Properties of YAZ:
* Complete Z39.50 version 3 support. Amendments and Z39.50-2002 revision is supported.
* Supports SRU GET/POST/SOAP version 1.1, 1.2 and 2.0 (over HTTP and HTTPS).
* Includes BER encoders/decoders for the ISO ILL protocol.
* Supports Apache Solr Web Service version 1.4.x (client side only)
* Supports the following transports: BER over TCP/IP (RFC1729), BER over Unix local socket, and HTTP 1.1.
* Secure Socket Layer support using GnuTLS. If enabled, YAZ uses HTTPS transport (for SOAP) or 'Secure BER' (for Z39.50).
* Offers ZOOM C API implementing Z39.50, SRU and Solr Web Service.
* The YAZ library offers a set of useful utilities related to the protocols, such as MARC (ISO2709) parser, CCL (ISO8777) parser, CQL parser, memory management routines, character set conversion.
* Portable code. YAZ compiles out-of-the box on most Unixes and on Windows using Microsoft Visual C++.
* Fast operation. The C based BER encoders/decoders as well as the server component of YAZ is very fast.
* Liberal license that allows for commercial use of YAZ.