Press Coverage

04/29/2008 — Use XQuery from a Java environment — IBM's Developerworks claims "the easiest way to begin with XQJ is to download a free trial from DataDirect." This article is an introduction to XQuery and XQJ, and clarifies its examples throughout by using DataDirect XQuery.

02/07/2008 — DataDirect Offers MySQL XQuery Product — DataDirect has updated its DataDirect XQuery solution, which now supports XQuery functionality in the open source MySQL Enterprise Server relational database management system (RDBMS).

02/01/2008 — DataDirect Technologies Brings XQuery Functionality to MySQL — For the first time, users of the most popular and widely used open-source database can take advantage of the high-performance, scalability and reliability of DataDirect XQuery to access data stored in relational databases as XML.

01/31/2008 — DataDirect launches XQuery for MySQL — DataDirect XQuery can also be used with other relational databases, electronic data interchange applications, and can handle the processing of large-scale XML documents.

01/03/2008 — January's New Tools and Apps for Your Toolkit — DataDirect Technologies upgraded two of its XML products-XQuery 3.1 and XML Converters 3.1. DataDirect XML Converters 3.1 now supports the Health Level Seven 2.5 standard, enabling improved interoperability across clinical and administrative systems. Version 3.1 of DataDirect XQuery now supports both the Enterprise and Community Editions of MySQL.

12/14/2007 — DataDirect Launches New Release of XML Converters and XQuery Engine — With version 3.1 of its XML products, DataDirect offers even greater scalability and performance; broadens its support of popular databases and industry standards; and offers a highly scalable streaming architecture to exceed the most demanding data integration and enterprise system requirements.

12/05/2007 — DataDirect Issues 3.1 Versions of XML Products — Improvements fall in three categories: there is added support for healthcare industry data exchange standards, the number of databases supported has been expanded, and new document formats are addressed.

10/21/2007 — XQuery Your Office Documents — "Data once locked in proprietary binary formats can now be easily leveraged using familiar XML tools and technologies, like XQuery, and existing documents can be combined with data from other sources, such as relational databases, and transformed to create new documents in formats like PDF and HTML."

09/27/2007 — How The Core Computer Group Uses DataDirect XQuery® — "The Volpe Center decided to use DataDirect XQuery to handle their XML and relational tasks. XQuery allowed them to move all the data directly into XML files validated against the specific Car Crash XML-schema design..."

09/03/2007 — SOA and the Importance of XQuery — "The XQuery language has become an integral technology for connecting heterogeneous data sources within service-oriented solutions," says DataDirect Technologies' Carlo Innocenti.

08/23/2007 — The Impact of ‘Open’ XQuery — Open Enterprise Trends speaks with DataDirect Technologies’ Carlo Innocenti, an XML architect about what ‘open’ standards means for XQuery.

08/02/2007 — DataDirect Technologies latest HL7 benefactor — Health Level Seven (HL7) said that DataDirect Technologies has become the organization's latest benefactor member.

07/07/2007 — Two Ways To Deal With SOA's Data Integration Challenge — "It's one thing to integrate data across applications in an IT infrastructure... But implementing data integration across a service-oriented architecture poses new challenges." Find out the two methods being used to deal with this challenge in this InformationWeek article.

06/14/2007 — Hibernate, NHibernate, drivers and data — "DataDirect has a long history in the forefront with ODBC and JDBC data access methods. Obviously, for DataDirect and for most developers, data access is much more than just that..."

06/05/2007 — The Fifth SD Times 100 — "This year’s SD Times 100 shines a somewhat brighter light on the industry 'Influencers' — those companies that we’ve identified as having the greatest impact on the software development landscape. [DataDirect Technologies] connectivity and integration tools continue to set the mark for others in the industry. In 2006, the company’s new XQuery technology joined the fray and made its mark."

05/29/2007 — Database Trends and Applications: DataDirect Launches XQuery Processor — DataDirect Technologies has successfully completed the W3C XML Query Test Suite, achieving greater than 99 percent compliance and near-perfect results.

05/22/2007 — DataDirect XQuery 3.0 Released — The main upgrade in the latest iteration of XQuery is its ability to save time by expediting service oriented architecture (SOA) and Web services integration.

