RSSBus Simple Services are "simple" because they are called with standard URLs and they return data streams as RSS name-value pairs, HTML pages, and other popular, easy-to-consume formats. They don't require programming, custom clients, SOAP envelopes, fancy protocols or message registries. You can set up Simple Services in minutes and easily combine their outputs or chain them together to create more advanced functions.
RSSBus Simple Services are "simple" because they are called with standard URLs and they return data streams as RSS name-value pairs, HTML pages, and other popular, easy-to-consume formats. They don't require programming, custom clients, SOAP envelopes, fancy protocols or message registries. You can set up Simple Services in minutes and easily combine their outputs or chain them together to create more advanced functions.
Service definitions define URLs for your Simple Services, along with required and optional inputs, outputs, and security settings. RSSBus comes with many demo service definitions, and you can use the built-in admin console wizard to create your own. Service definitions are text based so you can easily extend or combine them.
Use the service definition wizard to define and deploy your own Simple Services in minutes without programming. Just choose an operation from the built-in connector library, specify input parameters and security, and you're done! The wizard delivers your service definition as an RSBScript file that you can use immediately, or extend as needed to build more elaborate services.
RSSBus Server runs on IIS .NET or Java, and uses proven IIS security facilities. RSSBus Desktop has its own built-in Web server that facilitates easy one-step installation.
RSSBus is your universal gateway to all intranet and internet data.
Using RSSBus connectors, you can access the local file system and databases, remote URLs including RSS feeds, XML, REST and SOAP web services, and many more sources without learning the messy details of different data organizations and formats. RSSBus lets you quickly leverage data that you would otherwise consider too difficult or costly to access. Read Flattening the Information Landscape (pdf, 4pp) to learn more.
RSSBus Connectors hide the details of remote data organization and storage so you can create new Simple Services in minutes. All RSSBus connectors are configured using the same service definition model and all return their data using the same set of output formatters. Many connectors provide multiple operations that
can write as well as read data. RSSBus comes with an extensive connector library, or you can write your own connectors.
Each RSSBus connector provides one or more operations that are used to define Simple Services. For example, the IMAP connector provides operations for listing mailbox contents, and for fetching, moving or deleting email messages.
RSSBus includes a download library (online index) with dozens of connectors to databases, web APIs, XML services and more. If you don't find the connector you need, you can easily write your own.
If you can't find the connector you need in the RSSBus connector library you can always write your own using the connector development kit. Built-in functions take care of parsing and formatting to simplify your job.
You can also write custom output formatters, and reuse them with all of your services.
RSSBus SimpleServices produce a variety of formats that can be displayed directly by browsers, portals and spreadsheets. You won't need to write XSLT scripts, custom applications or SOAP clients to make Simple Service output directly accessible to your business users.
RSSBus formatters can produce RSS, CSV and SOAP that are easy to parse in applications. You can safely add new fields to these list-based formats without breaking existing applications.
The optional RSSBus SharePoint Web Part uses ready-made service definitions to bring local and remote data directly into your SharePoint portal. And the HTML, XML and RSS formatters produce output that is ready to incorporate into your own custom portlets and Web Parts.
RSSBus Simple Services can format output for Microsoft Excel. You can easily import database tables, RSS feeds, credit card transactions, and in fact almost anything accessible via the connector library directly into your spreadsheets.
RSSBus uses HTTP over your existing intranet infrastructure. You don't need expensive middleware or UDDI repositories. And RSSBus Simple Services integrate with your existing service oriented architecture with SOAP compatibility.
RSSBus Simple Services work with your existing firewall and internet infrastructure. Use the standard HTTP port (or a port of your choosing), configure security settings, and connect to business partners around the world.
You can connect to your business partners, suppliers and customers with a minimum of disruption and overhead.
RSSBus Simple Services are based on industry standard formats that can be consumed without custom applications, service agreements, and messaging infrastructure.
With RSSBus it's easy to extend Simple Services onto your business partner's intranet. Partners can directly consume your services, or install their own copy of RSSBus to build a common service oriented architecture that spans your virtual Enterprise.
RSSBus Simple Services use a common set of output formatters to produce industry standard HTML, XML, RSS 2.0, Atom, CSV, JSON or SOAP items. Every service can dynamically produce any of these extensible item formats based on the requirements of the service requestor. And by using industry standard formats, you keep your options open for the future while avoiding proprietary format lock-in.
RSSBus items are extensible lists of name-value pairs. You can safely add new fields to items without breaking existing applications. You don't have to create complex n-way contracts between applications to define message content, and you don't have to set up and maintain a central message registry.
RSSBus comes with output formatters for HTML, XML, RSS 2.0, Atom, JSON, CSV (Excel) and SOAP. Every service can dynamically produce any of these formats based on the requirements of the service requestor. Or you can easily write your own formatters if needed.
