Paul Krill
Editor at Large

ChainBuilder ESB leverages JBI

analysis
Feb 5, 20071 min

Bostech on Monday announced general availability of ChainBuilder ESB, an enterprise service bus tuned for Java Business Integration (JBI) and SOA. Featured in the product is a graphical user interface for configuring JBI-compliant components via a drag-and-drop capability. Users also can accommodate non-XML message formats such as X12 EDI. The ChainBuilder ESB Component Flow Editor allows for users to lay out an

Bostech on Monday announced general availability of ChainBuilder ESB, an enterprise service bus tuned for Java Business Integration (JBI) and SOA.

Featured in the product is a graphical user interface for configuring JBI-compliant components via a drag-and-drop capability. Users also can accommodate non-XML message formats such as X12 EDI.

The ChainBuilder ESB Component Flow Editor allows for users to lay out an SOA and view all integration components. Layout is done via an Eclipse IDE interface.

Run-time components can be controlled in a production environment through an AJAX-based (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) Web interface that also features statistics and runtime logs.

ChainBuilder is ESB is available either via a common GPL (GNU General Public License) or via a subscription featuring training, support and a warranty. A commercial license is available in situations where GPL is not available or for users who do not release source code for their applications.

Paul Krill

Paul Krill is editor at large at InfoWorld. Paul has been covering computer technology as a news and feature reporter for more than 35 years, including 30 years at InfoWorld. He has specialized in coverage of software development tools and technologies since the 1990s, and he continues to lead InfoWorld’s news coverage of software development platforms including Java and .NET and programming languages including JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, Python, Ruby, Rust, and Go. Long trusted as a reporter who prioritizes accuracy, integrity, and the best interests of readers, Paul is sought out by technology companies and industry organizations who want to reach InfoWorld’s audience of software developers and other information technology professionals. Paul has won a “Best Technology News Coverage” award from IDG.

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