Object Design, Inc, the provider of object data management solutions for Java-, XML- and C++-based applications, has announced the general availability of eXcelon, its eXtensible Markup Language (XML) data server.
eXcelon is an XML data server that allows companies to build and deploy highly scalable XML-based business-to-business and business-to-consumer Web and e-commerce applications. eXcelon works with all data sources, application servers and client software and complies fully with XML and all related standards as defined by the World Wide Web Consortium.
eXcelon is based on technology for the caching, storage, management and distribution of XML data. As a result, eXcelon is "dynamically extensible," which means users can define, manage and extend the XML driving their applications without compromising performance. This enables them to leverage the simplicity, extensibility, flexibility and portability of XML, says Derek Hughes, who heads up the object technology business unit at local ODI distributor Software Futures.
"With eXcelon, ODI has delivered a piece of the puzzle for developers creating Windows DNA Web applications: a high-performance data management solution that enables developers to leverage the portability, flexibility and extensibility of XML," says Hughes. "eXcelon makes XML ready for `prime time` and will become a key enabling technology for the impending explosion of new XML Web applications."
eXcelon provides the data serving needs of e-commerce and integrated enterprise applications by being dynamically extensible and providing a unified view of all data, regardless of data source (documents, databases, Web sites, packaged applications) and without slowing application performance.
eXcelon can be used as an XML application cache for existing data sources or as a complete data management system for new XML-based applications. Several of Object Design`s customers are creating eXcelon-based applications to solve business problems in areas such as Web e-commerce, knowledge management, enterprise systems integration and customer service. eXcelon comprises two components:
The eXcelon Server: A dynamically extensible data server that provides the element-level XML data management, caching and distribution required for multitier application architectures.
The eXcelon Toolset: An integrated set of tools for server administration, XML data management and XML schema definition. eXcelon supports the Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 platforms. Unix support will be available soon.
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