The SQL:MED standard for Management of External Data provides SQLstream customers with a simple, yet efficient, method for reading data from a wide range of standards based RBDMS products. The SQL:MED standard enables named data streams to be created with data types compatible with the originating schema, and conversely, to write output streams to external RDBMS tables. SQLstream has adopted and incorporated the SQL:MED standard for Management of External Data.

SQLstream supports RDBMS adapters that automate instrumentation of RDBMS, reading the database schema to extract the metadata, and then automating the capture of transactions to selected tables (insert, update, upsert and delete).

SQLstream provides database adapters for a range of leading RDBMS. SQLstream can enable transactionally safe updates, and implements a wide range of sophisticated inter-data model mediation, content data mediation and multi-directional synchronization without data loss. This can be done with a configurable and customizable conflict resolution strategy.