05/21/2007 — DataDirect Releases XQuery 3.0 — Server agnostic and database independent, DataDirect XQuery version 3.0 is an enterprise-grade XQuery processor that supports the W3C XQuery Recommendation of January 2007 and builds upon the technical innovation and proven superiority of its previous versions – delivering fast, reliable and scalable XQuery support.

05/21/2007 — DataDirect Technologies Launches DataDirect XQuery 3.0 — Provides full update support for relational data and additional enhancements for performance and scalability

04/18/2007 — The Standards for XML Query — XQuery allows you to work in one common model no matter what type of data you're working with -- relational, XML or object data.

04/01/2007 — Understanding XML Query Standards — The W3C grants Recommendation status to XQuery, the XML query language designed to do for Web services what SQL did for relational databases.

04/01/2007 — NEWS BRIEFS — SD Times features DataDirect XQuery in its April 2007 edition Pg. 7 News Briefs: New Products. Check out the SD Times review today!

03/29/2007 — The State of Business Intelligence — XML database technology, whether integrated with the big vendors' relational systems or offered by pure-play providers, will be important to broadening BI into the XML realm.

03/27/2007 — Using XQuery to process and integrate XML, relational, web services, and legacy data — Unlike conventional programming languages, XQuery had native support for XML. No more parse, navigate, and cast, because in XQuery XML is native. Furthermore, nothing in XQuery prevents you from using it with non-XML data; XQuery is designed for data integration.

03/23/2007 — X Factor — "You can do some very powerful things with just a very few lines of code," Senior Software Architect Hank Hoffman said in this months issue of Government Technology while he explained that XQuery makes interpreting and managing masses of XML data a much simpler proposition.

03/09/2007 — An XQuery Servlet for RESTful Data Services — Find out how to expose XQuery data integration services by invoking them through a Java servlet using a REST interface in this DevX article.

02/09/2007 — Top 50 Bestselling Publisher Award 2006 — ComponentSource® announces a new awards program for its bestselling products and leading publishers. In the Bestselling Publisher Awards 2006, DataDirect Technologies has been named as a Top 50 Bestselling Publisher.

02/01/2007 — Virtualization Spreads Through the Data Center — Article from the February issue of DATABASE Trends and Applications - “XQuery provides a consolidated view of all your data. You can still do reporting through a single back end, but the data remains in a virtual state.”

01/30/2007 — DataDirect: Houston, We Have XQuery 1.0 — IDN spoke with an XQuery expert at longtime XML vendor DataDirect Technologies to learn more about how far XQuery 1.0 pushes the needle, and for suggestions on how enterprise developers and architects should react to the new XML Family standards.

01/29/2007 — XQuery is Key to SOA Implementation — Key criteria for success include the ability to efficiently process XML, the format used in all requests and responses, and the ability to easily incorporate data from a variety of sources, processing them together with data from incoming requests to create responses.

01/26/2007 — XQuery 1.0 Reaches Official Recommendation Status with W3C — This highly anticipated standard is predicted by many to be on course for the same kind of popularity - for querying XML documents - that SQL enjoys for querying relational databases.

01/24/2007 — XQuery, the SQL for SOA, wins final W3C approval — XML Query Language (XQuery), designed to do for Web services what SQL did for relational databases, achieved fully approved standard status from the W3C on Tuesday

01/23/2007 — XQuery Database Language for XML Achieves 1.0 Status — Now it may become the task of enterprising new companies such as DataDirect, which has had an XQuery processor implementation based on reference designs for a few years, to promote the old new way to work over the more centralized approach to data management currently being exhibited by Microsoft, Oracle, and even Google.

01/22/2007 — W3C's XQuery Language Standard — The W3C's Xquery 1.0 moved to Proposed Recommendation status in November, bringing the prospect of a SQL-like approach to XML data querying one step closer to official sanction. As happens with evolving standards, support for XQuery is making its way into mainstream products.

01/19/2007 — W3C's XQuery Language Standard: Setting the Stage for Changes in Database Management — The W3C's XQuery language standard is a catalyst for dramatic changes in database management; it will let businesses evolve relational systems to access, analyze and manage a wider range of data and information.

01/18/2007 — Industry Briefing: DataDirect’s XQuery Provides XML Collaboration — DataDirect XQuery is an implementation of XQuery that can query XML, relational data, SOAP messages, EDI, or a combination of data sources while supporting the XQuery for Java API (XQJ) and all major relational databases.

