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XML eXtra: DataDirect Data Integration Suite Now Available, plus Top Tips for SOA

Table of Contents, June 2008

> DataDirect Data Integration Suite
> Top Tips: Simplifying Data Management

1) DataDirect Data Integration Suite

Introducing the DataDirect Data Integration Suite:
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.

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

• DataDirect XQuery®
• DataDirect XML Converters™
• Stylus Studio® 2008 XML Enterprise Suite

DataDirect Data Integration Suite offers not only a strong set of technical features, but our comprehensive solutions also delivers a number of attractive ‘bottom-line’ benefits that positively impact IT operations, and as a result, the entire organization.

Want to know what you can do with the DataDirect Data Integration Suite?
Visit our Quick Start Guide to learn more about the benefits and features of the new DataDirect Data Integration Suite or download a free trial today!

2) Top Tips for Simplifying Data Management in SOA

The following Top Tips for Simplifying Data Management in SOA by Dr. Carlo Innocenti explain how the XQuery feature-set can be leveraged in support of SOA.

1. XQuery and XML can be used effectively to provide an abstraction layer between the multitude of different data sources IT organizations need to deal with and the variety of client applications that needs to be built.
2. While DataDirect XQuery allows application developers to ignore the physical details of the data sources being accessed, scalability and performance are preserved.
3. DataDirect XQuery is able to provide fast and scalable access to relational data stores, very large XML documents, Web services and EDI or flat files thanks to its ability to deal with each data source in a dedicated and highly optimized manner.
4. As most SOA implementation rely heavily on XML (just think about Web services based on WSDL/SOAP or REST interfaces), XQuery is a natural language to access and provide SOA endpoints.
5. DataDirect XQuery provides the ability out of the box to consume Web services and to expose XQueries developed by users as WSDL/SOAP or REST based Web services without any additional coding and in the context of a variety of application servers.