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Integration appliance
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<p>An integration appliance is a <a href="/facts/Computer_system/SQe1aK05">computer system</a> specifically designed to lower the cost of integrating computer systems. Most integration appliances send or receive electronic messages from other computers that are exchanging electronic documents. Most Integration Appliances support <a href="/facts/XML/clNgUfWk">XML</a> messaging standards such as <a href="/facts/SOAP/vXlAMnjp">SOAP</a> and <a href="/facts/Web_services/qxrwqB3D">Web services</a> are frequently referred to as <a href="/facts/XML_appliance/b5PqyL1V">XML appliances</a> and perform functions that can be grouped together as XML-Enabled Networking. </p>