-<!-- $Id: introduction.xml,v 1.3 2004-04-15 12:04:01 adam Exp $ -->
<chapter id="introduction"><title>Introduction</title>
<para>
- The <ulink url="http://www.indexdata.dk/yazproxy/">YAZ Proxy</ulink> is
+ The <ulink url="&url.yazproxy;">YAZ Proxy</ulink> is
highly configurable and can be used in a number of different
applications, ranging from debugging Z39.50-based applications
and protecting overworked servers, to improving the performance of
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- Configurable logging
- </para>
- </listitem>
-
- <listitem>
- <para>
- SRU/SRW server function, to allow any Z39.50 server to also support
- the <ulink url="http://www.loc.gov/z3950/agency/zing/">ZiNG</ulink>
- protocols
+ <ulink url="&url.sru;">SRU GET/POST/SOAP</ulink>
+ server function, to allow any
+ <ulink url="&url.z39.50;">Z39.50</ulink>
+ server to also support the SRU protocols.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- XML support -- MARC records can be converted to MARCXML, and
- XSLT-transformations allow the proxy to support arbitrary
- retrieval schemas in XML
+ <ulink url="&url.xml;">XML</ulink> support --
+ MARC records can be converted to
+ <ulink url="&url.marcxml;">MARCXML</ulink>, and
+ <ulink url="&url.xslt;">XSLT</ulink>-transformations
+ allow the proxy to support arbitrary retrieval schemas in XML
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
+ Configurable logging
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
Efficient multiplexing software enables small memory footprint
and very high performance
</para>
</listitem>
-
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Z39.50 character set negotiation support.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<section>
<para>
Configuration and installation assistance and ongoing support is
available for the YAZ Proxy.
- For futher information about support or licensing options, please
+ For further information about support or licensing options, please
contact David Dorman in the
US (dorman at indexdata.com, 860-346-1237 or toll free 866-489-1568)
or Sebastian Hammer in Denmark (quinn a indexdata.com, or +45 3341 0100)