What is information integration?

Information integration is a collection of technologies that combines database management systems,

Web services, replication, federated systems, and warehousing functions into a common platform. It also
includes a variety of programming interfaces and data models. Using the information integration
technology, you can access diverse types of data (structured, unstructured, and semi-structured). You
can transform that data into a format that provides easy access to information across the enterprise.
Information integration enables the integration of data and content sources with the following functions:
Provides real-time read and write access
Transforms data for business analysis and data interchange
Manages data placement for performance, currency, and availability