01/15/2007 — 2007 Codie Award Finalists — DataDirect Technologies and DataDirect XQuery™ earn finalist status in the Codie Awards for the following two categories: Best Software Development Solution and Best Web Services Solution.

01/08/2007 — XQuery Hits its Stride — XQuery got more buzz at this year’s conference than in years past. This year there's been a sea change in attendee response. XQuery awareness is far higher, and the discussions are getting more sophisticated.

12/14/2006 — Complete Data Integration Through XQuery — Using XQuery for data integration vastly simplifies SOA implementations, making your developers more productive and improving the performance of your systems.

12/7/2006 — Q&A: Getting a grip on XQuery — DataDirect Technologies is one of the prime movers behind the XQuery standard. He spoke with Computerworld about XQuery's importance and its effect on business IT users.

12/5/2006 — Breaking News: DataDirect Intros XQuery.com — Visitors to XQuery.com will find a library of technical white papers; DataDirect XQuery product specifications, industry analyst reports, customer case studies and news releases; and a Developer Zone featuring tutorials, real-world examples, Webinars, video demonstrations, expert blogs and developer forums.

12/5/2006 — DataDirect Technologies Announces XQuery.com — The Web site provides software developers and IT architects with a comprehensive resource for navigating the complexity of today’s application architectures via the power of XQuery – the XML Query Language under development by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

12/1/2006 — XQuery Levels the Data Integration Playing Field — Summary: This article examines the hurdles associated with data integration, offers guidance on ways to overcome these barriers and provides an overview of XQuery's pivotal role.

11/28/2006 — New XQuery website — "Our friends at DataDirect have now fired up their new XQuery website. Check it out at www.xquery.com," said Bob Zurek, Director of Advanced Technologies with IBM Information Integration Solutions.

11/21/2006 — But where are the XBRL use-cases? Nowhere in particular — If you set out to explore XQuery, the XML query language, you'll soon encounter a collection of examples, or use-cases, that show how XQuery can query and transform XML data.

11/21/2006 — XQuery, learning by example — The use-cases weren't just slapped onto XQuery after the fact. They actually came first, and they guided the long and difficult process of developing XQuery.

11/15/2006 — XQuery and the power of learning by example — If you set out to explore XQuery, the XML query language, you’ll soon encounter a collection of examples, or use-cases, that show how XQuery can query and transform XML data.

10/10/2006 — Review: Create Powerful XML Solutions Without Coding — DataDirect Technologies' Stylus Studio 2007 XML Enterprise Suite comes with two new tools -- XML Pipeline and XML Publisher -- that help developers create powerful XML solutions without coding.

9/28/2006 — DataDirect XQuery 2.0 Key Component to SOAs – ZapThink Says — DataDirect XQuery version 2.0 is robust enough to overcome the performance challenges imposed by very large XML messages that potentially threaten the viability of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) implementations.

9/19/2006 — ZapThink Finds DataDirect XQuery 2.0 Can Overcome XML-related Performance Challenges — "DataDirect XQuery version 2.0 addresses the XML reporting problem of how to provide business visibility into large quantities of XML data in a flexible manner worthy of SOA."

7/10/2006 — DataDirect Updates XQuery Engine — DataDirect Technologies Inc. released Version 2.0 of DataDirect XQuery, its embeddable, database-independent component for processing and aggregating XML, relational and data formats.

7/10/2006 — DataDirect Releases XQuery 2.0 —DataDirect recently released XQuery 2.0, supporting the latest W3C XQuery standard, and providing an implementation of the XQuery for Java API (XQJ) as well.

6/28/2006 — DataDirect XQuery 2.0 Addresses XML, Web Services Supports Large XML Documents, Streaming XML, Enhanced Query Optimization —DataDirect XQuery 2.0 is ideal for applications that must utilize a combination of XML, relational and legacy data formats for data integration, XML-based data exchange, Web services, XML-driven Web sites or XML publishing.

6/28/2006 — New XQuery version aids the dev of diverse data Developers seeking to support a combination of data formats won’t have to look beyond the latest version of XQuery software.

6/27/2006 — DataDirect Addresses XQuery 2.0 for Web Services Charles Gold Outlines DataDirect's Vision and Strategy in Exclusive Interview Charles Gold, Senior Director for Worldwide Marketing for DataDirect, outlined the company's recent XQuery 2.0 announcement, along with other news from the company, in an exclusive interview with SYS-CON.TV.

