To: Keith Monahan who wrote (1455 ) 9/10/2000 9:19:21 PM From: Lizzie Tudor Respond to of 57684 OK, thx, I'll ask around. Exln is constantly touted on the webm yahoo board and I think some people see the valuation of webm or even tibco (which itself is 6x webm) and think, wow! exln is a jackpot, blah blah. But without the adapter layer its hard for me to see any of these workflow/xml mapper companies making much of a dent in a tibco or webm mkt cap... they are more of a tools company then. But again, just because it doesn't LOOK to me like exln has an adapter library/integration module server that doesn't mean they don't have it. Here's what it looks like as an examplewebmethods.com The key to fast deployment and stable operation is Enterprise Adapters. Ready-to-run webMethods Enterprise Adapters enable reusable integration processes, reduce the complexity of integrating applications and eliminate custom programming. They ensure rapid integration of diverse systems and applications and can be easily customized to meet unique business process requirements -- saving valuable time and effort. There are more than 50 adapters available for webMethods Enterprise, ensuring easy integration with industry-leading applications, databases, languages, middleware and mainframe systems. 3270 Informix ActiveX/COM InterWorld Baan Java Baan ERP JD Edwards BroadVision Kenan BP C for MPE/iX MetaSolv C/C++ Microsoft Message Queuing Services (MSMQ) Calico Microsoft SQL Server CICS/COBOL ODBC CICS/PL/1 Oracle Clarify Oracle Applications CORBA/IDL PeopleSoft DRDA/DB2 Pivotal Dynamo Point Information Systems EDA / SQL Remedy Email RFC/BAPI Executable SAP R/3 Flat File SAP R/3 ALE/IDOC Forte Activator Siebel Front Office Sybase HP ChangeEngine Vantive IBM MQ Series Web Adapter IMS XML