Apatar announced the release of its new StrikeIron US
Address Verification connector for the Apatar Open Source Data Integration
toolset. Using StrikeIron’s US Address Verification Web service, the new
feature relies on United States Postal Service-certified technology to verify,
correct, and enhance any address in the United States with live data. It
cleans customer data before it gets into CRM/ERP systems, databases, flat
files, and RSS feeds by correcting extracted addresses, adding ZIP+4 data,
specifying congressional districts, carrier routes, etc.
Improving customer data quality without coding According to Aberdeen Group, 52 percent of organizations
consider the “verification of data accuracy or completeness” to be one of the
biggest customer data management challenges. Apatar released open source tools
for non-technical staff and customers to access the application data they need
to make their work efforts more efficient. With Apatar’s visual toolset, your
average users can perform even complex data integration without having to write
a single line of a code. The new data quality connector was created as a result
of a partnership agreement with StrikeIron signed in November 2007.
The StrikeIron US Address Verification connector inspects
each address to ensure its validity and, using sophisticated matching and data
synchronization technology, updates incorrect addresses according to the postal
standards. On top of that, it inspects house numbers, street directions, street
names, street types, apartment numbers, and P.O. boxes to ensure the accuracy
of each value. StrikeIron’s Web service processes and returns a valid quality
dataset with all possible mistakes (misspellings, wrong street type extensions,
city and state names) eliminated. Using StrikeIron’s US Address Verification
Web service, Apatar allows users to increase productivity, improve sales
strategies, and take customer service to a new level by providing faster
transaction processing and higher accuracy. This solution can be used to verify
both a single address and a large set of addresses in batch mode.
Featured quotes “Quality data is the life blood of all business processes,”
said Renat Khasanshyn, CEO and founder of Apatar. “Every organization depends
on reliable customer information. But, too often the quality of data doesn’t keep
pace with the development of business processes and doesn’t live up to
corporate requirements for effective, reliable, and controlled data. The
StrikeIron US Address Verification connector can assist you in the process,
creating a competitive working environment.”
“US
Address Verification Web service reduces the time wasted on checking and
correcting wrong addresses before your managers get to work with them,” said
Bob Brauer, CEO and President of StrikeIron. “Delivered directly into visual
Apatar’s interface, StrikeIron’s verification Web service enables users to
easily integrate customer data into corporate CRM/ERP applications, Web sites,
databases, files, and interactive services without any coding. It updates
customer information, performing adequate data enrichment, and makes your data
relevant and easy to work with.”
Apatar Open Source Data Integration features and benefits:
Improve
data quality
Reduce
integration and maintenance costs, shorten implementation time
No
coding
The
ability to create, publish, share, and re-use data transformations and output
to RSS feeds by monitoring keywords and URLs for both internal and external
systems
Connectivity to Oracle, MS SQL, MySQL, Sybase, Microsoft
Access, PostgreSQL, InstantDB, BorlandJDataStore, Csv, Qed, HSQL, Compiere ERP,
SalesForce.Com, SugarCRM, GoldMine, Microsoft Excel, XML, RSS, ATOM, FTP, POP3,
LDAP, WebDav, Autodesk Buzzsaw, any JDBC data sources, Amazon S3, and Flickr
Job scheduler and synchronization
Platform-independent, runs from Windows, Linux; 100% Java- based
StrikeIron US Address Verification features and benefits:
Applicable with a single address or as a batch process
Validates and corrects addresses and adds ZIP+4 data
Appends carrier routes
Standardizes city and state names
Gives location latitude and longitude
Provides means to validate any shipment’s address before it
is sent to avoid costly returns and late delivery
For more information
on Apatar, contact Alexander Pipko alex.p@apatar.comat Apatar.
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Jeff McCabe wrote: As far as Flash goes... I've been thoroughly disappointed with Adobe since the purchase of Macromedia's wonderful software. With all of these new versions, features, and security protocols, it has become a dead-end app. The entire point of the prgm was to be able to deliver high-end apps over the web with maximum compatibility. Now, with the advent of the latest security protocols, it is nearly impossible to give users access to websites that communicate internally with flash applications. I can't embed a flash app on my organization's webpage because only high-end users will know what to do when the software prompts them to add a URL in their "sandbox." Bah! to Adobe for spoiling good software. Hooray for marketing for stepping up ColdFusion as a solution, though. Which brings me back to Bah! to pricing schemes. I guess that's how Adobe is funding their MM purchase?
Michael Avrukin wrote: Have you looked at the SpryFramework from Adobe? It addresses some of the issues you've brought up
http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/spry/
Jeff McCabe wrote: I agree that these issues need to be addressed. I think everyone is just waiting for the next person to think of a solution to these issues.
Jeff McCabe wrote: I agree that these issues need to be addressed. I think everyone is just waiting for the next person to think of a solution to these issues.
Shahzad Badar wrote: I think Mr Coach Wei would be right for his points but as he mentioned that 10% browsers stopped javasscript support then why for 10% we should ignore 90%.and if AJAX got attention 10% will be forced to add javascript support as happened with java.
second, i think AJAX is going to be matured day by day so developer cummunity will be trying to create such functionalities through AJAX and I think its not a big deed.
