A DEVICE FOR AND A METHOD OF INTEGRATING AN ARRANGEMENT OF A NUMBER OF COMPUTERISED ESSENTIALLY ARBITRARY CLIENT SYSTEMS

摘要

The invention concerns a device for and a method of integrating an arrangement of computerised essentially arbitrary client systems (2) by permitting communication between the client systems. Each client system has a system-specific structure and processes information in a system-specific native format. The device comprises an integrating server (4) and a number of communication connections each connecting one client system to the integrating server (4) for the exchange of a message between said client systems and the server. The integrating server (4) comprises transformation means for transforming said message published by each client system (2) in the system-specific native format to a transformation format permitting subscription of said message by any other client system. Furthermore, the device comprises a tool (3) having means (31) for inputting a description of each client system, means (32) for storing said description, and means (33) for automatically generating from said description the transformation means of the integrating server.