Dell (News - Alert) Boomi, the market-leading provider of on-demand integration technology and the industry’s premier integration cloud, recently announced  that it will offer new capabilities to help enterprises take advantage of cloud computing and Software as a Service (SaaS (News - Alert)) to achieve enterprise efficiency while leveraging existing IT investments.

Dell Boomi AtomSphere allows customers to start using new cloud and SaaS applications and connects them to existing applications. AtomSphere Spring 11, the new version of Dell Boomi’s cloud integration technology, includes capabilities for middleware connectivity, large-scale data management and migration, and anywhere integration monitoring. The Boomi AtomSphere can integrate any combination of SaaS and On-Premise Applications.

“Enterprises are looking to quickly take advantage of the flexibility, innovation and efficiency of the cloud without sacrificing the investments they’ve already made in on-premise applications and middleware,” said Rick Nucci, founder and CTO of Dell Boomi, in a statement.

“Customers want to integrate the new with the old, reaping the benefits of the cloud without having to rip and replace what they already have,” Nucci added. “The new features in AtomSphere Spring 11 were designed with mid- to large-size businesses in mind to simplify their path to the cloud.”

Dell Boomi AtomSphere is easy to use and helps customers avoid the installation of software applications as it is delivered as-a-service. It also offers customers frequent software updates.

AtomSphere Spring 11 features include the Legacy Middleware Cloud Gateway, a  Java Message Service connector that plugs into existing middleware solutions like MQ Series, Progress Software, TIBCO and webMethods (News - Alert). This gateway gives customers the ability to audit data, enforce security of data prior to leaving the firewall, and access connectivity to over 70 Software as a Service applications.

Another feature is Change Data Capture. Using cache-analysis approach, AtomSphere offers Change Data Capture to reduce the size of data sets processed by focusing on only changed data. Large Data Processing Support lets customers carry out data integrations in an automated process with no coding needed and no complex file splitting.

With Intelligent Optimization of salesforce.com Integration, Salesforce.com (News - Alert) users can check a box on the Dell Boomi connector and automatically implement the Salesforce.com Bulk API. The Anywhere Integration Monitoring allows users to expand monitoring and management options with the new AtomSphere API.

“Organizations of all sizes implementing SaaS applications or cloud services require integration services to connect what’s running on-premise with what’s running in the cloud,” said Dennis Callaghan, senior enterprise software analyst at The 451 Group (News - Alert). “Much of the early usage of these cloud integration technologies was around connecting Salesforce.com with internal applications.”

“While that remains an important use case, we’re seeing increasing demand for connecting other SaaS applications with internal applications or each other,” Callaghan added. “Meanwhile, larger enterprises that have already made significant investments in middleware need cloud integration services that extend and enhance that legacy middleware, protecting their valuable IT investments.”

Dell Boomi now offers a partner certification program so enterprises have a community of qualified channel partners to engage for project support.