In a particular embodiment, the disclosure is directed to an interface for
federated access to customer data. The interface includes an application
service. The application service has access to customer data through an
integration service object. The integration service object represents
data associated with a plurality of resource systems. In another
embodiment, the disclosure is directed to a distributed computer system
for providing a common customer interface. The distributed computer
system includes an application service, an integration service, and a
plurality of distributed resource systems. The application service
provides the common customer interface. The integration service is
coupled to the application service and includes an object. The plurality
of distributed resource systems are coupled to the integration service.
The application service requests data associated with the common customer
interface from the integration service. The object represents data
associated with the plurality of distributed resource systems.