XAware Announces Rapid Implementation Package for Homeland Security Information Sharing; Standards-Based Offering Enables Faster, Easier Exchange of Data between Federal, State and Local Agencies.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers COLORADO SPRINGS Colorado Springs, city (1990 pop. 281,140), seat of El Paso co., central Colo., on Monument and Fountain creeks, at the foot of Pikes Peak; inc. 1886. It is a year-round resort and a booming military, technological, and commercial city. , Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 15, 2003 XAware, Inc., a leader in XML-based information exchange and data integration, announces XA-Xchange for Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States applications. XA-Xchange is a comprehensive software package that enables government agencies involved in homeland security initiatives to complete information sharing See data conferencing. projects in weeks, rather than the months or years that traditional approaches can take to complete. These government agencies and those that they serve benefit from rapid implementation, interoperability and information-on-demand capabilities enabled by XA-Xchange for Homeland Security. "Officials and agencies at all levels of government are under enormous pressure to complete information sharing projects that will strengthen the nation's ability to defend against terrorism," said Bill Miller, XAware's Chief Executive Officer. "XAware offers a solution which dramatically reduces development costs and timeframes associated with information exchange. Complex government infrastructures and data resources quickly become accessible through real-time and on-demand views from disparate systems." From law enforcement, emergency management and fire, to transportation and health departments, government agencies at all levels are initiating projects to exchange and share critical information to better prepare, prevent, respond to and recover from events and threats to 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. . These projects include the aggregation of 911 information, creation of emergency situation centers, disease monitoring and data exchange, and sharing of criminal and court records. Common to all of these projects is the urgent need to expose and exchange information from existing systems, legacy applications and databases in real-time while conforming to the unique security requirements of each system. XAware's unique approach is based on patented software with advanced Enterprise Information Integration (EII (Enterprise Information Integration) Similar to an EIS (executive information system), an EII aggregates current information from all data sources within an organization. ) capabilities of its XA-Suite product. These advanced features include bi-directional read/write capabilities, support for any number of data sources in a single view, rapid application development IDE with configuration wizards and a standards-based architecture that leverages 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. , 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. and Java technologies. Coupled with mobile client and GIS support, a web portal See portal. , database and application connectivity to hundreds of structured and unstructured formats from mainframe CICS (Customer Information Control System) A TP monitor from IBM that was originally developed to provide transaction processing for IBM mainframes. It controls the interaction between applications and users and lets programmers develop screen displays without to Oracle DB as well as email and short messaging See SMS. resources, government agencies have access to aggregated views of information to more effectively manage operations. The result is that agencies are able to rapidly and securely integrate information about incidents, people, assets, facilities and processes as part of their respective homeland security plans and responsibilities. As information sharing increases across legacy application and database boundaries, security requirements need to be preserved. XA-Xchange enhances security by providing authorization and authentication capabilities, enabling agencies to conform to Verb 1. conform to - satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" fit, meet coordinate - be co-ordinated; "These activities coordinate well" rigid and varied security constraints. XAware's proven information sharing software is currently deployed in key federal agencies including the U.S. Department of State, Department of Defense, Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and and Bureau of Land Management - as well as state and local governments in Alaska, California, Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska and New Mexico. XA-Xchange for Homeland Security is priced from $75,000 to $150,000 depending on project and connectivity requirements. A white paper is available at www.xaware.com/documents/Homeland_Security_Challenges.pdf that provides details about XAware's capabilities for homeland security initiatives. About XAware, Inc. XAware, Inc. is a worldwide leader in XML enablement, data integration and information exchange supporting Web Services, Java, Windows and .Net technologies. XAware is focused on serving the needs of government agencies and financial services companies. Founded in 1999 with venture funding, XAware is based in Colorado Springs, Colo. For more information on XAware, visit www.xaware.com or call 719.884.5400. Trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Editor's note: A white paper about XAware's capabilities for Homeland Security information-sharing initiatives is available at www.xaware.com/documents/Homeland_Security_Challenges.pdf |
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