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IBM Offers Integration Software For Small Businesses

WishX   on 21 May 2004 - 12:31 · 5 comments & 316 views

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Yet integrating applications is no easy feat, no matter what size the company.

IBM is bringing its WebSphere Business Integration Server to small and medium-sized businesses. But integrating the software infrastructure of a business even of that size remains a daunting task.
The light version of Business Integration Server, which is sold as part of the company's Express line designed for small and midsize companies, comes with about 10 connectors and adapters for generic linkages, such as tying a new Web application to an XML messaging system, a Web service, or a relational database via Java Database Connectivity. But if a company wants Business Integration Server Express to connect to enterprise applications, such as those offered by PeopleSoft or SAP, it'll have to shell out around $15,000 for the additional specialized adapter, says Shawn Willett, an analyst with Current Analysis.

The Express version of Business Integration Server comes with a low price tag of $5,999. It's positioned just below the price point of a competing Microsoft product for small and medium-sized businesses, BizTalk Server, listed at $6,999 for the standard version.

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News source: Information Week


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#1 dougkinzinger on 21 May 2004 - 13:16
It's hard to beat BizTalk, though. The people who would be interested in this know that.
(1 reply) #2 nonsence on 21 May 2004 - 13:30
what does BizTalk Server do anyways? i've heard about it but never tried it or worked with it. i'm assuming it's some sorta communications software, but i'd rather not have to deal with reading a 5 page essay on it and how great it is, on microsofts web site, before i find out it does voice over ip conferencing or something like that. can someone gimme the jist of it?
#2.1 dougkinzinger on 21 May 2004 - 14:55
It's basically a platform which allows a user or corporation to link certain data fields from legacy sources, such as mainframes, AS/400's, RS6000's, any many more.
(1 reply) #3 Zatko55 on 21 May 2004 - 18:47
BizTalk is already beat. WebSphere MQ has 75% of the asynchronous messaging market....
#3.1 nonsence on 26 May 2004 - 23:21
that's an ibm product right?
what about open source. any open source products out there competing with ms and ibm on this one?

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