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Kapow automates website data retrieval

By David Worthington

June 29, 2009 — Many legacy services have Web-based front ends without APIs, and users must log in to access information. Integration software maker Kapow Technologies says that it can expedite the process with a solution that programmatically retrieves data from websites.

Last week, Kapow launched Web Data Server 7.0. Web Data Server includes a headless browser and development environment that are used in conjunction to program modules to navigate a website.

The browser is proprietary technology that gives the IDE deep Document Object Model access to break down Web pages into code definitions, explained Stefan Andreasen, Kapow's founder and CTO.

Version 7.0's browser component includes a new JavaScript engine that extends the ability of developers to work with AJAX-intensive websites. It provides URL blocking to eliminate unwanted content, such as ads, and it integrates with existing enterprise security and authentication systems.

After the code definitions are retrieved, the IDE tools, including a flow diagram, are used to create steps to design the logic of the models through Web properties, and a transformation engine can assign values to objects such as JPEGs, said Andreasen.

The IDE in version 7.0 now automatically generates code to mimic human interaction. It also includes a new browser-based scheduler to configure synchronization schedules.

"It knows how to navigate and where there is input and output data. It eliminates manual labor," Andreasen said. Data can be extracted and loaded into a database, or be consumed by business applications through Web services.

Web Data Server can create Web services for Java or .NET programming interfaces. It can generate Web Service Definition Language documents or Representational State Transfer services, he said.

Kapow services enable business partners to make automatic logistics systems instead of, for example, logging into a Wal-Mart system to track packages, said Andreasen. Or a company could generate portlets. Another use could be in extracting job listings from a website into a jobs database.

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