6/27/2006 — DataDirect XQuery 2.0 is Launched DataDirect XQuery v. 2.0 provides fast, reliable and scalable XQuery support for all major relational databases and runs on any Java platform.

6/27/2006 — Breaking News - DataDirect Releases DataDirect XQuery 2.0 DataDirect XQuery 2.0 comes with support for the latest working draft of the XQuery specification, includes performance enhancements for large XML documents, and features added support for flat file formats.

6/23/2006 — DataDirect XQuery 2.0 released: query XML, RDMS, SOAP, Etc.DataDirect has announced the release of DataDirect XQuery 2.0, an "implementation of XQuery that can query XML, relational data, SOAP messages, EDI, or a combination of data sources.

6/13/2006 — Stylus Studio 2006 Release 3: XML Tools and Components Now Available"In Stylus Studio 2006 Release 3, we've updated our XML Deployment Components and our support for popular processing components including DataDirect XQuery, RenderX XEP, Saxon, and others."

4/18/2006 — New Report On XML Data Integration Tool — "A recently released report by ZapThink touts the ability of DataDirect's standards-based XQuery, a java component for integrating relational and XML data, to address the challenges involved in data integration and allow the user to determine runtime infrastructure."

11/22/2005 — The Case for XQuery: XML adoption is growing steadily — "Developers are under increasing pressure to work with heterogeneous information. The advent of XML provided a data representation suitable for both regular (database tables) and irregular content, and was a significant step forward, but representation alone is not enough. We need a powerful standardized method for querying that data as well. XQuery fulfills that need."

4/27/2005 — Beyond Tables: Dealing with the Convergence of Relational and XML Data — "Developers are under increasing pressure to work with heterogeneous information. The advent of XML provided a data representation suitable for both regular (database tables) and irregular content, and was a significant step forward, but representation alone is not enough. We need a powerful standardized method for querying that data as well. XQuery fulfills that need."

4/23/2005 — Gilbane Report: Convinced of [XQuery's] Core Benefits — Bill Trippe, a content management analyst with the Gilbane Report writes about a recent chat with Jerry King, VP of XML Products at DataDirect Technologies, stating: "I am involved in a project now where XQuery is the central technology, and I am convinced of its core benefits for this client and for others."

4/22/2005 — InternetNews.com: XML Buffs Laud XQuery — InternetNews.com reporter, Clint Boulton reports: "If a recent survey is any indication, demand for a standard way to see a database table as an XML document is blossoming." Read the entire report now!

4/20/2005 — Survey Finds XML Devs Flocking to XQuery — Survey Finds XML Devs Flocking to XQuery

3/28/2005 — XQuery Adoption Rate Soaring Among XML Developers - Industry Survey Shows Widespread Use — XML Journal Reports: "DataDirect Technologies, the industry leading provider of XML and XQuery development tools and XQuery processing components for data integration, announced that 52% of XML developers have already started working with XQuery in the last 12 months and another 33% have plans to start using XQuery in 2005. This is just one of many key findings of a newly published, comprehensive XQuery Industry Study conducted by DataDirect Technologies of 550 software professionals representing a dynamic range of small, medium and large companies across dozens of industries from 48 countries."

3/28/2005 — Developers Flock to XML Query Spec — This article summarizes the findings of DataDirect's XQuery Industry Study, in which 550 developers were surveyed on their plans for XQuery usage. Read the article to find out who's using XQuery now, who plans to use it over the coming year, how developers are using it and why.

7/16/2004 — Java Releases Ramp Up Productivity — This article from eWEEK's Peter Coffee recaps JavaOne, highlighting DataDirect XQuery®, DataDirect Technologies' new product that enables Java developers to access both relational and XML data sources using a single query. Coffee advises developers to start now considering the challenge of integrating XML and relational data.

6/30/2004 — DataDirect Technologies to Enter the XQuery Market with Embeddable, Database-Independent Component for Processing XML and Relational Data — DataDirect Technologies announced the development of DataDirect XQuery®, an embeddable, standards-based software product that enables Java developers to access both relational and XML data sources using a single query.

6/28/2004 — DataDirect Announces DataDirect XQuery® — "DataDirect Technologies announced the development of DataDirect XQuery®, an embeddable software product that enables Java developers to access both relational and XML data sources using a single query."