(May 23, 2002) - Software AG, Inc., a pioneer in XML technologies, has announced the general availability of XML Mediator, a tool for building XML information exchange hubs. XML Mediator manages XML interactions that discover relevant information and uses that information to trigger behavior, such as routing documents or messages to an appropriate destination or transforming the content to other XML formats or presentation styles such as HTML, PDF or WML.

Enterprises face a major integration challenge when dealing with diverse XML vocabularies. Some potential XML users are waiting for official standards to emerge in their industry before proceeding, but such standards require a degree of consensus that is difficult to achieve in competitive industries. XML Mediator provides a framework for addressing this problem in much the same way as humans have addressed it for centuries: discover patterns in the information, translate it to a more familiar terminology, and transcribe it into some standardized form.

Industries such as healthcare, insurance, energy, chemical, and petroleum are defining XML-based standards that simplify information exchange. XML Mediator has the ability to support data exchange standards such as ACORD, IFX, FIXML, PIDX, and CIDX.

XML Mediator will help companies integrate XML documents with reduced implementation time and reduced dependence on proprietary business integration tools. XML Mediator automates processing and dispatching of XML documents by applying rules based on the content and/or structure of the document. Because routing rules can be modified dynamically, new applications for specific tasks can be added automatically without modifying existing applications. XML Mediator also provides intuitive, GUI-driven XML integration. For additional information, go to www.softwareagusa.com.