Ivan Handler wrote: As someone responsible for creating business applications for state government, I don't see these problems as significant. Many of our applications go through offices where we either control the technology or can specify the requirements for users who wish access to our applications. Making sure javascript is turned on is a fairly mild requirement as is IE 6.0+, FF 1.5+, etc.
I think the problems may be more significant for those trying to write pages that are somehow "universal." I am not very sympathetic to this in the first place since the web is already too big to allow for anything approaching that anyway. This is where it is important to know your market, understand how to serve the largest segment you can. There are many people who are going to limit their browsers for a variety of reasons. Accept it and move on. If what becomes available via Ajax (such as all of the G...
obinna kalu wrote: Here is my thought about the first "big" issue raised in this article, that AJAX adopters need to worry about. Firstly, permit me to say the issue does not count as a BIG issue. oh Yes, it is something to consider when choosing to implement an AJAX-style web application. However, it isn't that much of a big issue that should greatly influence the decision whether to do AJAX or not. It is like thinking that, since some % of people do not have computers or internet access then businesses should not bother putting-up e-commerce systems. oh no, sir. Any web app today that is worth spending a dime on, will be doing a deservice to its users if it is not AJAX-style or similar technique (i.e. any that sends across as much client-side code as possible/reasonable - java applet, java app delivered via jumpstart, adobe flex, laszlo etc) and is still doing the old click-and-wait-for-whole-page-reload...
Tal Cohen wrote: The 10% number is entirely not credible. Practically all visitors of that site (w3schools) are developers, who are advanced users that know how to turn off JS by default and enable it selectively where needed (esp. with FireFox extensions that make it trivial). Note that the same stats page specifies that 1 in 4 users browses with FireFox -- how credible is that!?
Tal Cohen wrote: The 10% number is entirely not credible. Practically all visitors of that site (w3schools) are developers, who are advanced users that know how to turn off JS by default and enable it selectively where needed (esp. with FireFox extensions that make it trivial). Note that the same stats page specifies that 1 in 4 users browses with FireFox -- how credible is that!?
Tal Cohen wrote: The 10% number is entirely not credible. Practically all visitors of that site (w3schools) are developers, who are advanced users that know how to turn off JS by default and enable it selectively where needed (esp. with FireFox extensions that make it trivial). Note that the same stats page specifies that 1 in 4 users browses with FireFox -- how credible is that!?
Will Merydith wrote: Your whole issue is wrapped around the 10% that have Javascript turned off?
That not number is insignificant in terms of hindering adoption.
Paul Davis wrote: I find it ironic that "10%" of people can turn off JavaScript, but the population as a whole can't figure out how to install a Flash plugin (which is freaking automatic...) because "Techies can do it but i doubt normal computer users will be able to do that" - I hardly think those normal people can turn off JavaScript or even know where/how/what to do to do so.
Either it is someone who has a disability and JS simply makes it impossible for them to access the web - or it is corporate IT or it is paranoid throwbacks from early web day geeks. Beyond the accessability issue, it doesn't matter. As for making it accessable, preplanning can do that and it isn't that difficult.
Both of your issues aren't relevant enough to pull back on Ajax, especially the 10% turned off javascript line, it is like a sure sign you're position is lacking any real meat.
Robert McDaniels wrote: "Flash is probably somewhere 80%-90% coverage out of box."
Do you have any facts or references that support this?
"the marketing message from Adobe about 'Flash covers 97% browsers' is not credible, given that no new PC, or browser, comes with Flash"
Flash downloads are driven by content. Many of the most popular sites on the web (Google Video, YouTube, etc.) offer Flash content that drives downloads.
"you have to download and install Flash on your own. Techies can do it but i doubt normal computer users will be able to do that"
The Flash install is approx 1MB, a non-issue for even dial-up users. The install takes place right in the browser in seconds. Some IE users may have to enable ActiveX controls (which the browser prompts them to do). There is nothing technical about installing Flash. Even the authors unsupported estimates of an install base support that it is no problem for...
Derrick wrote: I disagree. Don't worry about the 10% that have JavaScript turned off. Just keep producing compelling new RIA web apps that require AJAX. You got to make the slackers feel like they're being left behind at the train station. That's the only way they'll ever get around to enabling JavaScript and joining the 21st century.
Agile Ajax wrote: Trackback Added: AJAX and the Network Effect; Via Ajaxian, Coach Wei over at AjaxWorld Magazine has an article expressing reservations about AJAX and what might hinder it's adoption: 1. 10% browsers have Javascript support turned off (see statistics at http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp). It means that 10% users can not
Agile Ajax wrote: Trackback Added: AJAX and the Network Effect; Via Ajaxian, Coach Wei over at AjaxWorld Magazine has an article expressing reservations about AJAX and what might hinder it's adoption: 1. 10% browsers have Javascript support turned off (see statistics at http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp). It means that 10% users can not
Becky Gibson wrote: There is work going on the make the Dojo widgets accessible. The Dynamic Web Content Accessibility Techniques (http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/#roadmap) which provide full keyboard and screen reader support are being applied to the widgets.
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