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Frequently Asked Questions about DataDirect Data Integration Suite

We've created a list of the more common questions that will help you determine if the DataDirect Data Integration Suite is the right solution for you. If you have further questions, please contact us.

What is the DataDirect Data Integration Suite?

The DataDirect Data Integration Suite is a comprehensive solution that provides design and runtime capabilities for standards-based data integration in traditional and SOA environments, with the ability to integrate data from heterogeneous data sources and myriad data formats.

What does the DataDirect Data Integration Suite consist of?

The DataDirect Data Integration Suite bundles these DataDirect products in one package with a single, simple installation:

• Stylus Studio^® 2008 XML Enterprise Suite — A powerful, award winning integrated development environment that enhances developer productivity with tools for editing and validating XML, visually mapping relational and non-relational data sources, and leveraging XML technologies like XQuery, XSLT, and Web services for data integration, data conversion, report generation, code generation, and more.
• DataDirect XQuery^® — An embeddable XML-based integration engine that allows you to access and query XML from any number of sources such as relational data, SOAP messages, EDI, and legacy data. DataDirect XQuery also provides full update support for relational data.
• DataDirect XML Converters^™ — High-performance, Java^™ and .NET conversion engines that provide bi-directional, programmatic access to virtually any non-XML file including EDI, flat files, and other legacy formats. DataDirect XML Converters allow you to seamlessly stream any non-XML data as XML to industry-leading XML processing components or to any application. They support StAX, SAX, XmlReader, XmlWriter, DOM and I/O streaming interfaces, and can be embedded directly for transformation purposes, or as part of a chain of programs including XSLT and XQuery, or even inside XML pipelines.

What are the benefits of the DataDirect Data Integration Suite?

The DataDirect Data Integration Suite

• Reduces the time required to develop applications that need to consume data from various data sources like EDI, relational, non-relational, and legacy systems.
• Eliminates the need for custom coding, which is expensive to develop, difficult to maintain, and is difficult to reuse.
• Ensures lower total cost of ownership by providing lightweight data integration components that integrate seamlessly with existing middleware stack.
• Allows companies to focus on revenue generating core competencies, and to focus costly developer resources on solving business problems — and not implementation details.
• Improves operational efficiencies by eliminating costly manual or paper-driven processes and by providing a solution that can interoperate with legacy and modern IT infrastructures.
• Allows ISVs to extend their solution and overall customer footprint by enabling support for their customers' data formats and data sources.

Are the components of the DataDirect Data Integration Suite available separately?

The DataDirect Data Integration Suite is a holistic solution that takes a design-to-deploy approach in addressing data integration challenges with standards-based lightweight components and a powerful XML IDE. Individual components are also available for purchase separately, but users investigating data integration solutions are encouraged to explore the DataDirect Data Integration Suite with a free 15-day trial.

Where can I download the DataDirect Data Integration Suite?

You can download a free trial copy of the DataDirect Data Integration Suite here. In addition to complete user documentation, the trial download includes a Quick Start to help you get up to speed with the tools of the DataDirect Data Integration Suite, including links to common use cases and developer resources, including examples, tutorials, video demonstration, user forums, and more! (The Quick Start is also available as a PDF document here.)

If you would like to speak to an expert about your data integration needs, please call 1-800-876-3101 or submit a Request for Information form and an account executive will contact you.