◾Reduces application development time. ◾Easy to learn, easy to use. ◾Supports standard application servers. ◾Operating system portability. ◾100% Java. ◾Robust reusable components. ◾Includes full support for XML, SSL, and Java Beans. ◾Automatic "hostlet" generation. ◾Easy to use samples. ◾Comprehensive guides and tutorials. ◾Detailed HTML-based online help. ◾Complete integration with standard visual IDE. ◾Host simulation for off-line testing and troubleshooting.

• XPath driven extraction of content • Just one method to implement • Allows easy file writing, database storage or formatted string/object return • PSR2 coding standards • Uses cURL to retrieve content from specified source • Configurable failed attempts retry count and pause time • Easily follow links to get additionalcontent