An integration appliance is a

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specifically designed to lower the cost of integrating computer systems. Most integration appliances send or receive electronic messages from other computers that are exchanging electronic documents. Most Integration Appliances support

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messaging standards such as

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and Web services are frequently referred to as

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s and perform functions that can be grouped together as XML-Enabled Networking.

Vendors providing integration appliances

* DataPower XI50 and

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Appliance — IBM * Intel SOA Products Division *

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