Technically, these connectors are protocol translators between the native syntax of a specific system and the operating system neutral and network neutral syntax used by the Info-Hub. They allow reliable, bi-directional communication with an application or database without requiring complex programming.
Messaging is synchronous, asynchronous or asynchronous request-response.
Functionally they are lightweight because data transformation and business rules based workflow happens at the Info-Hub. Operationally, applications can be added to the platform just by deploying connectors for them. Other integrated systems remain unchanged. Modifications to a connector can be made easily and rapidly. Underlying this is the important design objective of protecting our clients existing investments.