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What is WSO2 Middleware?

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Executive summary

WSO2 is a middleware supplier. It is a sophisticated, Open Source company that produces software to enable other software –

such as CRM systems and accounting systems – to communicate and share data. As Mitra Innovation uses middleware on many projects on behalf of our customers this document explains what it can do, as well as why we like WSO2 middleware.

Even though you’ll never usually see it or touch it, middleware is very important. It enables different types of software to ‘talk’ to each other when they might not necessarily speak the same language. In just the same way that a translator enables a

person that speaks French to speak with a person that speaks Russian, middleware performs the same

function for software. This is important because in today’s world we’ve become more connected than

ever before, and new applications and new software are being developed all the time.

What is WSO2 middleware?

Without middleware, each new application would have to be specifically designed to ‘talk’ to each application that it needs to operate alongside. These kinds of bespoke options would be time-consuming and expensive. Middleware takes care of this problem, and enables information to be transferred from one system to another, when we need it to, regardless of devices in use, operating systems, location, or time.

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What is middleware?

What else can you expect from WSO2?WSO2 has a huge range of modules, for example:

• The Enterprise Service Bus is a lightweight, high performance, comprehensive ESB. 100% Open Source, WSO2 ESB effectively addresses integration standards and supports all integration patterns, enabling interoperability among various heterogeneous systems and business applications.

• The WSO2 IoT server is a complete solution that enables device manufacturers and enterprises to connect and manage their devices, build apps, manage events, secure devices and data, and visualise sensor data in a scalable manner.

What is WSO2 middleware?WSO2 middleware

WSO2 middleware is unique because it is the only 100% Open Source, Cloud ready middleware available on the market. This means that not only is it ready to use and free, but it can be used, customised, and improved without restriction.

The nature of Open Source fosters rapid development and innovation in scalable environments. In a word, it provides control. Control over development, control over budgets, and control over infrastructure.

Another benefit of WSO2 middleware is that it is seamless and secure, and it encourages rapid and innovative development customised to a developer’s needs. And because it is on the Cloud developers can also use it to work collaboratively and quickly in on-demand environments, learning from each other as they go. This is important because in competitive industries, the ability to get software products to market swiftly and without fuss can be the difference between success and failure.

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Open Source technologies foster innovation at incrediblerates. The net gains of the digital community from free and

Open Source software, is unmeasurable. A few notable examples are Linux, Wikipedia, Firefox etc. They grew from humble beginnings

to eventually invoke fear in the largest tech giants of the time (Microsoft, IBM, etc.).

Eventually, this philosophy grew to not only protect usersrights, but also allow for sheer innovation and progress

that was previously unseen.

Why is Open Source so good?

What is WSO2 middleware?

Mitra Innovation became a preferred partner of WSO2 because we not only help our clients to choose the right WSO2 products, but we can also integrate them, as well as provide 24×7 customer support during integration and afterwards.

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• The API Manager combines easy, managed API access with full API governance and analysis.

• The Comprehensive Identity Server is the central backbone that connects and manages multiple identities across applications, APIs, the Cloud, mobile, and Internet of Things devices, regardless of the standards on which they are based.

WSO2 also has a proven track record, and it is used by huge global companies such as Ebay, O2, and Dialog Axiata.

We’ve also used it on several projects we have run for some of our clients, namely:

• Kraydel: an IoT healthcare joint venture, which we helped to build with WSO2. Kraydel is a solution for health monitoring of the elderly and vulnerable.

• CapGemini: we provided WSO2 expertise and resources to CapGemini for two of their key UK based WSO2 clients.

• Capital Alliance: we recently helped the bank to find the best CRM solution and we are currently implementing a WSO2 platform to integrate with the chosen CRM.

• WSO2.Telco: we partnered with WSO2 to service six large Indian mobile providers.

WSO2 spans the entire length and breadth of service orientated architecture (SOA)

WSO2 is a global movement which is making enterprise middleware exponentially more cost efficient, collaborative and faster than ever.

WSO2 is Open Source and componentised which means we deploy only what our clients need, when they need it.

WSO2 middleware can be used for Mobile and IoT management, API management,services and apps development, IT security, analytics and many other technologyrelated needs.related needs.

• WSO2 spans the entire length and breadth of service orientated architecture (SOA)

• WSO2 is a global movement which is making enterprise middleware exponentially more cost efficient, collaborative and faster than ever.

• WSO2 is Open Source and componentised which means we deploy only what our clients need, when they need it.

• WSO2 middleware can be used for Mobile and IoT management, API management, services and apps development, IT security, analytics and many other technology related needs.

Mitra Innovation is passionate about helping

smart entrepreneurs, enterprises and public service organisations

to accelerate innovative ideas into amazing global

businesses or solutions.We are specialists

in product incubation, digital transformation,

and Cloud-to-Cloud systems integration, with

expertise in WSO2 and AWS technologies.

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