Integration of information resources and the successful interoperability of the applications that depend on them are among the preeminent challenges facing businesses today.

The biggest cost in any integration project is the time and resources spent mapping meta-data between source and target systems. It’s a laborious process that is prone to error, and it must be repeated every time systems change or new systems are introduced. Even using the latest mapping tools, this process lacks scale and typically locks you into a given middleware platform.

The purpose of this document is to arm forward-thinking organizations with enterprise-focused information so they can make informed and intelligent decisions regarding complex data mapping and integration initiatives. Specifically, this paper contrasts and compares the features and functionalities between Liaison’s Contivo VMS™ and IBM’s WebSphere® Transformation Extender (WTX).