For Software Consultants and System Integrators

Water and Steam have allowed us to consolidate what would normally be multiple code-generating layers of applications into a single software systems architecture approach that is powerful, adaptable and user-friendly.”

- Dave Loda, founder and manager of the Applied Technologies Group, an internal innovation hub for United Technology's Pratt & Whitney division.

Benefits for Software Consultants and System Integrators

Increase your staff utilization and reduce the cost of specialized skills

Water subsumes the need for over a dozen traditional special-purpose languages to implement Web services applications. Without Water, the many diverse tools and languages in application development require expensive specialization and continuous training.
The all-purpose Water language enables all of your team members to speak the same language, increasing your bench flexibility. This translates to better employee utilization.
As an easy-to-read, all-purpose language, Water enables you to staff projects with more business-oriented developers, rather than pure technologists.

Reduce your implementation risk

Water enables rapid prototyping of new services and applications to reduce the ambiguity of customer requirements. Water was designed for fast-prototyping with features such as simplified re-factoring and optional typing. Furthermore, prototypes written in Water can be easily extended into production implementations as requirements solidify.
As a high-level language, Water shortens the implementation cycle. It eliminates the need for Wizards and code-generators that tend to create more problems than they solve and can constrain professional developers with their simplistic form-based programming. Although Wizards may assist with elementary coding, their inherent limitations quickly frustrate all but the most inexperienced developers. With Water, developers write code that can be easily understood and maintained. Water’s extensibility means that developers never hit a wall preventing them from accomplishing their task on time.
The Water language increases reuse across customer projects. Water makes it simple to create high-level design patterns and models that flexibly adapt to many different situations.

Reduce the cost of downstream application maintenance

Since Water subsumes the need for over a dozen special-purpose languages, it also eliminates the need for a large post-deployment support staff of specialists knowledgeable in special languages and tools. When even large systems are built with Water, all software is based on a common language and only a small team is required for support. A single individual can often debug and modify Water-based systems.
Water eliminates the version skew among different products, languages, and standards that often makes a system brittle and easily broken. Water significantly reduces the risks associated with maintenance. It is the only language with built-in deprecation features that can be used by developers.

Water and Steam XML are easy to learn

The Water language uses concepts familiar to everyone trained in object-oriented technology, including methods, classes, and instances. Water's syntax is based on HTML/XML, the most common syntax used in the world today.
Water users find it is easier to learn and stay current with Water than to maintain the necessary expertise in the myriad alternative technologies required without Water. The many Web services standards and the diverse tools that support the standards are constantly changing. Water, on the other hand, is much more stable.

The Steam XML platform leverages customer's existing hardware and software investment and allows incremental adoption.

The Steam XML Engine runs on all platforms that have a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and can run under any J2EE implementation such as Weblogic and Websphere.
Water supports the industry standards.
The Steam XML platform integrates with J2EE and .NET, and bridges both environments.
Water works with all security modes and firewalls.