InfoSphere™ MashupHub, the cornerstone of the Info 2.0 vision, is a lightweight information management environment for IT and business professionals who wish to unlock and share web, departmental, personal, and enterprise information for use in Web 2.0 applications and mashups. MashupHub includes visual tools for creating, storing, transforming, and remixing feeds to be utilized in mashup and situational applications, and a central catalog for users to tag, rate, and share mashable assets.
InfoSphere MashupHub Key Value Propositions
- Ability to “Web 2.0” enable existing systems without requiring changes to the underlying system or duplication of the information source.
- Advanced situational transformation & mixing of Enterprise, Web, Personal and Departmental information sources for Web 2.0 applications and mashups.
- Connectors for Core Enterprise Systems and common information sources.
- Enterprise-class Security and Governance.
- Scalability, Reliability, Performance & IBM Support.
InfoSphere MashupHub unlocks a wide range of Enterprise information sources, such as databases, desktop and departmental information, as well as external web sources. Once unlocked, these information assets can be used or transformed into scalable and reusable feeds. These information feeds can be combined and made available in the proper context for assembly of scalable, situational applications.
InfoSphere MashupHub provides out-of-the-box connectors to the most common information sources for fast deployment of applications and rapid solution creation. InfoSphere MashupHub allows existing core systems to be better utilized and shared, without the need to copy or replicate data sources, and does not require changes to underlying information systems.
InfoSphere MashupHub plugs into your existing security paradigm and provides security over information feeds, even if they have been mixed together or transformed, so enterprise information is protected. InfoSphere MashupHub is an Enterprise-class solution, and comes with IBM support and technical backing.
IBM Mashup Center V2.0 delivers several key enhancements that continue to expand upon the productivity, security, and customization features inherent in Mashup Center. These include:
- A new browser-based tool for simple widget creation, enhanced visualization widgets and a new feature called ‘spaces’ that allows users to collaboratively build and share multi-page Enterprise Mashups to solve specific business needs making it fast and easy for users of all skill levels to create simple web applications from existing information sources.
- Enhanced usage reports, malicious content filtering capabilities and sandboxing for untrusted widgets that help govern and secure the mashup enviornment
- Support for enterprise content management repositories such as Microsoft Sharepoint, enterprise Web Services via WS-Security, WebSphere MQ solutions, and RESTful Services that extends ROI on exisiting IT investments
- Expanded configuration options that support fine tuning of a mashup's look and feel, new transformation functions that accelerate creation of data mashups, easier manipulation of nested data, and ability to generate JSON feeds that enhances the productivity of mashup developers and the flexibility of the resulting mashups