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|Description=Enterprise application integration is a suite of software applications that integrates existing systems by providing layers of software that connect applications together. EAI does the following:
- It connects system "islands" via a new layer of software/system 
- It enables existing applications to communicate and share data
- It provides integrated information
- It leverages existing systems, leaving functional applications as is, but providing an integration layer over the top
- It enables a gradual move to ERP

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