ChainBuilder ESB, a new Java Business Integration (JBI) compliant open source solution for use in Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) environments. An Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) is considered to be the least complex, lowest cost approach to implementing a Service Oriented Architecture.

ChainBuilder ESB consists of an Enterprise Service Bus and additional integration functionality to enable an enterprise’s disparate software systems to plug into the ESB.

ChainBuilder ESB components are written in Java and easily configured via a graphical user interface plugged into the popular Eclipse development platform. What this means for developers is a premier Visual Enterprise Integration solution where individual ESB services and other integrated application components can be shown in a high-level graphical integration flow. This visual depiction of the entire integration environment allows developers to step back and consider the flow of their application integration and then drill down on each component to define specifics.

Most organizatiions SOAs need to include strategic backend systems that operate with non-XML data formats. We made sure that the initial offering of ChainBuilder ESB had industry standard editors to manage EDI X12, fixed and variable formats – the formats that organizations with legacy applications absolutely require.  ChainBuilder ESB shows feature depth with several editors, including component flow, mapping, custom format and EDI X12 editors.

Bostech Corporation is deploying a dual-license distribution model for ChainBuilder ESB. The product is available for immediate download on Bostech-hosted http://www.ChainForge.net under an open source GNU GPL License. A commercial license is also available for OEMs that would like to distribute ChainBuilder ESB with their non-GPL application.