Allora™ leverages leading edge XML mapping and database technology to give application developers bi-directional access to relational databases without the need for complex SQL or XSLT programming. Allora™ speeds development and deployment by accurately and transparently transforming data structures between XML elements/attributes and relational database structures. Once Allora™ mapping is in place, full bi-directional XML-RDB access is enabled. Allora gives developers a simplified, consistent XML interface to relational data.

Allora™ includes: 

(1) Design-time tools for mapping XML to relational data (2) Wizard support for popular application servers and IDE tools (3) Rich set of application programming interfaces to the Allora run-time engine (4) Workflow Manager tool to organize and execute a set of transformation tasks with associated XML file manipulation (5) SOAP interfaces to the Allora web service engine for building distributed applications (6) Database connector for Funambol Mobile Application Server

Allora™ runs on any platform, including Windows and Linux. With a single high value product, Allora lets you link your applications, take advantage of XML, and increase your business profitability.