Magic eDeveloper Enables Integration of Yellow Transportation Web Services into Shipment Commander.Business EditorsIRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 2003 Advanced Functionality Significantly Reduces Integration Time and Development Costs Magic Software Enterprises (Nasdaq: MGIC MGIC Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Company MGIC Montana Geographic Information Council ), a leading provider of state-of-the-art development and integration technology, and business solutions, announced today that Logistics Technologies has successfully used Magic eDeveloper (www.magicsoftware.com/edeveloper) to integrate Yellow Transportation's 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. for package tracking into Shipment Commander. The Shipment Commander transportation software, developed in Magic eDeveloper, became the first application to successfully interface with Yellow Transportation, a $2 billion transportation company based in Overland Park, Kansas Overland Park is the second most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is located in Johnson County, a satellite city of Kansas City, and is near Olathe, Lenexa, Prairie Village and Leawood. In 2006, the estimated population is 167,500. . Logistic Technologies was able to reuse application logic across enterprise boundaries reducing integration time, saving development costs and enabling real-time business information sharing See data conferencing. between Yellow Freight and users of Shipment Commander. As the largest subsidiary of Yellow Corporation, a Fortune 500 holding corporation for a family of companies specializing in freight transportation, Yellow Transportation, Inc., is one of the largest commercial transportation providers in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. with revenues exceeding $3 billion. "Shipment Commander is an advanced solution for Transportation Management, providing multi-carrier, multi-user and multi-lingual features developed for enterprise environments," said Frank Vodopivec, Research and Development Manager for Logistics Technologies. "Magic eDeveloper is the perfect integration tool because it automates the ability to publish and subscribe (1) To provide a source of information that users select from and then receive on a regular basis or when certain events occur. The service can be public or private, free or paid, and information can be provided via e-mail and the Web or by means of proprietary applications. Web services and provides the XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. parsing See parse. parsing - parser tools needed to transform the information being returned." Magic eDeveloper supports the rapid development and integration of Web services. It provides access to Web services across the net as well as providing Web services to other applications. By pointing the Web Services Assistor in Magic eDeveloper to the Yellow Transportation URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. , Logistics Technologies was able to read the Web services Description Language “WSDL” redirects here. For other uses, see WSDL (disambiguation). The Web Services Description Language (WSDL, pronounced 'wiz-dəl' or spelled out, 'W-S-D-L') is an XML-based language that provides a model for describing Web services. (WSDL (Web Services Description Language) An XML-based language for defining Web services. Developed by Microsoft and IBM, WSDL describes the protocols and formats used by the service. ) and automatically pull parameters into an application where functionality could be extended. The results are now incorporated into Logistics Technologies' Shipment Commander application. "We are not at all surprised to see our partners like Logistics Technologies among the first to achieve real world Web services integration," said Oren Inbar, chief executive officer of Magic Software Enterprises, Inc. "Shipment Commander is an excellent example of how a business solution created using Magic eDeveloper's environment for application development and integration can quickly incorporate a variety of open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced to achieve application integration." About Logistics Technologies Logistics Technologies markets and supports Shipment Commander, a sophisticated transportation management system. Shipment Commander is available on a variety of platforms and operating systems including Windows and IBM's iSeries. Based in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, Logistics Technologies may be reached at 905/337-9678, sales@logtech.ca or www.logtech.ca. Logistics Technologies is a part of a network of thousands of Magic Solutions Partners worldwide who deliver powerful best-of-breed business solutions and custom services. About Magic Software Enterprises Magic Software Enterprises, a member of the Formula Group (Nasdaq: FORTY), develops, markets and supports software development and deployment technology that enables enterprises to accelerate the process of building and deploying applications that can be rapidly customized and integrated with existing systems. Magic technology, applications and professional services are available through a global network of subsidiaries, distributors and Magic solutions partners in approximately 50 countries. The Company's North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. subsidiary is located at 17310 Redhill Avenue #270, Irvine, CA 92614-5637, telephone 800/345-6244, 949/250-1718, fax 949/250-7404, http://www.magicsoftware.com/. The Formula Group is an international information technology company principally engaged, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, in providing software consulting services, developing proprietary software products and producing computer-based solutions. Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking statements that may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary significantly based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, risks in product and technology development, market acceptance of new products and continuing product conditions, both here and abroad, release and sales of new products by strategic resellers and customers, and other risk factors detailed in the Company's most recent annual report and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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