Aware IM is a software product targeted at business people and developers who want to create database applications for the Web without programming. It is built for SMBs and non-core tasks in larger companies. With Aware IM business people do not need knowledge of programming or database design, and they do not have to manage database keys or write scripts. Aware IM creates Web applications that can be used both internally within the organization and by its customers.

Key features:

- Creates Web applications operated through any Internet browser with an HTML-based interface

- Works on Windows and Linux (based on Java technology)

- Works with relational SQL databases (MySQL, MS SQL Server, MSDE, Cloudscape/Derby). Ships with embedded Derby database

- Automatically manages database tables based on higher level object definitions

- Automatically manages relationships including one-to-one, one-to-many and many-to-many relationships

- Automatically manages database transactions

- Automatically creates SQL statements (with joins and unions if necessary) based on higher level queries for objects and relationships

- Automatically generates a Web interface that includes menus, banners, data forms, navigation and management of related data

- Application logic is controlled by business rules. Rules are triggered by data changes and evaluated by the Rete algorithm-based rule engine

- Generates personalized documents--that may include conditional contents and sub-documents--from MS Word, MS Excel, Text or HTML templates ("document merge")

- Produces reports with nested data grouping, sub-reports, aggregations and conditional elements

- Automatically sends E-mails that may include auto-generated personalized documents and reports as attachments

- Automatically processes incoming E-mails taking actions based on the E-mail contents

- Automatically generates Web services for use by other systems

- Automatically discovers Web services provided by other systems

- Provides an API for adding custom extensions as Java plug-ins. These include data processing functionality, custom communication channels, report extensions, new types of document templates, and others

Visit the Aware IM Web site for further information.