Vordel, the Web services security company of Dublin/Ireland, and Software AG, the XML company of Darmstadt/Germany, have entered into a strategic global sales and technology partnership to allow companies looking to benefit from Web services to implement a truly secure solution at the application level, an important step forward in satisfying the need for safe, seamless integration of business processes within and between enterprises.
This will be achieved by combining Software AG's EntireX XML Mediator, which allows quick and efficient processing of XML documents, with VordelSecure, which provides XML firewalling and XML access control.
According to the manager of Software AG's South African office, Joe Curran, Software AG in its continuous quest to supply better Web services to customers has identified security as an obstacle to full market development and that the partnership will ensure Software AG is able to meet a previously unsatisfied market need with flexible software and effective architecture, able to target individual applications.
With this additional security feature in its Web service solutions, Software AG is expecting to see customer demand increase significantly. Customers have more flexibility as they can target each specific application risk in the business process; for example - differentiating between the different security needs of e-commerce traffic and general Web traffic, he said.
"Software AG recognises that Web services throw up new security problems for its customers, which are not being solved by traditional architectures. Most of the current range of firewalls is unable to differentiate between business applications.
"Software AG's solution is to partner with Vordel, a leading Web security company, complying to industry standards, able to provide the same cost-effective, flexible application solutions as Software AG. Together they offer customers a one-stop total solution to XML-based software integration and the highest security across their Web service," he said.
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Software AG was founded in 1969 and continues to be Europe's largest and a leading global provider of system software and services enabling enterprise data integration and management. Software AG's products control the central IT processes of thousands of renowned companies worldwide including Lufthansa, Siemens, Citibank, Merck, DaimlerChrysler, Sony, BP and Telefonica. Software AG develops products and solutions that support the XML (Extensible Markup Language) standard. XML simplifies the exchange of documents and data as well as the integration of cutting-edge Web applications into traditional IT architectures. Software AG works with such sales and technology partners as Tridion, Stellent and IXOS. In 2002, the corporation achieved 475 million euro in total revenue. Software AG has offices in over 70 countries and currently employs a staff of 3 013.
Vordel
Vordel is a Web services security company. VordelSecure is an enterprise grade security product suite, providing authentication, authorization, accounting and content validation for XML based communications. Vordel is a privately held company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with offices in Boston, US and London, UK.
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