RSSBus Simple Services are "simple" because they are called with standard URLs and they return data streams as RSS name-value pairs, HTML pages, and other popular, easy-to-consume formats. They don't require programming, custom clients, SOAP envelopes, fancy protocols or message registries. You can set up Simple Services in minutes and easily combine their outputs or chain them together to create more advanced functions.
Service definitions define URLs for your Simple Services, along with required and optional inputs, outputs, and security settings. RSSBus comes with many demo service definitions, and you can use the built-in admin console wizard to create your own. Service definitions are text based so you can easily extend or combine them.
The RSSBus Admin Console makes it easy to configure Simple Services. With it you can:
View the installed connectors and their operations,
Invoke the connectors interactively to verify configuration settings, and
Use the service definition wizard to define and deploy your own Simple Services in minutes without programming. Just choose an operation from the built-in connector library, specify input parameters and security, and you're done! The wizard delivers your service definition as an RSBScript file that you can use immediately, or extend as needed to build more elaborate services.
RSSBus Server runs on IIS .NET or Java, and uses proven IIS security facilities. RSSBus Desktop has its own built-in Web server that facilitates easy one-step installation.
RSSBus is your universal gateway to all intranet and internet data.
Using RSSBus connectors, you can access the local file system and databases, remote URLs including RSS feeds, XML, REST and SOAP web services, and many more sources without learning the messy details of different data organizations and formats. RSSBus lets you quickly leverage data that you would otherwise consider too difficult or costly to access. Read Flattening the Information Landscape (pdf, 4pp) to learn more.
RSSBus Connectors hide the details of remote data organization and storage so you can create new Simple Services in minutes. All RSSBus connectors are configured using the same service definition model and all return their data using the same set of output formatters. Many connectors provide multiple operations that
can write as well as read data. RSSBus comes with an extensive connector library, or you can write your own connectors.
Each RSSBus connector provides one or more operations that are used to define Simple Services. For example, the IMAP connector provides operations for listing mailbox contents, and for fetching, moving or deleting email messages.
RSSBus includes a download library (online index) with dozens of connectors to databases, web APIs, XML services and more. If you don't find the connector you need, you can easily write your own.
If you can't find the connector you need in the RSSBus connector library you can always write your own using the connector development kit. Built-in functions take care of parsing and formatting to simplify your job.
You can also write custom output formatters, and reuse them with all of your services.
RSSBus SimpleServices produce a variety of formats that can be displayed directly by browsers, portals and spreadsheets. You won't need to write XSLT scripts, custom applications or SOAP clients to make Simple Service output directly accessible to your business users.
RSSBus formatters can produce RSS, CSV and SOAP that are easy to parse in applications. You can safely add new fields to these list-based formats without breaking existing applications.
The optional RSSBus SharePoint Web Part uses ready-made service definitions to bring local and remote data directly into your SharePoint portal. And the HTML, XML and RSS formatters produce output that is ready to incorporate into your own custom portlets and Web Parts.
RSSBus Simple Services can format output for Microsoft Excel. You can easily import database tables, RSS feeds, credit card transactions, and in fact almost anything accessible via the connector library directly into your spreadsheets.
RSSBus uses HTTP over your existing intranet infrastructure. You don't need expensive middleware or UDDI repositories. And RSSBus Simple Services integrate with your existing service oriented architecture with SOAP compatibility.
RSSBus Simple Services work with your existing firewall and internet infrastructure. Use the standard HTTP port (or a port of your choosing), configure security settings, and connect to business partners around the world.
You can connect to your business partners, suppliers and customers with a minimum of disruption and overhead.
RSSBus Simple Services are based on industry standard formats that can be consumed without custom applications, service agreements, and messaging infrastructure.
With RSSBus it's easy to extend Simple Services onto your business partner's intranet. Partners can directly consume your services, or install their own copy of RSSBus to build a common service oriented architecture that spans your virtual Enterprise.
RSSBus Simple Services use a common set of output formatters to produce industry standard HTML, XML, RSS 2.0, Atom, CSV, JSON or SOAP items. Every service can dynamically produce any of these extensible item formats based on the requirements of the service requestor. And by using industry standard formats, you keep your options open for the future while avoiding proprietary format lock-in.
RSSBus items are extensible lists of name-value pairs. You can safely add new fields to items without breaking existing applications. You don't have to create complex n-way contracts between applications to define message content, and you don't have to set up and maintain a central message registry.
RSSBus comes with output formatters for HTML, XML, RSS 2.0, Atom, JSON, CSV (Excel) and SOAP. Every service can dynamically produce any of these formats based on the requirements of the service requestor. Or you can easily write your own formatters if needed.
