Editing Computer-aided dispatch (section)

==Part of business enterprise computing system==

In business use of CAD, the dispatch system may be a module or part of a larger enterprise computing system. Rather than having multiple infrastructures, being able to have a single infrastructure with many applications running on it is important.<ref>[http://www.retrievercommunications.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=59&Itemid=45 Multiple Applications with Same Infrastructure] A Model for Applications, Sourced March 2007.</ref>

At the high end of enterprise integration for CAD there is SOS. SOS or ''systems of systems'' is a methodology and a set of technology for linking distributed independent applications into one meta-system or system of systems.<ref>[[System of systems]] System of Systems</ref> These methods were originally being used at DOD for command and control (C2) but have now been applied to dispatch in efforts like the Department of Transportation [[intelligent transportation system|Intelligent Transportation System]] at the Transportation Management Centers<ref>[https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/freewaymgmt/trans_mgmnt.htm Ops.fhwa.dot.gov]</ref> and other efforts involving DHS counterterrorism or fusion centers.  Some local jurisdictions have also integrated their dispatch systems using EAI (Electronic Application Integration) software.