Frequently Asked Questions
The following Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) can help you answer some common
questions. If you do not find your question listed below or the answer is not
what you are looking for, please feel free to contact StrikeIron at
support or call StrikeIron at +1-919-467-4545 opt. 3.
Click here to see the entire list of FAQs.
Tools
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Q: What tools are free?
A: The following tools are Free for use with StrikeIron Marketplace Web
Services:
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SOA Express for Excel
- Downloadable add-in that let’s you do drag-and-drop integration of Web
services directly into Microsoft Excel spreadsheets! No programming required!
Free when used with StrikeIron Marketplace Web Services.
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StrikeIron Analyzer for Windows
- StrikeIron's Web Services Analyzer for Windows allows anyone to quickly and
easily discover, understand and utilize any XML-based Web service located on
internal or external directories – with the click of the mouse!
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Q: What tools can be purchased?
A: The following downloadable tools for your desktop and online and
professional services are available through the StrikeIron Web Services
Marketplace as a paid subscription or on a contracted basis. The desktop toolss
provide enhanced analysis and integration with access to both your internal
(behind the firewall) and external Web services.
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SOA Express for Excel – Downloadable, first easy-to-use tool that let’s
you do drag-and-drop integration of Web services directly into Microsoft Excel
spreadsheets! No programming required!
Provides searchable access to your internal Web services Directories (UDDIs)
and is integrated with the StrikeIron Web Services Marketplace for access to
external Web services.
Free trials, demo, and sample workbooks. Free when used with StrikeIron
Marketplace Web Services. Available on a paid subscription basis or a perpetual
license.
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Development Services - contracted professional development services for
providers of Web services to take advantage of the StrikeIron expertise.
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Q: What is the difference between a subscription and a
perpetual license?
A: A paid subscription for a StrikeIron product is an agreement to pay
a specified amount of money for a specified amount of time. For example, a
monthly subscription license for a product would require paying a reoccurring
monthly subscription fee for activation of the product. A monthly subscription
fee for a product is for one year with automatic renewal and can be cancelled
at any time.
An annual subscription license for a product would require paying an annual fee
for a 12 month period with automatic renewal and can be cancelled at any time
but there is no refund and no prorated refund for the remaining time.
A perpetual license for product is a one time price for unlimited use of a
product with no time frame restrictions.
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Q: How do I get a free trial of SOA Express for Excel?
A: For a free 30-day trial of SOA Express for Excel click here and select the "Free Download" button. To continue using the product after your trial expires, you must purchase and activate the trial key.
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Q: What are Development Services?
A: StrikeIron provides contracted development services for providers of
Web services. This includes a range of services from Web service design
consultation to actual development and testing of your Web services. In
addition, StrikeIron can host your Web services code on their servers for a
charge depending on the Web services complexity, bandwidth, storage, and
support requirements.
StrikeIron has built a rich development experience base on what works best for
commercially available Web Services and providers can take advantage of that
experience to ensure greater customer satisfaction. In addition, providers can
reduce their investment in infrastructure and support to a fraction of the
usual in-house costs with greater flexibility and less risk.
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Q: Where can I find more Developer resources?
A: Simply select Developers on
the top main navigation bar and you will be provided with variety of developer
resources.