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SQLData Web Integration Server
The Web Integration Server (WIS) is an agent-based web server that is capable
of retrieving and aggregating contents from remote web servers, and reuse
services already available on the Internet. It can also interact with legacy
information systems, and perform database operations with minimum programming.
The server platform provides an environment for creating, dispatching,
coordinating and managing web agents. The web agents can reach out to the
Internet and retrieving contents from targeted web sites. The contents, after
filtering and transforming, can then be integrated into your own web
applications. It is an ideal platform for building portals or web service
centers.
The WIS server relies heavily on web agents, agents are programmed and created using Service Request Language (SRL), a language based on
XML. The server includes tools for automatically creating agents given a
targeted web site or a HTML form.
Key Features
 | Innovated service request language: Unlike other applications that uses
XML as a tool of representation and presentation, SRL is a control language,
it is employed as way of conveying instructions to agents. The
language is very compact, powerful and easy to understand. |
| Multi-programming environment: The server supports many programming
languages, including VBScript, JScript, SQLData Script, and Perl. It can
also host ISAPI and Java servlets. |
| Built-in Cookie and Identity Management: The server manages cookies from
remote sites and uses the server identity to communicate with targeted web
hosts. |
| ODBC Database Access: The server offers powerful database operations |
Application Scenarios
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Meta
Search Engine: A group of web agents can be created to perform
queries on web search engines. The results are filtered and
aggregated, and then used by web applications. |
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Comparison
Shopping: In this situation, agents are designed to do searches
against product databases available on the Internet. |
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In-place
Hosting: The Sever can also be used as a gateway to the Internet. It
acts as a middle man who bring web contents directly to surfers. From here,
users can access all web sites without ever leaving your site. AllQuarters.com
is such an example. |
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Virtual
Mall: The server can also be used for virtually hosting e-commerce
sites. Consumers never need to leave the virtual mall. All transactions are
intercepted before sending to the target site, and returned results are
filtered before sending to buyers. Transactions can be conducted either at
the target sites or at your server. The feature is demonstrated at a hosted Amazon
Store. |
System Requirements:
Windows 95/98/NT/2000 with minimum 64M memory, ODBC
3.0 and above installed.
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