Contivo Releases First Desktop Tool for Automating XML Schema Creation -- Contivo Builder(TM) 2.0; Tool Unifies Disparate Enterprise Data; Introductory $499 Price Designed to Help Companies Quickly Get SOA Back on Track.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Contivo, the leading provider of automated data integration solutions, today announced the release of Contivo Builder(TM) 2.0, the first desktop tool to allow companies to create common vocabularies by converting disparate data into usable system files. As enterprises deal with the increased complexity of the SOA (1) (Start Of Authority) The first record in a DNS zone file. See DNS records. (2) (Service Oriented Architecture) The modularization of business functions for greater flexibility and reusability. environments needed to support Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. , they are finding that their organizations have created data in service silos that cannot be commonly understood throughout the system. For example, various "customer" records might be labeled under a dozen different names, including "client, partner, user, buyer", etc., making it impossible to offer seamless customer fulfillment and support. Contivo Builder 2.0 is an inexpensive and simple desktop tool that allows IT to reconcile such data within the enterprise through the creation of common vocabularies based on semantics. It is compatible with most middleware, enterprise applications and Web services software. At an introductory price of $499, Builder allows companies to quickly get SOA initiatives back on track. With Contivo Builder 2.0, data design for multiple projects can be performed with just one tool, which greatly reduces costs and increases efficiency and other benefits of tight collaboration across all levels of development teams. With Contivo Builder's ease of use, business managers can be directly responsible for the service that their SOA is implementing and avoid mistakes that occur when the data structures are being re-invented instead of being re-used. "Web services are incredibly complex, with a myriad of internal and external players all bringing XML Schemas This is a list of XML schemas in use on the Internet sorted by purpose. XML schemas can be used to create XML documents for a wide range of purposes such as syndication, general exchange, and storage of data in a standard format. Bookmarks
Contivo Builder 2.0 supports W3C XML Schema An XML schema from the W3C. It is a superset of DTD, which is the standard SGML schema. Unlike DTD, W3C XML Schema is written in XML syntax, which although more verbose than DTD, can be created with any XML tools. and is compatible with all industry standards based on XML Schemas, ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 11179 naming conventions, and the ISO/EIC Core Components Technical Specifications. Contivo Builder 2.0 is now available and has an introductory price for the desktop at $499. About Contivo Contivo provides solutions that enable enterprises to dramatically reduce implementation and maintenance costs of enterprise-wide integration projects. Contivo Vocabulary Management Solution (VMS (1) (Virtual Memory System) A multiuser, multitasking, virtual memory operating system for the VAX series from Digital. VMS applications run on any VAX from the MicroVAX to the largest unit. See OpenVMS. ) (TM) provides a central semantics-based metadata repository, development tools, infrastructure, and code generators that automate data transformation for application integration across multiple platforms Refers to two or more operating environments, which typically include the CPU family and operating system. For example, if versions of a program run on Windows and the Macintosh, the software is said to support multiple platforms. . Contivo recently added capabilities and platform support that extend to legacy systems and Web services. Contivo Builder(TM) is the first desktop tool to allow users to create common vocabularies by converting disparate data into usable system files. Contivo was founded in 1998 and has forged significant relationships with strategic customers like Hewlett Packard, Agilent Technologies, US Bank, JP Morgan Chase, MetLife, Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States , Federal Trade Commission, Network Appliance, Mitsubishi, Liaison, as well as strategic partnerships with companies such as Bearing Point, Capgemini, EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. , Perficient, Crowe, MphasiS, Atos Origin, Cisco, E2Open, DataPower, Cyclone Commerce, and Avolent. Investors include BankAmerica Venture Partners and Voyager Capital along with industry leaders BEA Systems, TIBCO Software, and webMethods. Contivo is privately held and headquartered in San Jose, CA. For more information, go to www.contivo.com. Trademarks: Contivo and Contivo Analyst are registered trademarks, and Contivo VMS and Contivo Builder are trademarks of Contivo, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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