In the back office, iL10Nz is using the OKAPI framework based on a WEBService.
OKAPI framework is a great Java tool developped by people from the localization arena and provided great support. Many components are included in this framework such as Rainbow, CheckMate etc.. but from my usage, I only use the Core part which are the different classes.
I have built my own interface to provide WebService support to some specific functionalities in order to connect with iL10Nz parsers in PHP. OKAPI has a great list of filters that can handle the industry file format such XLIFF, TMX, etc.. but it can be easily extended to manage other formats. To find more on OKAPI, go to http://okapi.opentag.com/