User's Manual

Virtuoso 4.5 Application and Integration Reviewers Guide

2 Virtuoso Universal Server

2.1 Introduction

This reviewer’s guide presents Virtuoso 4.5, the latest version of OpenLink Software’s

next-generation Universal Server Platform. Virtuoso facilitates the development and

deployment of a new generation of Enterprise-wide, Internet-, Intranet-, and Extranet-

based solutions. Virtuoso capabilities include handling of Disparate Databases & Data

Sources, Web Service Composition and Business Process Integration.

The conceptual architecture diagram below highlights Virtuoso’s key features.

Figure 2 - Virtuoso Conceptual Architecture including:

• Enterprise Data Integration –Virtuoso Virtual Database Engine

• Web Services Composition –Web Services Platform

• Introduction to Process Integration – Blog, BPEL, etc.

Figure 2 - Virtuoso Conceptual Architecture

The sections throughout this guide are aimed at demonstrating Virtuoso’s value

proposition in these key areas. The step-by-step examples will quickly introduce you to

Virtuoso and show you many useful techniques and features. The examples grouped by

area include:

Enterprise Data Integration