Companies Fully Integrate Products to Accelerate XML Web Services and Security
Message Processing in High Performance Networks
RSA(R) CONFERENCE 2004, SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Westbridge
Technology today announced a new, fully-integrated Web Services management and
security appliance with nCipher, a leading provider of cryptographic IT
security solutions. The result of the partnership is the release of the
Westbridge XML Message Server (XMS) XA2700 series appliance. The new single 1U
rack-mountable device features a fully-integrated nCipher hardware-based
cryptographic accelerator.
The XA2700 provides customers with a comprehensive set of Web Services
Management (WSM) and XML Firewall features with the performance boost and
physical security of hardened security hardware.
"The Westbridge and nCipher partnership addresses key concerns of
companies adopting Web services -- the ability to process and secure XML
transactions without incurring a performance hit," said Tom Rhinelander,
analyst with New Rowley Group. "Delivering this joint solution in a compact
XML appliance allows customers to quickly roll out XML Web services solutions
that need high performance but must also be secure and manageable."
Performance is a critical requirement for Web Services. Data-intensive XML
and SOAP messages require significant processing for message handling and
manipulation. Coupled with the performance demands for security, such as
encryption and digital signatures, performance has risen in importance as
companies deploy significant Web Services projects. Solutions such as the
XA2700 are therefore necessary for ensuring optimum performance processing for
Web Services.
The Westbridge XA2700 provides cryptographic acceleration and hardware-
based secure key management. The XA2700 provides a significant performance
boost for critical functions such as SSL, XML Encryption, XML Decryption and
SAML processing. The Westbridge XA2700 also provides high performance XML and
security processing coupled with patent-pending Smart Parser technology, that
intelligently and efficiently performs XML operations such as high-speed
parsing, validation and transformation in a fraction of the time. Performance
for certain XML-related functions has improved over 10 times for most XML
processing activities.
"The Westbridge XA2700 represents a quantum leap in performance
capabilities for XML Web Services networks," said Tom Ryan, CEO of Westbridge
Technology. "We have a strong commitment to provide the best security and
management capabilities with industry-leading performance. We have added
significant performance improvements and integrated with leading edge partners
like nCipher to provide accelerated cryptographic processing. Our joint
solution has the scalability to handle any environment now and in the future."
"We are pleased to work with Westbridge Technology as they strive to meet
their customers demanding performance requirements," said Richard Moulds, vice
president marketing at nCipher. "Our engineers have worked together to
provide the highest performing solution in the marketplace. Our partnership
was driven by customer demand from the market for a highly scalable, high
performance Web Services Management and XML Firewall solution."
Westbridge also offers the WSM Speedometer program, enabling companies to
test the performance of the Westbridge solution in their network using the
customer's own use cases. Rather than relying on vendor-inflated performance
numbers generated from unrealistic lab environments, customers can obtain
their own customized performance benchmarks that they will experience in their
environment.
The Westbridge XA2700 solution is available immediately and is already
deployed at several Global 500 companies. Pricing is available upon request.
Please contact Westbridge Technology at sales@westbridgetech.com.
About nCipher
nCipher is redefining cryptographic security to protect points of risk
across the enterprise -- from network appliances to Web servers, to custom
software applications and back-end databases. nCipher provides hardware and
software solutions that enable organizations to implement best practice
security by addressing the challenges of cryptographic key management and
performance. Many of the world's leading organizations -- from Microsoft and
Barclays Bank to PricewaterhouseCoopers and the U.S. Navy -- rely on nCipher
to deliver a sound e-security infrastructure. nCipher's products are
particularly well suited to organizations with high volumes of
security-sensitive transactions, such as banking and financial institutions,
government departments, e-retailers and online service providers. nCipher is
listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: NCH) and is a member of the FTSE
TechMARK and FTSE4Good indices with offices in Cambridge, UK; Boston, Seattle,
Paris, Hamburg, Singapore and Tokyo. For more information on nCipher, visit
http://www.ncipher.com.
About Westbridge Technology
Westbridge Technology provides Web Services Management (WSM) and XML
Firewall solutions that enable enterprises to secure and manage XML Web
Services networks. The company's flagship product, the Westbridge XML Message
Server (XMS), delivers a broad range of standards-based and regulatory-
compliant capabilities designed to seamlessly connect, secure and manage XML
Web Services networks. Westbridge XMS is deployed by dozens of Global 1000
corporations and public sector institutions including Travelers Property
Casualty, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Danish Government. For more
information, please visit http://www.westbridgetech.com .
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Andrew Yang of Westbridge Technology,
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for Westbridge Technology
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