Some of these databases, software packages, and applications have been purchased while others were developed in-house. Each of these information resources adds an intrinsic value to the organization. Additional value can be created by integrating these information resources, making them work together as elements of an overall business process. The pressure on the Information Technology Department to provide new and expanded services has fueled the requirement to leverage these existing information resources. The purpose of this model is to define the process that will be used to provide customer authentication and security services.
Most organizations understand the value of integrating information resources.
However, few understand the full complexity of such an effort. Many have relied heavily on internal IT staff while others have acquired the services of a professional system integrator. The VCCS has elected to use a third alternative, Middleware. Instead of committing a large number of dollars to hire consultants or hire additional staff, the companies are purchasing software to ease the complexity of information resources integration. The VCCS has determined that message broker software can do work flow, data transformation, routing, messaging, etc.