Support for collaborative environments

ecKnowledge has a wide array of features to support integration, extension and migration between collaborative applications:

Vast connectivity

ecKnowledge can connect to virtually any data source, including but not limited to:

• IBM Lotus collaborative applications — IBM Lotus Quickr,
  Lotus Notes/Domino, QuickPlace, Domino Document Manager (Domino.Doc)
• Microsoft collaboration applications — SharePoint (WSS, SPS 2003, MOSS), Microsoft Office (including InfoPath, Groove, Access), Exchange public folders


• Databases — Oracle, Sybase, DB2, SQL Server, ODBC, JDBC, text files, and more


• ERP systems — SAP R/3


• Legacy systems — IMS, VSAM, flat files


• XML — DTD, schema


• Enterprise content management systems — ECM and legacy content storage systems
• File systems — shared files stored in underlying file systems

Rich data integration options

ecKnowledge offers rich data integration options to support both inter- and intra-enterprise collaboration and information exchange:

• Flexible architecture, supporting a wide range of collaborative solutions to reflect the full spectrum of business relationships — from tightly integrated replications between departments on a network to loosely coupled information exchanges between enterprises over the Internet


• Sophisticated synchronization options, include support for bi-directional, selective, incremental synchronization of disparate systems, with conflict detection and automatic conflict resolution


• Extensive options for data transformation, data mapping, invocation of business rules, workflow triggers, and error handling


• Event-based, scheduled, or ad-hoc execution


• Multi-step, sequenced operations


• Scripting support for complex application logic


• Exchange information within or between enterprises

Easy development and maintenance

ecKnowledge facilitates rapid application development and easy maintenance:

• Wizard-based development environment designed for easy maintenance and customization by line-of-business professionals and knowledge workers


• GUI System Manager for remote system administration


• Reusable component objects


• No programming required


• No changes needed to existing applications

Additional tools for more technical developers

• Generate Web-enabled or local InfoPath forms from existing Lotus Notes applications
• Generate VS .NET (ASP.NET) applications from existing Lotus Notes applications (Create a fully functional application framework, with customizable C# or VB .NET code, data binding to SQL Server, and Web Form or Windows Form as the user interface.)


• Interact with ecKnowledge through other programs by using APIs in the ecKnowledge Server Development Kit (EDK)
• Integrate applications without replicating data by means of the ecKnowledge ADO Data Provider

Robust, secure system facilities

• Industrial-strength, multi-processing cluster server technology


• Fully enforces existing authentication and authorization mechanisms when working with enterprise systems and applications


• No changes needed to a company’s existing security infrastructure or firewalls


• Scalable for incremental implementation and expansion


• Automatic load balancing and fail-over protection