Layer 7, Tarari Partner

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Acceleration and security of XML is a primary concern for end-users deploying Web services and Service Oriented Architectures (SOA). Up to now, end-users have had to deploy separate XML Gateways to address XML security and XML transformation acceleration. Layer 7 Technologies Inc. has teamed with Tarari Inc., the market-leading XML silicon vendor, to integrate hardware based XSL Transforms (XSLT) acceleration into its SecureSpan line of accelerated XML Gateway and Firewall products.

"As companies build these (SOA) networks, demand has increased for mechanisms that make them simple to manage and secure," said Daniel Sholler, Research VP at Gartner Inc. "This should give customers with high XML volumes and complex configurations a more manageable package."

The Layer 7 SecureSpan Gateway is the only XML security and acceleration appliance to combine 64-bit performance, with Layer 7’s patent-pending FastPath™ XML stream processing technology and content processor silicon from Tarari to deliver comprehensive XML security and performance for operations like XPath, Schema Validation and XSLT in a single form factor.

"Companies today are rapidly adopting Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Web Services technologies and approaches to solve their lingering issues around agility, integration cost, and reuse of assets," said Ron Schmelzer, senior analyst with ZapThink, LLC. "However, these approaches impose significant and consistent load on their existing application server and middleware-based infrastructure. Integrating security and XSLT acceleration in a single XML-based gateway eliminates cost and complexity for end-users contemplating the most effective and efficient way to deploy such solutions.”

Tarari Inc.

Layer 7 Technologies Inc.