Paul Krill
Editor at Large

Cast Iron Systems forges integration appliance

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Oct 17, 20071 min

Cast Iron Systems this week introduced its iA2000 integration appliance for small businesses, enabling companies to integrate with applications such as salesforce.com or Oracle. Use of the hardware appliance saves businesses from having to custom-code or use third-party software for integration. This saves time and money, Cast Iron said. The iA2000 has enterprise-level features such as round-the-clock production

Cast Iron Systems this week introduced its iA2000 integration appliance for small businesses, enabling companies to integrate with applications such as salesforce.com or Oracle.

Use of the hardware appliance saves businesses from having to custom-code or use third-party software for integration. This saves time and money, Cast Iron said.

The iA2000 has enterprise-level features such as round-the-clock production support, graphical data transformation, content-based data routing, guaranteed transaction delivery and Web-based integration monitoring.

Integration capabilities include support for XML, Internet standards, popular middleware and major ERP, CRM, database, project management and legacy applications. Cast Iron iA2000 is available now for a monthly subscription price of $2,000, with introductory pricing of $1,500 per month.

The appliance is powered by dual-core Intel Pentium 4 processor technology.

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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