SharePoint applications allow users to access information that is stored on back-end, line-of-business (LOB) systems. SharePoint applications can integrate data from different systems and present a unified view of it to end users.

This section discusses how to integrate LOB systems with SharePoint. It contains the following subsections:

• Consuming Services in SharePoint
• Exposing Services from SharePoint
• Security Considerations for LOB Integration

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