We are all well aware of the growth e-business initiatives. What you may not
realize is the growth in components use: According to Gartner Group "By 2003, at
least 70 percent of the total number of new applications will be built primarily
from building blocks" ("Component based development - the Next Wave, Research
Note, Jan 1999). This book is designed to give practical help by showing how a
company can evolve its e-business capability using a step by step
component-based approach, providing innovation while leveraging investments in
existing systems and software packages. Components provide an ideal underlying
fabric for the new world of e-Business. They offer flexible