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In Chapter 5, I will cover the integration tier patterns. You have already had a short
glimpse of an integration tier pattern: the Data Access Object pattern. Integration tier
patterns expose a variety of strategies to retrieve data for use by the business compo-
nents. These patterns also help business objects alter enterprise data. In addition to this,
I will explore strategies to expose business tier functionalities for use by external clients.
