1) Exchange information between applications regardless of the data format, the platform and communication protocol of these applications.

2) Provides message structure validation according to a predefined template or schema and a value validation like (null permitted, enumeration value).

3) Route a single message to several destinations, based on the business needs.

4) Provides content-based routing, route the messages according its content either header or body.

5) Transform a message, so that applications using different formats can exchange messages in their own formats.

6) Log transacted message, or part of , on several persistent media (database – files system … etc).

7) Modify the contents of a message; for example, by adding data extracted from a database.

8) Simplifies the integration with existing legacy applications by supporting different communication protocol and adaptors.

9) Enriches and distributes real-time information from disparate sources of information through a network of access points, and provides a new powerful means to unify organizations.