Modern enterprises are supported by flexible and agile software systems and architectures to respond effectively and quickly to opportunities in a more competitive market. Even small and medium sized enterprises (SME) highly depend on appropriate software architectures to successfully participate in the growth of the economy. For this purpose they must be in a position to upgrade and enhance their ERP at low costs and with small manual efforts. A flexible middleware platform for the integration of future software systems is proposed as a solution to these challenges for innovation.