Johannesburg, 24 Mar 2005
Software AG has announced the worldwide release of its Enterprise Information Integrator (EII) version 2.1, an important building block in implementing a service-oriented architecture.
EII V2.1 is the first globally available information integration product to use Semantic Web technology. By dynamically combining the meaning and context of business data with the rules that govern its use, Enterprise Information Integrator provides business leaders with the resources to make faster decisions based on real-time information availability.
SAG South Africa's Devon Dalbock explains the significance of this inclusion: "Enterprise Information Integrator enables information analysts to model the complex relationships between data elements. Using information models is much faster than coding, and allows information views to be easily altered and reused as business demands change.
"By dynamically combining the meaning and context of business data with the rules that govern its use, this provides business leaders with the resources to make faster decision based on real-time information availability.
"Adopting a semantic-based approach to integration allows EII 2.1 to turn raw data into useable information by presenting it in a dynamic business context versus a static data view," he says.
SAG's Enterprise Information Integrator creates real-time "views" of appropriate business data, which is often distributed across multiple systems throughout an organisation. Because these views reflect real-time changes to the data (including its context, meaning and usage rules), the business decision-maker is presented with the most recent and relevant information.
"Organisations that want to become more effective and efficient must capture the meaning of data and services in a way that is both reusable and relevant to business users. By adopting a semantic-based approach to integration, EII 2.1 turns raw data into useable information by presenting it in a dynamic business context versus a static data view," says Dalbock.
"Furthermore, because Enterprise Information Integrator adds business context to data, and incorporates data into a real-time information model, the product complements traditional data integration approaches that focus on historical data analysis."
Notable enhancements to version 2.1 of Enterprise Information Integrator include:
* Support for W3C Semantic Web standards, including Web Ontology Language (OWL) and Resource Description Framework (RDF).
* A new Eclipse-based graphical design studio, enabling easier creation of information models and dynamic views.
* Expanded security capabilities that authenticate against all standard security systems - including those used by mainframes.
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