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XAware accelerates application development and deployment by simplifying the complex task of building and maintaining access to and from multiple external data sources. It provides real-time data integration with a service-oriented flavor. XAware makes other tools and frameworks more productive by hiding data access complexity behind "XML views". XML views span any number of data sources, and can read data, write data, or transfer data between sets of sources, all within a distributed transaction. Features and benefits of the XAware project include: * Eclipse-based Designer: build, test and debug XML views * Engine runs in a standard container (Servlet, J2EE), as an embedded integration engine, or as a standalone batch processor * Access XML views through common technologies like SOAP, REST, HTTP, messaging, or a Java API * Simplify data access for SOA and Web 2.0 applications and real-time BI using "composite data services" or "mash-ups" * Improve productivity of ESBs like MuleSource, BPEL engines like ActiveBPEL, application server stacks, and embedded applications, by isolating data access to its proper architectural layer * Supports database transactions, messaging systems, web services, structured and unstructured text, transformations, cross-system joins, and conditional logic    [edit]