Service Oriented Architecture
xDistributor represents a quantum leap in travel distribution software. Combining a sophisticated XML switching
and aggregation platform with a powerful Business Rules Engine, xDistributor allows travel companies to manage supplier
connections and distribution channels with a previously unheard of level of flexibility and control. xDistributor future
proofs your technology investment by allowing you to modify your business rules as your business and requirements change.
Integrated Direct Connect
xDistributor provides simultaneous search capability against multiple suppliers, and intelligently aggregates the
response information to provide a single integrated response. Within its framework, xDistributor includes a highly
efficient, easily configured Business Rules Engine which allows updating of business rules without any programming
changes.
Supplier Management
xDistributor enables easy integration of multiple travel supplier direct connects with travel systems including
Internet Booking Engines, Travel Agency desktops etc. It allows single search against multiple suppliers, aggregating
the responses from all suppliers into a single response. The business rules engine puts you in control of which suppliers
receive a particular request and how the responses are filtered, sorted and modified.
Distribution Channel Management
With xDistributor, travel suppliers can easily apply different business rules to each distribution channel, providing
full control over what information is available to each channel and how that information is presented.
Value Added Services
xDistributor includes intelligent caching and management technology to best utilise system resources and network
bandwidth.
Business Rules Engine
The xDistributor Business Rules Engine is configured through intuitive browser based configuration tools enabling
remote update of business rules which can be immediately applied to the running system. Read more
here.
Standards
xDistributor supports the travel industry XML specifications developed by the OpenTravel™ Alliance
(Air, Car and Hotel) and Travel Technology Initiative(Tours, Rail). Other XML formats can also be supported providing
XML Schema or DTD definitions are available for the messages.
Data Translation
When integrating multiple suppliers, the data from certain suppliers may need to be translated to a common format.
This common format can be a message format specified by a body such as the OpenTravel™ Alliance (OTA) or Travel
Technology Initiative (TTI), or it can be a proprietary format. For suppliers who conform to the common format, no
translation is needed. For other suppliers, however, their data may need to be translated. OpenJaw supports XML to XML
translation and HTML to XML website scraping to integrate these non-conformant supplier interfaces with those
supporting the common format.
Connectivity
xDistributor fully supports XML Messaging using SOAP, ebXML and HTTP/HTTPS. Different transport types
and security settings can be configured for each connection to a supplier or client system.
Security
Typically, each supplier system will have unique security and authentication settings. xDistributor supports
username/password, unique IP Address and Digital Signature based security policies.
Legacy Interfaces
For legacy travel data interfaces such as EDI, ALC or structured messaging interfaces, OpenJaw can provide bespoke
software solutions to convert these interfaces to XML over SOAP or HTTP for integration with suppliers supporting XML.
Alternatively, standard data translation software tools can be used for this purpose.
Architecture
xDistributor is part of OpenJaw's end-to-end XML product suite for
travel distribution. It fully leverages the capabilities of the latest Java, XML and Web Services technologies.The
xDistributor service oriented architecture is highly scalable and fault tolerant and can be deployed on Windows, Linux,
Unix or Solaris.
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