New Delhi, May 3, 2004 - ABO Software today released web-services support for application integration in EDISPHERE 3.0. The release include support for integration with Java Messaging Server (JMS) besides Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) in COM and Java. It also include support for databases, such as Oracle, DB2, MySQL and Filemaker. This release of EDISPHERE provides EDISPHERE customers with more options to seamlessly eBusiness enable their solution.

While web-services is yet to be mainstream in Enterprise to Enterprise Interoperability space, Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) using web-services for connecting various business applications within an Enterprise is very much mainstream. Large companies, who have multiple such business applications are now demanding that their EDI translators, which were traditionally B2B gateway, also integrate various business applications within an Enterprise.

“A web-services interface for application integration coupled with strong XML and database mapping opens up new market for us in the EAI space”, says Ajay Sanghi, CEO of ABO Software. "EDISPHERE can be used as an EAI hub to quickly connect ERPs, CRMs and SCMs together within an Enterprise, besides its traditional use of enabling inter-Enterprise interoperability"

“EDISPHERE 3.0 is particularly targeted towards Value Added Service providers (VAS). EDISPHERE's any-to-any mapping capabilities, including strong database mapping capabilities, coupled with a very affordable and quick turnaround time for their EDI implementations makes us an ideal vendor for any VAS" said Sanghi.