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Data is king in today's information-driven economy, which is why organizations are willing to spend tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars on data integration frameworks and applications. These organizations understand two critical truths: they have yet to capitalize on the potential business value stored in relational databases, EDI, flat files, and XML-based systems; and they must seamlessly connect with customers, suppliers, and business units - all of which may store and process data in different formats - to remain competitive. Open standards-based technologies like XML promise to unify enterprise data and enable advanced Web Services and SOA. But while XML may be standards-based, most existing enterprise data isn't, nor is it easily extensible. Complicating matters further is the fact that many large enterprises rely on EDI systems to exchange business... (more)