Interoperability with MOSS 2007
Hi,
Here's a very useful table I found wondering around in the internet. It contains a list of available connections between MOSS and other core applications/operating systems. Just to be clear – we're not in the SOA ideal world just yet. When you want to implement/use current implementation for connected systems – you need to pre-define the scenarios where interoperability with MOSS is most relevant. The following scenarios are best suited for this kind of soultion:
- Integration with Business Solutions, enabling rich access and presentation of data managed in other systems.
- Enterprise Search, for indexing and full-text search on all business data (entity instances) from databases and back-end server applications such as Oracle, Siebel and Lotus Notes applications.
- Composite applications, business dashboards and mashups, where a new business capability is created by assembling multiple existing software assets: web services, APIs, web feeds (e.g. RSS or Atom), gadgets, and screen scraping.where content is sourced from APIs, Web feeds (e.g. RSS or Atom), gadgets, web services and screen scraping.
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Ok. Let's start with Operation Systems and available browsers. MOSS has been tested on a wide range of client operating systems and Web browsers. The following list contains the client operating environments that have been tested and worked. |
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Scenario |
Operating System |
Browser |
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Full Admin: System Admin, Forms Admin |
Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista |
IE6.x, IE7 |
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User: Site Admin, Site Usage, Forms Filling |
Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000,
Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista |
Firefox 1.5, Mozilla 1.7, Netscape 7.2 |
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User: Site Admin, Site Usage, Forms Filling |
UNIX/Linux |
Firefox 1.5, Netscape 7.2 |
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User: Site Admin, Site Usage, Forms Filling |
Mac OS-X |
Firefox 1.5, Safari 2.0 |
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Now for some hard-core interoperability with business application. MOSS was built to delivers a set of functions and tools for interfacing with data and application logic provided by line of business systems. However, many of those interfaces are far from being implemented and that's where the partners kicks in. In the market today we can find many building connectors, protocol handles, and interoperability solutions that use BDC and .NET technologies for those connections. By the way, I'm actually doing something like that myself. We've just lunched a mega-cool package of MD, Search and workflow connections between SAP and MOSS that is available through the company I work in - Advantech.
Anyway, below is a short list of partners with solutions for connection to specific Business Applications. Could be handy if you come to some enterprise organization with running and long-lasting applications like the ones on the list. |
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Business Application |
Solution Provider (search, migration, integration) |
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ADERANT |
Handshake Software |
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Baan |
BA-Insight |
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BEA PlumTree |
Tzunami |
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Documentum (EMC) |
Casahl, EMC, KnowledgeLake, Metalogix, Tzunami, Vorsite |
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Dynamics |
Microsoft |
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EMC Centera |
EMC, Meridio, KnowledgeLake |
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eRoom (EMC) |
Metalogix, Tzunami |
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FileNet (IBM) |
Casahl, KnowledgeLake, Metalogix, Tzunami, Vorsite |
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HyperWave |
Tzunami |
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IBM Workplace |
Metalogix |
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InterAction |
Handshake Software |
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Interwoven |
Casahl, Metalogix, XMLAW, Interwoven, | Handshake Software |
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JD Edwards |
BA-Insight |
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LiveLink ECM eDOCS DM (PC DOCS / Open Text) |
Handshake Software |
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Livelink ECM eDOCS (Hummingbird / Open Text) |
Casahl, itsystems AG, KnowledgeLake, Metalogix, Open Text, Tzunami, XMLAW, Handshake Software |
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Lotus Notes/Domino (IBM) |
Casahl, Metalogix, Proposion, Tzunami |
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Meridio |
Meridio |
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Mobius ViewDirect |
Mobius |
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OnBase |
Hyland |
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Oracle Financials |
BA-Insight |
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PeopleSoft |
BA-Insight |
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Plumtree |
Tzunami |
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SAP |
Advantech (The best one but I'm bribed :-), BA-Insight, ERP-Link |
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Siebel |
Vorsite, BA-Insight |
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Stellent |
Casahl, KnowledgeLake, Metalogix |
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Thomson Elite |
Handshake Software |
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Vignette |
Casahl, Metalogix, Vignette |
That's it for now. C Ya next Time,
Adir Ron.