Gordon Van Huizen dreams of manageable integration

Gordon Van Huizen envisions a world in which application integration is widespread and achieved on a manageable basis. At Sonic Software , he’s led the development of a foundation for an application infrastructure that combines messaging and XML in a standards-based integration platform. Dubbed the ESB (enterprise service bus), it’s seen worldwide deployment at 1,500 customers, including Northrop Grumman, Philips Electronics, and Seiko Epson. In 2003, analyst firm IDC predicted that ESBs will be the basis for flexible, scalable distributed computing for years to come.

Van Huizen is encouraged to see other companies take up his mantra of manageable integration. “When you embark on a journey that’s way off on the horizon and the odds aren’t in your favor, it’s gratifying to see other vendors, such as IBM, moving in your direction.”