DataDirect Technologies Continues XQuery Leadership with the Launch of DataDirect XQuery 2.0
Latest Release Supports Large XML Documents, Streaming XML Technology, Enhanced Query Optimization and Support for Legacy Data Sources
BEDFORD, Mass. (BUSINESS WIRE)
27-Jun-2006
DataDirect Technologies, the unparalleled leader in data connectivity and mainframe integration and an operating company of Progress Software Corporation (Nasdaq: PRGS), today released version 2.0 of DataDirect XQuery(TM), the industry's first embeddable, database-independent component for processing and aggregating XML, relational and legacy data formats such as EDI and CSV. DataDirect XQuery v. 2.0 is an enterprise-grade XQuery engine that supports the latest working draft of the XQuery specification. This new release includes performance enhancements for large XML documents, added functionality for optimal query performance in any environment, and support for legacy data formats.
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. The streaming XML adapter added to version 2.0 drastically reduces the amount of memory needed when processing large XML documents and provides the scalability needed for business critical applications. With the added support for flat file formats like EDI, CSV, binary, and more, DataDirect XQuery expands the role it plays in service-oriented data integration.
The Forrester Research, Inc., Nov. 15, 2005 Enterprise Service Bus Scorecard Summary: Sonic Software, notes that "... Progress is creating interesting new packages. For example, the combination of Sonic's ESB with Progress/DataDirect's new XQuery technology and its XML IDE Stylus Studio will enable powerful service-oriented data integration."
Like its 1.0 predecessor, DataDirect XQuery v. 2.0 provides the fastest, most reliable and scalable XQuery support for all major relational databases and runs on any Java platform. The standards-based software product enables Java developers to access XML, relational data, SOAP messages, EDI, or a combination of data sources using a single XQuery. This significantly simplifies data management and integration in a heterogeneous environment and enables developers to build high-performance applications more quickly and efficiently.
Server-agnostic and independent, DataDirect XQuery v. 2.0 supports the XQuery for Java API (XQJ) and is easily embedded into any Java program, providing software developers and independent software vendors alike with the ability to deal with XML either as part of a set of heterogeneous data sources or as the targeted format for a data-integration application.
"DataDirect XQuery v. 2.0 is an efficient, scalable, reliable and embeddable XQuery engine that can really help developers simplify and accelerate their XML processing and data integration projects," said Jonathan Robie, XQuery Technology Lead for DataDirect Technologies, a member of the XQuery Working Group and co-inventor of XQuery. "DataDirect XQuery 2.0 provides the productivity, flexibility and power of XQuery for applications that need to process relational, XML and various flat file and EDI formats. Its simple, extensible and standards-based design lets it plug into any Java architecture, providing support for all major relational databases and most popular Java XML APIs."
For organizations that rely on Web-based applications for business success, DataDirect XQuery provides a reliable and easy-to-use tool for data aggregation and integration across multiple applications and sources. Gevity, a leading provider of employee management solutions, used DataDirect XQuery to support the development and deployment of its new customized pricing engine. This required Web developers to aggregate Web services from SalesForce.com with relational data found in Oracle databases, integrated with an XML-based user interface.
"To assist with the creation of the Gevity Pricing Engine, we sought a technology to work with relational and XML data that would be easy for developers to learn and use, comply with architecture requirements and deliver strong performance metrics," said Madhavan Rangarajan, Java architect for Gevity. "DataDirect XQuery delivered on these requirements, enabling the project to be completed on time and under budget. Now, the Gevity sales force can price product proposals in real-time for competitive advantage, superior service levels and revenue gain."
Other key enhancements found in DataDirect XQuery v. 2.0 include:
-- User-Configurable Performance Enhancements: To further
optimize query performance, users now have greater control to
choose optimizations for specific environments and configure
these performance enhancements themselves.
-- Extended Database Support: Additional database support has
been included for Oracle 10gR2, Sybase 15 and Microsoft SQL
Server 2005.
-- Integration with Stylus Studio XML Deployment Adapters: This
functionality enables Web developers to use DataDirect XQuery
to query and integrate data sources that are not XML or
relational.
About DataDirect Technologies(TM)
DataDirect Technologies is focused on standards-based data connectivity, enabling software developers to quickly develop and deploy business applications across all major databases and platforms. DataDirect Technologies offers the most comprehensive, proven line of data connectivity components available anywhere. Developers worldwide at more than 250 leading independent software vendors and thousands of corporate IT departments rely on DataDirect(R) products to connect their applications to an unparalleled range of data sources using standards-based interfaces such as ODBC, JDBC(TM) and ADO.NET. Developers also depend on DataDirect to radically simplify complex data integration projects using XML products based on the emerging XQuery and XQJ standards. DataDirect Technologies is an operating company of Progress Software Corporation (Nasdaq: PRGS), a US$300+ million global software industry leader. Headquartered in Bedford, Mass., DataDirect Technologies can be reached on the Web at http://www.datadirect.com or by phone at +1-800-876-3101.
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