StrikeIron is the leader in providing innovative solutions for delivering data over the Internet via Web services. Business users, application developers and enterprise IT professionals are able customize and integrate external data sources and additional external functionality from StrikeIron into enterprise, Web, and composite applications. The company provides a technology platform, micro-transaction management and a consistent interface across many XML-based Web services from multiple and diverse sources. Currently, StrikeIron offers live data sources and business functions from organizations such as Cortera, Gale, MapQuest, Midnight Trader, Tax Data Systems, and Zacks.

StrikeIron delivers value to over 1,600 customers and partners such as Avaya, BEA, Delivery.com, IBM, Honda Europe, Siemens, Nike, Swarovski, ShoeBuy, and Exclusive Resorts. For more information, visit www.strikeiron.com.

StrikeIron Email Verification Web Service

Indicates whether or not an email address actually exists or not, without actually ever sending an email message. For any email address, the Web service will simply return a true or false as to whether or not the email address is valid or not. This goes far beyond the structure of the email address, actually identifying bad email addresses and non-existent domains. This Web service accepts REST invocations as well as SOAP.

• Instantly verify bad email addresses and invalid domains.
• Reduce spam by blocking email from invalid email addresses.
• Check the validity of an email address before it enters a database.
• Connect in real–time to the email owners’ SMTP servers to validate an address without sending email.

The StrikeIron SMS Alerts and Notifications Web Service enables an SMS (text) message to be sent to virtually any mobile phone instantly. In addition, the success of message delivery is tracked and reported using the Web service. Simply provide the phone number, sender information, and the message. The message will immediately be sent to the mobile user or group of users. A tracking tag is automatically generated in order to verify the successful delivery of the message.

• Text messages can be delivered via a Web service to any mobile phone capable of receiving SMS text messages.
• Messages to a single phone number or a bulk group of numbers can be sent.
• Success or failure of message delivery can be tracked in the Web service.
• Can easily be incorporated into Web sites, applications, intranets, XML–enabled devices, or anything else that has the ability to invoke a Web service.

StrikeIron US Address Verification Web Service

The StrikeIron U.S. Address Verification Web Service uses the United States Postal Service certified technology and the USPS to verify, correct and enhance any address in the U.S. with live data provided by DataFlux. This service corrects addresses, adds ZIP+4 data, gives congressional districts, carrier routes, and much more.

• Can be invoked for a single address or as a batch process. (Results are returned in one batch of 100).
• Validates and corrects addresses and adds ZIP+4 data
• Appends carrier routes
• Standardizes city names and state names
• Gives latitude and longitude for the location

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