Association For Enterprise Integration.

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At the convergence of Business, Government and IT

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The Association For Enterprise Integration (AFEI) is a professional organization that promotes the ethical and legal exchange of information between government and industry through conferences, working groups and publications. Our members address the topics and concerns of network-centric enterprises desiring to realize superiority of information, to hasten business transformation and to improve systems performance.

What is Enterprise Integration?

Enterprise integration brings parts of an enterprise together into a mote efficient and effective whole in a network-centric environment. These parts can be related programs inside an organization, companies coming together for a specific project, multiple participants in a value chain, or government agencies providing homeland security and e-government capability. Enterprise integration streamlines processes, enables interoperability of information systems and manages information as a valuable asset in a just-in-time environment connected by communications networks.

What we do...

* Educate our members on policies, programs, processes and technologies driving enterprise integration.

* Advocate industry positions on enterprise integration to Congress and the Executive Branch of government.

* Connect industry and government executives to work on topical issues critical to our nations security and economic health.

* Resolve issues concerning business practices, standards and technology through committees and working groups.

* Advise industry and government on issues related to e-business and e-government.

* Identify market trends, capital plans and other conditions relating to enterprise integration.

Access to Markets:

This is one of the primary benefits members can enjoy. AFEI connects industry with customers in legal, ethical ways through understanding the questions...