System and method of integrating enterprise applications

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• combining, using at least one processor executing instructions of a composite application that includes a framework for query handlers, services from multiple application resources on a network, the combining including
• interfacing with a sales force automation (SFA) tool configured to automate sales and sales force management functions,
• interfacing with a real-time predictive analytics tool configured to evaluate customer purchasing data and recommend products or services based on the customer purchasing data,
• interfacing with a business intelligence tool configured to gather and organize business information from multiple sources, including at least one live news feed,
• checking for query handlers that fit in the framework included in the composite application,
• based on the checking, locating query handlers that fit in the framework included in the composite application,
• incorporating, into the composite application at runtime, the located query handlers, and
• providing collaborative functionality between the multiple application resources on the network by enabling multiple independent application resources to communicate with one another through the located query handlers incorporated into the composite application at runtime and presenting results of the collaborative functionality;
• and
• presenting sales targeted information from results obtained through the combining,
• wherein the providing of collaborative functionality comprises:
• providing collaborative functionality between the SFA tool and the real-time predictive analytics tool by enabling the SFA tool and the real-time predictive analytics tool to communicate with one another through a first query handler incorporated into the composite application at runtime;
• and
• providing collaborative functionality between the SFA tool and the business intelligence tool by enabling the SFA tool and the business intelligence tool to communicate with one another through a second query handler incorporated into the composite application at runtime, the second query handler being different than the first query handler, and
• wherein the SFA tool, the real-time predictive analytics tool, and the business intelligence tool each communicate with the composite application through a communication path that does not include the first query handler that enables collaborative functionality between the SFA tool and the real-time predictive analytics tool and that does not include the second query handler that enables collaborative functionality between the SFA tool and the business intelligence tool.

A computer program product encoded on a non-transitory computer-readable medium and including instructions operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

• combining, using a composite application that includes a framework for query handlers, services from multiple application resources on a network, the combining including
• interfacing with a sales force automation (SFA) tool configured to automate sales and sales force management functions,
• interfacing with a real-time predictive analytics tool configured to evaluate customer purchasing data and recommend products or services based on the customer purchasing data,
• interfacing with a business intelligence tool configured to gather and organize business information from multiple sources, including at least one live news feed,
• checking for query handlers that fit in the abstract class of the framework included in the composite application,
• based on the checking, locating query handlers that fit in the framework included in the composite application,
• incorporating, into the composite application at runtime, the located query handlers, and
• providing collaborative functionality between the multiple application resources on the network by enabling multiple independent application resources to communicate with one another through the located query handlers incorporated into the composite application at runtime and presenting results of the collaborative functionality;
• and
• presenting sales targeted information from results obtained through the combining,
• wherein the providing of collaborative functionality comprises:
• providing collaborative functionality between the SFA tool and the real-time predictive analytics tool by enabling the SFA tool and the real-time predictive analytics tool to communicate with one another through a first query handler incorporated into the composite application at runtime;
• and
• providing collaborative functionality between the SFA tool and the business intelligence tool by enabling the SFA tool and the business intelligence tool to communicate with one another through a second query handler incorporated into the composite application at runtime, the second query handler being different than the first query handler, and
• wherein the SFA tool, the real-time predictive analytics tool, and the business intelligence tool each communicate with the composite application through a communication path that does not include the first query handler that enables collaborative functionality between the SFA tool and the real-time predictive analytics tool and that does not include the second query handler that enables collaborative functionality between the SFA tool and the business intelligence tool.