The Formtek | Orion 5 Software Development Kit (SDK) product provides a breadth of development and integration tools for extending and creating Enterprise Content Management solutions. Equipped with these tools, organizations can apply their own business policies and rules to optimally address their content management requirements.

Pure Java Application Programming Interface (API)
The Formtek | Orion 5 SDK Pure Java API module provides very granular control of the Formtek | Orion repository through an object-oriented Java interface. The low-level extensibility of the Pure Java API module provides a comprehensive set of object interfaces for enabling complete control of all aspects of the Formtek | Orion repository functionality, such as check-in, check-out, versioning, security control, and transaction logging.

Web Services
The Formtek | Orion 5 SDK Web Services module provides a Web services interface to Formtek | Orion Library Service functionality. The Web Services module is a natural foundation for building content repository components within a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). Web services are the tool of choice for creating portal and browser-based applications requiring Library Services. The always-connected, event-interaction capability of Web services also makes Formtek's Web Services an attractive choice when building next-generation rich UI clients.

The XML-centric, language-neutral SOAP protocol used by Formtek | Orion 5 SDK Web Services allows easy integration with a variety of platforms and development languages. For example, both .NET and Java clients can interact with the same Web Services interface.

JavaServer Pages (JSP) Tag Library
Formtek | Orion 5 Access provides storage, management, and retrieval of enterprise-wide information via a JSP Tag Library. This application has been architected around a core set of re-usable JSP tags that are packaged as part of the Formtek | Orion 5 SDK JSP Tag Library. The JSP Tag Library is published and intended to serve as the basis for creating custom browser-based applications that require access to Library Services. The out-of-the-box Formtek | Orion 5 Access application serves as template that emulates the JSP Tag Library usage and its capability.

By inserting JSP tags into a web page, complex Library Service functionality can be easily added to browser-based applications. This allows developers to concentrate more on creating the overall business logic of their application without spending excessive time on the integration of Library Service functionality.

Both the Web Services and JSP Tag Library modules are built as a layer on top of the Pure Java API module and are designed specifically for creating browser-based applications. The Pure Java API module is more flexible and intended to be used more generically in creating repository solutions.