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StrikeIron Jump-Starts 2008 with Multiple Industry Honors

CMP’s Intelligent Enterprise Web site announced its 2008 Editors’ Choice Award winners with StrikeIron included among its 36 “Companies to Watch” in the enterprise application category. StrikeIron was also included in Robin Bloor’s list of “10 IT Companies to Watch in 2008.”

StrikeIron Expands Web Services Marketplace with New Financial and Business Data Services from Gale

In-depth financial and corporate information on hundreds of thousands of U.S. and international companies: Two new Financial and Business data services from Gale, part of Cengage Learning, have been added to StrikeIron's expanding Web Services Marketplace: Gale Business Information Web Service 1.0.0 and Gale Business Intelligence Web Service 1.0.0.

StrikeIron Delivers Data Web Services via IBM QEDWiki

StrikeIron Inc., a provider of Data as a Service (DaaS), today announced that it has aligned with IBM to deliver premium web services via IBM's enterprise mashup maker QEDWiki. Content available includes business intelligence services such as multiple D&B services, Address Verification, Email Verification, Currency Rates and many more.

StrikeIron Super Data Pack

Start working with Web services and live data instantly! The Super Data Pack brings together dozens of Web services into one easy-to-use “Super” Web service. With the Super Data Pack, developers and end-users can leverage multiple data sources for use within a diverse set of rich applications at no cost or with no commitment.

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Time to balance WS-* and REST

REST is particularly suitable for very large networks with huge numbers of clients and servers and where it is convenient to model all operations as reads and writes directed to individual URIs. As for WS-*, its sweet spot lies in systems bigger than those that use distributed objects, and whose networks are further flung, slower, less reliable, and possibly divided between different administrative domains.


Web Services Analyzer for Windows

StrikeIron’s Web Services Analyzer for Windows allows anyone to quickly and easily discover, understand and utilize any XML-based Web service with a click of the mouse.

In the point-and-click interface, you can browse a variety of Web services directories or simply provide the Web service’s Internet address. The data structures, data requirements, behavior, expected results - all the details you need to understand any Web service are available immediately.No longer do you have to understand Web Services Description Language (WSDL) or write experimental code to decipher a Web service. All the information you need is instantly presented in our graphical interface with familiar tree and table views.Whether you are a developer looking to ease and speed deployment or a business analyst wanting to take advantage of Web services, the StrikeIron Web Services Analyzer is ideal for anyone wanting an easier and more effective way to access, understand and utilize any Web service.Benefits

  • Easier and faster understanding of a Web service’s applicability and value to a given business situation.

  • Easier access with discovery tools for locating Web services and searching the StrikeIron Web Services Directory, the most comprehensive directory of Web services on the market.

  • Eliminates the frustration of pouring through hard-to-read XML documents or class generators to discover the expected behavior of a Web service.

  • Speeds development because no code development or recompiling required for understanding a Web service.

  • Reduces investment because no additional software is required to invoke and execute a Web service.

  • Includes a tool-tip feature for instant access to the StrikeIron Knowledge Base.Ensures the reliability and validity of a Web service through enhanced scheduling and testing features.

Key Features

  • Provides an easy-to-use point-and-click interface that requires no time consuming programming or compiling.

  • Provides a browser for Web services discovery, including the ability to add an unlimited number of UDDI sites.

  • Provides a tree-based graphical browser for easier viewing and understanding of the data requirements.

  • Provides a table view of the output that can be saved directly to other applications, like Microsoft® Excel.

  • Executes Web services dynamically, simply by pointing and clicking. No need for additional software.

  • Schedules a series of Web services to be invoked at a specified time with multiple sets of experimental values.

  • Provides a view of the WSDL and SOAP Messages in their native formats for power users.

  • Accesses the StrikeIron Knowledge Base, an integrated tool that describes how a Web service works and provides sample inputs and outputs.

  • Supports derived WSDL objects.

  • Supports major HTTP authentication types including Basic, NTLM and Digest to allow access to more Web services.

  • Includes advanced features such as proxy server support, dynamic input arrays, batch scheduling functionality, integrated workspace support and more!

System RequirementsThe StrikeIron Web Services Analyzer runs on Windows® 2000, Windows® XP and Windows® 2003. 256 MB RAM and 20 MB hard disk space recommended.

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