IBM BPM, V8.0.1, All platforms > Administer the IT infrastructure
Work with adapters
IBM BPM supports two types of adapters: WebSphere Adapters and WebSphere Business Integration Adapters. Adapters enable business applications to act as services by connecting them to diverse enterprise information systems (EISs), such as databases, enterprise resource planning systems, file systems, and email systems.
With the help of an adapter, the application and EIS can communicate, sending and retrieving information in a consistent way. To allow your applications to operate as services, the adapter connects them to IBM BPM, which powers your Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). With an adapter, you no longer need to provide proprietary connection utilities (or write custom connection utilities) for each EIS or application server.
- Differences between WebSphere Adapters and WebSphere Business Integration Adapters
Both WebSphere Adapters and WebSphere Business Integration Adapters mediate communication between components and enterprise information systems. The two types of adapter differ in several respects including: their integration, their JCA-compliance, their data models, and the management of their connectivity.- WebSphere adapters
WebSphere adapters, also known as resource adapters, enable managed, bidirectional connectivity between enterprise information systems (EISs) and Java EE components supported by the server.- WebSphere Business Integration Adapters
WebSphere Business Integration Adapters consist of a collection of software, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and tools to enable applications to exchange business data through an integration broker.
Administer the IT infrastructure
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EIS bindings