur Bhatt

Christoph Liebig

Gunther Rothermel

Christian Illenberger

Daniel Ritter

Frank Oliver Hoffmann

Till Westmann

Anton Deimel

Juergen Denner

Manfred Zizlsperger

Sandra Voges

A computer program product tangibly embodied in a computer-readable storage device includes instructions that, when executed, generate in a display device a graphical user interface comprising: a business view area with first objects representing business entities participating in a business network and second objects representing business connections between the business entities; and a connect view area with third objects representing applications participating in the business network and fourth objects representing logical interactions between the applications; wherein the graphical user interface dynamically updates the first, second, third and fourth objects with metadata that is at least in part automatically gathered in the business network.

Business network GUI

A computer program product tangibly embodied in a computer readable storage device includes a business network meta model comprising entity objects configured to generate interactive representations of a business network, including at least a business application representation and an information technology representation.

Business network meta model

A system and method for integrating distributed business processes that govern message exchange between loosely coupled business applications. The system and method includes the use of an integration scenario. The integration scenario includes a delivery integration model that defines one or more design time business processes. The integration scenario further includes a configuration integration model that defines a runtime configuration of the one or more design time business process. Transformation modules are provided to transform the integration scenario from the delivery integration model to the configuration integration model, and vice versa.

Standardized integration model for distributed business processes

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Joerg Ackermann