Akara is...pampered chef for data

No, really, Akara is...an integration platform for data and services on the Web

Akara is...a declarative data transformation pipeline framework

In general Akara is a system for clearly defining reusable bits of data transforms in terms of relevant data models, desired inputs and outputs. It allows you to put these components on the Web for easy discovery, reuse and recombination. You can then rapidly string together these components to create a pipeline of data to solve a given problem. Akara allows you to incorporate into these pipelines any remote services available elsewhere on the Web, making it a powerful integration platform.

For the most part Akara is enabling technology for developers and technical users. End users will generally gain the benefits of Akara through its application in full application frameworks such as Zepheira Freemix.

It's easy to get started with Akara, so just give it a go: Akara/Quick_start

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For developers and technical users

Akara 2.0 is a set of components for XML and other semi-structured processing as services over a network protocol, particularly the Web. The core processing layer is Amara 2.0 (Amara2), made available through a set of WSGI middleware and utilities libraries for XML/RDF processing.