Lotus Development has unveiled a high-performance application development and runtime environment that provides Lotus Domino applications with dynamic, real-time access to any enterprise data source or application.
"The Lotus Enterprise Solution Builder (ESB) extends the Domino platform for delivering applications that integrate people, processes and systems - such as customer relationship management, supply chain integration and employee self-service solutions," says Steve Dunbar, marketing manager at Lotus Development SA.
"Lotus ESB provides new development capabilities that enable many concurrent Domino users to directly interact with data and applications from enterprise systems through a broad choice of clients including the Lotus Notes e-mail and collaboration client, Web browsers and custom Java and Microsoft Windows clients," Dunbar says.
"It exploits a developer`s existing Microsoft Visual Basic skills, enabling rapid integration with backend data and creating high-performance Web applications running off Domino`s powerful workflow and collaboration functionality.
"With the high-performance, interactive data access capabilities of Lotus Enterprise Solution Builder, developers can reach into the enterprise and deliver live data to Web-ready business solutions that enable users to make rapid, informed business decisions."
Lotus ESB complements the software vendor`s existing enterprise integration products, Domino Enterprise Connection Services (DECS) and Lotus Enterprise Integrator (LEI) 3.0. As such, Lotus ESB works together with Lotus Domino Connectors and a variety of LotusScript Extensions (LSXs), which access the leading relational database, ERP and transaction processing systems.
Lotus ESB consists of a server-based runtime and an integrated development environment for building application logic. ESB Runtime allows high-volume concurrent and interactive access to enterprise data and applications. ESB Developer is a project-based environment that contains a LotusScript editor, a remote debugger, wizards that generate script for common tasks and a graphical visual query builder to access, browse, view, build and test SQL queries.
It also generates the query script to access relational database systems. ESB Developer complements Domino Designer`s strength in building Web-based collaborative applications by providing a tool for building and debugging sophisticated enterprise integration code.
IT developers and administrators can use Lotus ESB`s enterprise integration capabilities to build and execute applications which interactively communicate with backend systems.
Lotus ESB`s multi-threaded runtime environment was designed specifically for BASIC developers, such as those with Microsoft Visual Basic or LotusScript skills, who build applications requiring a large number of simultaneous connections with direct access to enterprise systems. Lotus ESB allows developers to exploit their experience with LotusScript Extensions (LSXs). Its support of LSX`s such as MQSeries Enterprise Integrator, ESB expands the possibilities for integration with enterprise applications and systems. "ESB`s support for HTTP, DCOM and IIOP, enables developers to build portable applications accessible to Notes clients, Web browsers, Java clients, and WIN32 clients," concludes Dunbar.
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