* The most complete Java build and deployment tool available. * Platform neutral and can handle platform-specific properties such as file separators. * Can be used to perform platform-specific tasks such as modifying the modified time of a file using 'touch' command. * Ant scripts are written using plain XML. If you are already familiar with XML, you can learn Ant pretty quickly. * Good at automating complicated repetitive tasks. * Ant comes with a big list of predefined tasks. * Provides an interface to develop custom tasks. * Can be easily invoked from the command line and it can integrate with free and commercial IDEs.

* Powerful rule-based engine - You can create new rules with various levels of complexity. The rules provide a great foundation for documenting your internal guidelines, which can then be shared across teams to improve data governance. * Default rules at the ready - Covers industry best practices and vendor recommendations with a default set of rules. * Automated reviews - Performs automated review runs. Schedule daily or weekly checks to assess the health and quality of your code periodically. * Robust internal audit trail - Stores all check results in a database and reveals the quality track record of individual developers. * Personal assessment - Allows developers to perform self-assessments on their own machines before submitting their work for review. * Advanced reporting - Logs validation results in a database where they are then available for review, sharing, workflow management, and vendor assessment. * Export-friendly - Delivers report results in various formats including HTML for review or XML for automated processing.