Solution Components for XML

DataDirect XQuery

DataDirect XQuery is an implementation of XQuery that can query XML, relational data, SOAP messages, EDI, or a combination of data sources. It provides the fastest, most reliable and scalable XQuery support for all major relational databases and runs on any Java platform. DataDirect XQuery supports the XQuery for Java API (XQJ), and is easily embeddable into any Java program — it does not require any other product or application server, and has no server of its own. DataDirect XQuery is recommended for applications dealing with XML, relational, and legacy formats, including data integration, XML-based data exchange, web services, XML-driven web sites, and XML publishing.

DataDirect Connect

The DataDirect Connect family of data connectivity products all support processing of XML data:

• DataDirect Connect for ODBC - The fastest, most comprehensive suite of ODBC drivers for all major databases.
• DataDirect Connect for JDBC - High-performance Type 4 JDBC drivers for all major databases.
• DataDirect Connect for ADO.NET - The industry's only ADO.NET data provider with a 100% managed code architecture.

DataDirect Shadow

Shadow provides full support for XML. A robust, multi-threaded, native mainframe runtime, it provides a real-time foundation architecture for standards-based mainframe integration:

• Shadow z/Services - Web services for service-oriented architecture (SOA)
• Shadow z/Events - Real-time events for Event-Driven Architecture (EDA)
• Shadow z/Direct - Direct SQL data access and transactional support
• Shadow z/Presentation - Web enablement of mainframe screen-based applications

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