Working with Canonicals:  Using Contivo to Bring Canonicals / COMs / CIMs to Life

Canonical Model, Common Information Model (CIM), Common Object Model (COM) are different names for the same idea: improving how business information is integrated. Canonical modeling is a form of information architecture intended to reduce the costs associated with integrating business systems. When properly used, canonicals reduce risk when deploying middleware, new or updated applications, web services, a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), or an integration competency center. In spite of their potential, organizations often falter when deploying canonicals.

This paper describes the technical limitations and organizational challenges of adopting canonicals and illustrates, in detail, how the Contivo Vocabulary Management Solution can help you successfully deploy canonicals.