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• Part I: The Problem of Integration in a CASE Environment 1: Introduction 2: Previous Approaches to Understanding CASE Tool Integration 3: Toward a Better Understanding of Integration Part II: Service, Mechanism, and Process Level Integration 4: A Service-Based Model of a CASE Environment 5: Properties and Types of Integration Mechanisms 6: Data Integration Mechanisms 7: Control Integration Mechanisms 8: The Role of Process in Integrated CASE Environments Part III: Practical Experiences with CASE Integration 9: Experiments in Environment Integration 10: Replacing the Message Service in a CASE Integration Framework 11: Integration of CASE Tools with CM Systems: Lessons Learned Part IV: A Review of the Current State of CASE Too Integration 12: CASE Environments in Practice 13: Summary and Conclusions Appendices