Source: eCommerceTimes
StrikeIron is bidding the tool as a way to help businesses put Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) in place, linking CRM applications and Web site commerce applications with real-time data from various sources, including external customer, company and government data.
Targeted at developers who want to use the open architecture of Web services to enable business applications to be outfitted with data from various locations, the marketplace went live this week with some 50 different Web services available.
Those presenting their services so far include mainly niche firms that are far from household names, even among tech users, but may be on the radar screens of developers who are seeking to leverage Web services in existing applications. Those firms include Avalinx, Cdyne, DesertSoft, RealEDA, Relevant Automation, SourceKit and Xignite.
IDC Web services analyst Sandra Rogers said the platform may help create a more robust commercial market and accelerate the adoption of widely available Web services. Many services are so specialized that their creators cannot justify marketing them on their own or creating packaged software versions.
“The StrikeIron solution provides an online directory and infrastructure with commerce administration functions designed specifically for proliferating access of Web services between organizations,” Rogers said.
Services available now include those that enable real-time address verification, e-mail verification, reverse phone lookup, global SMS text messaging, and current information on state and local tax rates.