virtuoso universal server

The Virtuoso Universal Server, from OpenLink Software, is a new generation of middleware product that provides addresses the systems integration challenges associated with disparate databases, applications, and business process through broad implementation of industry standards and protocols as part of a single product offering. It can be described as Universal integration platform at configuration and/or development time, and a Universal Server or Enterprise Service Bus superset at utilization time. Virtuoso is very much a platform for Web 2.0 and the burgeoning Semantic Web amongst other things.

Functionality Realms

Combining several traditionally distinct server features as part of a single integrated whole, Virtuoso's functionality realms include:

Object-Relational Database Engine for (SQL, XML, and Free Text)
Web Services Platform
Web Application Server
Web Content Management Server
NNTP Server
Replication Server
Mail Storage and Retrieval (POP3) Server

Protocols Implemented

API Support

Query Language Support

Schema Definiton Language Support

Usage Scenarios

Virtuoso is a solution for the following systems integration challenges:

Enterprise Information Integration (EII)
Programming Language Independent Web Application deployment
Monolithic Application Decomposition that leverage the principles of SOA
Web Services based Enterprise Application Integration via a significant amount of WS-* protocols support
Business Process Management via BPEL