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FUSE Products

FUSE components are certified releases of open source Apache SOA projects, and are integrated, tested and supported to combine the speed and innovation of open source software with the reliability and expertise of commercially provided enterprise services.

  • FUSE ESB – JBI-based Enterprise Service Bus based on the Apache ServiceMix ESB
  • FUSE Message Broker – JMS message broker based on the Apache ActiveMQ project
  • FUSE Services Framework – Web services framework based on Apache CXF project
  • FUSE Mediation Router – rule-based routing engine based on Apache Camel
  • FUSE HQ – SOA management and monitoring system based on Hyperic HQ Enterprise

FUSE Support and Services

The FUSE team offers open source, integrated and certified products based on Apache projects, backed by enterprise-class professional services. The FUSE team, who employs many key committers at Apache, knows how to support these projects better than anyone.

Case Studies

CERN – European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN*) is using Progress® FUSE™, to run its operational grid activities of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) relaunch. The FUSE solution will underpin all grid monitoring systems used in CERN’s quest to find the Higgs Boson particle – known as The God Particle.

Sabre Holdings Case Study – Sabre Holdings, the largest provider of travel products and technology solutions, processes over a half billion travel transactions a day and needed a system that would keep pace with the dynamic travel industry. They chose FUSE for its scalability, reliability and flexibility.

FUSE Data Protection Firm Case Study – The leading data protection firm needed a records management system that could scale to process over a terabyte a day. FUSE, with its enterprise qualities of service (QoS), 24×7 support, and protection from vendor lock-in, was the obvious choice.

FUSE Pharmaceutical Case Study – Read about one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical chains and how they used FUSE to create a warehouse management system. The Company ruled out “multimillion dollar packages” in favor of open source FUSE because it is backed by the FUSE team’s “quick, intelligent” support.

White Papers

FUSE Overview – This brief white paper gives an overview of the FUSE family of application integration components, the FUSE value proposition, and the difference between FUSE and Apache distributions. (For our French speaking users: FUSE Presentation Generale)

Integrating web services and MTOM with existing applications using FUSE ESB – An article written by FUSE community member Jos Dirksen that walks through a complete application, and shows how to integrate a MTOM-enabled web service and a Spring/JPA application using FUSE ESB 3.4, FUSE Mediation Router, and FUSE Services Framework. (Download the FUSE ESB MTOM sample code.)

Large-Scale Deployments with ServiceMix 4 – A real-world, customer example of using ServiceMix 4 in a large, distributed environment. To help the development of extremely large deployments, the FUSE team is sharing the experiences, sample code and the results of a specific application at a large retailer with over 2000 stores throughout 6 European countries.

How to Use Open Source SOA Safely in the Enterprise – Guide to using open source technology safely in an enterprise environment. Paper explores productized releases, qualities of service (QoS), licensing of open source technology, enterprise support and professional services and extensibility, and how to get the most out of the cost savings, vendor neutrality and innovation of open source. (For our French speaking users: Utiliser L’Open Source SOA en Toute Securite dans votre Entreprise)

A Playbook for ESBs – Introduces four integration patterns for ESBs and the enterprise integration scenarios they help make possible. By combining the advanced capabilities of an ESB with integration patterns you can deliver key benefits to both business and IT.