Apatar, Inc., the leading provider of open source software tools for the data integration market, officially announced a new blog on the current problems and issues in the world of data integration. Ms. Alena Semeshko, Data Integration Evangelist at Apatar, provides news, tips, ideas, opinions, and thoughts on data integration, mashups, ETL, data quality, application integration (EAI), data management, business intelligence, etc. The readers will also find practical advice on the most controversial issues along with the most up-to-date information on Apatar’s progress.

“What I am basically trying to do in this blog is to create awareness, foster a better understanding, and keep my readers well-informed on the emerging problems and data integration practices of the day,” said the blog’s author.

The blog is available at http://data-integration-blog.apatar.com.

About Apatar

Apatar is the leading provider of open source software tools for the data integration market. With powerful Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) capabilities, Apatar enables its users to easily link information between databases (such as MySQL, Microsoft SQL, Oracle), applications (Salesforce.com, SugarCRM), and the top Web 2.0 destinations (Flickr, Amazon S3). Apatar provides support, training, and consulting services for its integration solutions. Headquartered in Western Massachusetts, Apatar operates a development center in Minsk, Belarus. Apatar is currently used by 6100+ organizations and individuals worldwide. For more on Apatar, please visit www.apatar.com and www.apatarforge.org.