PropelXsoi — Service Oriented Integrator
PropelXsoi 3.0 from Propylon offers a fast, flexible and low-cost way to develop and automate business processes that span multiple business functions and back-end systems. PropelXsoi is designed for integration projects across large distributed networks that require federated control and/or partially automated workflows.

70% of the average IT department budget is devoted to data integration projects according to IDC, and many of those projects go considerably over time and budget.

For many years, software vendors and standards organisations have concentrated on the problem of getting systems to talk to each other.

The emphasis has been on low-level protocols and the exchange of processing logic to enable electronic conversations between applications. These integration approaches, including CORBA, DCOM, and point-to-point integration using APIs have resulted in very complex, costly and brittle systems that are hard to maintain and even harder to change. They have also made enterprises more dependent than ever on their vendors.

Service Oriented Integration is a new approach to systems integration that breaks the direct dependence of business processes on complex and volatile technology by making business-level documents the foundation of the integration strategy.

Instead of connecting systems together tightly using APIs, systems are loosely coupled using asynchronous, business-level document exchange. For an overview of the SOI approach, read Propylons Principles of Service Oriented Integration [pdf].

Key benefits
Enables the rapid and flexible delivery of new processes and services with minimal or no changes to existing systems.

Enables data exchange across any combination of incompatible back-end systems by transforming data structures transparently as messages pass between systems.
Enables the rollout of partially automated business processes by eliminating the distinction between manual and automated tasks.

Enables federated ownership and control of processes and data structures across large distributed organizations.
Reduces vendor lock-in by separating business data and processes from back-end applications.
Reduces costs and complexity of integration by decomposing business processes into flexible, reusable services.