The open architecture and robust eMerge™ components provide a development and execution environment with the following key features:

 

• The use of eMerge™ reduces the complexity of application development and maintenance by up to an order of magnitude as compared to conventional programming in COBOL, C++ or Java.

 

• eMerge™ has the ability to extend the productive life of legacy systems, while simultaneously providing the basis for using new generation Internet and service-oriented technologies. The authoring and automation of user-adaptable business rules by business analysts allows enterprise-specific enhancements to be made in a shorter time frame and with a greatly reduced maintenance burden than with other technologies.

 

• eMerge™ is based upon a multi-tier architecture and operates in multi-platform environments, encompassing many hardware vendors, operating systems and databases. Host-side platforms supported include IBM’s System z and System i, HP-UNIX, Linux and Microsoft Windows. eMerge™ supports databases such as DB2, Oracle, MS/SQL, IMS/DB and VSAM. Since eMerge™ exemplifies open systems and cross-platform capabilities, solutions developed can be seamlessly migrated between platforms and databases.

 

• eMerge™ has a selection of integration adapters to readily plug into an enterprise’s existing application environment. Integration options include loosely-coupled bi-directional message-based capabilities utilizing XML messaging or Web services, tightly-coupled Java EE or .NET components, database adapters, and adapters to legacy systems. Regardless of how an eMerge™ application is called, centralized business logic within the application provides consistent process and ensures data quality.

 

• Development, deployment, integration and administration of applications are all accomplished through the technology components of eMerge™, providing customers with flexible, scalable and feature-rich systems.

 

• eMerge™ solutions, such as the Sapiens INSIGHT™ solutions for insurance, can be deployed as distinct modules to enable an enterprise to selectively implement specific modules of the solution while effortlessly leveraging any of their existing functionality in place of other modules. This architecture promotes reuse of assets and provides a means for incremental implementation of a solution.