Onion Networks Delivers Cross-Platform Data Processing Automation with AntFlow, Releases Technology as Open Source

Onion Networks Builds upon the Popular Ant Toolchain to Provide Reliable, Cross-Platform Workflow, Scheduling, and Hot-Folder Driven File Processing, Releases Technology as Open Source

Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) November 9, 2004 -- Onion Networks Inc., The Wide-Area Data Transfer Solutions Company, today announced the immediate availability of AntFlow, a cross-platform technology that enables non-programmers to automate file processing tasks such as XML processing, encryption, or file format conversion and to schedule the resulting workflow to run unattended.

"AntFlow has long provided powerful data processing and integration capabilities to Onion Networks WAN Transport family of products," said Justin Chapweske, CEO and Founder of Onion Networks. "Releasing AntFlow as Open Source allows our customers and the community at large to automate existing processes and build new data processing applications without fear of vendor lock-in. I'm very excited to see what new and interesting ways this technology will be put to use."

About AntFlow:

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AntFlow builds upon the Ant technology from the Apache Group to meet the needs of the wider community of system administrators, programmers, and integrators looking to automate data-intensive processes without writing any software. AntFlow enhances Ant in the following ways:

* Hot Folder Triggers - AntFlow allows users to automate processes based on a file being added or changed within a folder on disk. This provides an intuitive and user-friendly way for end-users to interact with applications and can greatly simplify integration between applications that can output and injest files.

* Powerful Task Scheduling - Through the use of the embedded Quartz scheduler, AntFlow allows repeating tasks such as backup, file transfer, or web service calls to be scheduled according to a flexible set of rules.

* Workflow and Error Handling - AntFlow adds the capability to create workflows by chaining together hot folders, allowing complex manual processes to be automated. Error handling workflows can also be set up to send out e-mails or pager notifications when critical problems occur.

AntFlow is available at http://onionnetworks.com/products/antflow/.

About Onion Networks:

Onion Networks is a privately held corporation based in Minneapolis, MN and is well-known for its cutting-edge innovations in content delivery technology.

In 2000, Justin Chapweske, Onion Networks founder, pioneered the Peer-to-Peer Content Delivery Network concept with the Swarmcast product. This technology was later sold to OpenCola, earning them recognition as a Fortune Magazine Cool Company of 2001". Onion Networks has since reacquired the technology, patents, and trademarks and is in the process of launching a number of exciting new products.

Onion Networks customers include high profile organizations in Manufacturing, Life Sciences, and Entertainment that all depend upon Onion Networks technology to provide the backbone for their mission critical applications. Onion Networks also enjoys a number of enterprise customers who employ the solutions for WAN Acceleration and automating data-intensive workflows. For more information, visit www.onionnetworks.com

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