Software AG, an expert in world-class enterprise modernisation, today announced at Gartner's Application Integration & Web Services Summit in Los Angeles a new integration portfolio.
It will enable enterprises to cost-effectively "unlock" data from legacy systems and make it available to users, the Web and business applications. Software AG's XML Business Integration Portfolio uses standards-based technology to help enterprises bring the old and new together while re-using their existing IT assets. Software AG's integration portfolio will be introduced to European customers at the Gartner Application Integration and Web Services Summit in Amsterdam on 7 and 8 June 2004.
Committed to helping thousands of organisations that continually rely upon mainframe and other legacy systems to perform mission-critical transactions on a daily basis, Software AG has developed a comprehensive integration portfolio that includes three packages:
(1. an Enterprise Legacy Integrator to turn vital transactions into "events" and expose them as Web services;
(2. an Enterprise Service Integrator to connect and manage these events within a service-oriented architecture; and
(3. an Enterprise Information Integrator that leverages metadata to provide a single view of information in disparate systems.
"By making XML the common interface standard to go into and out of different back office systems, Software AG's integration portfolio is designed to enhance business performance in a diverse computing environment," said Jonathan Airey, vice-president of XML Business Integration for Software AG.
"Our approach contrasts with a proprietary or single-vendor solution that demands the re-creation of processes and logic that work dependably and took years to develop."
Integrating the old with the new
Software AG's XML Business Integration Portfolio is based on Web services and Java and can run on almost any platform, including Windows, Unix, HP and Linux. The portfolio works with any .Net, J2EE-compliant development tools, such as those from Sun, BEA and Microsoft.
These packages are shipping now:
* Enterprise Legacy Integrator - exposes existing data and logic locked in mainframe and other legacy systems as XML and Web services for integration into a service-oriented architecture (SOA), thereby extending and optimising existing investments and reducing the complexity and cost of integration projects. More than 140 adapters are optionally available for popular enterprise applications such as SAP, Oracle, Siebel and others.
* Enterprise Service Integrator - is an enterprise service bus (ESB) that uses XML messaging to connect IT assets exposed as Web services, creating composite applications (information and processes from many applications) to enable rapid and flexible data access. Hundreds of business services can be managed simultaneously using Service Integrator.
* Enterprise Information Integrator - establishes a gateway to deliver a single view of information residing in multiple systems, allowing business users to access data sources using business terms regardless of the system or format of the underlying data. Information Integrator also enables technology leaders to gain fresh insight into the totality of data residing throughout the enterprise.
Open standards support
Software AG supports widely accepted standards such as XML, SOAP and WSDL as the basis for integration. The company has a history of open standards leadership and innovation through organisations such as OASIS, W3C and the EAI Industry Consortium (EAIIC), as well as a track record of success within multi-platform customer environments. The XML Business Integration Portfolio is an addition to Software AG's award-winning products: Tamino, EntireX XML Mediator and EntireX Communicator.
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Software AG is one of Europe's largest system software providers and a global provider of high-performance databases, system software and services. This technology enables customers to run mission-critical, cross-platform applications, simplify the exchange of data between disparate systems and integrate cutting-edge Web applications into traditional IT architectures.
Respected for technology leadership and professional services expertise, Software AG develops products that fully support the XML (eXtensible Markup Language) standard. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany, Software AG is represented in 59 countries with more than 2 500 employees. Software AG achieved 422 million euros in total revenue in 2003 and is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (TecDAX, ISIN DE 0003304002 / SOW).
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