Abstract: In this paper, the background and development of CIMS application integration platform are introduced. The definition, basic properties and functions of the CIMS appli- cation integration platform are given. The ba-sic functions and system architectures of several typical integration plat-form products are presented. Their technical aspects are compared. By tak-ing into consideration of the requirements of enterprise CIMS implementa-tion and the development trend of computer software technology, the deve-lopment trend for CIMS application integration platform is discussed.
Keywords: Integration Platform, CIMS, Information Integration,Distributed Environment