[announce]XML ACCELERATION PRODUCT REVIEW HIGHLIGHTS DATAPOWER'S LEAD IN XSLT

["Kevin M. Anderson" <kevina@datapower.com>]

XML ACCELERATION PRODUCT REVIEW HIGHLIGHTS DATAPOWER'S LEAD IN XSLT

Leading Publication Says DataPower's XML Accelerator Provides "XML
Translations with a Kick"

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-October 30, 2002-DataPower Technology, Inc., the
leading provider of intelligent XML-aware network infrastructure, today
announced the results of a Network Computing Magazine review of the
DataPower XA35 XML AcceleratorT.  The XA35 was tested against leading
XSLT engines commonly used by today's developers for XML applications.
Network Computing's review noted "record time" transformations using
DataPower's XA35 leaving other XSLT engines "in the dust."

Today's enterprises are turning to XML to integrate and share their data
applications across the entire enterprise and beyond.  However, XML is
extremely verbose and its use often results in poor performing
applications.  DataPower's XA35 is a first-of-its-kind network device
purpose built to process XML at wire speed and delivers a uniform
platform for XML-enabled applications.  With the XA35 enterprises are
able to successfully integrate varied applications and deploy
sophisticated Web Services with significantly lower costs and higher
performance levels than with general-purpose devices.

For the XSLT review, Network Computing's technology editor Lori
MacVittie deployed the XA35 in the publication's Green Bay, Wisconsin
RealWorld LabsR using large XML files served by an Apache Web server and
a Caw Networks WebAvalanche device to simulate Web users.  Processing
the XML and associated XSL, the XA35 easily outperformed the commonly
used Apache Xalan XSLT engine taking the XA35 only 1.8 seconds to
transform the XML versus 132 seconds for Xalan.  Further, Xalan
attempted 43 transactions in 3.5 minutes, but served only 13
transformations successfully, while DataPower's XA35 "was able to
attempt 1,292 transactions in the same time period, failing to
successfully process only one."  In summary, Network Computing notes
that their test results "gives credence to DataPower's claims that the
XA35 provides huge performance gains over software-based XSLT engines."

To view Network Computing Magazine's complete review and results ("XML
Translations with a Kick") please visit the publications web site at:
http://www.datapower.com/newsroom/in_the_news.html.

About the DataPower XA35 XML Accelerator
The XA35 bridges the widening gap between network hardware and
application software and is designed for easy deployment in the
enterprise datacenter, either alongside application servers or as a
proxy directly in front of Web infrastructure.  Benefits include:

.	Unmatched performance - The XA35 accelerates XML processing by
ten times (10X) or more.  Increased throughput and decreased latency
improves application efficiency for end users.
.	Unparalleled scalability - New e-business applications
experience spikes in demand from global customers that force costly and
inefficient server over-provisioning.  Only the XA35 reduces costs and
the need for capacity planning by providing the XML processing power of
ten (10) servers in a 1U rack mountable network device.
.	Uniform Infrastructure - The XA35 is the industry's first
XML-Aware network device to enable capacity sharing across multiple
applications.  The resulting standards-compliant architecture greatly
eases application development and slashes deployment times by reducing
the need for debugging in the XML execution environment.
.	Easy Installation - The XA35 is a self-learning network device
that doesn't require any custom code, XSL stylesheets or application
programming interfaces.  Designed for seamless integration, the XA35
requires no changes to existing network infrastructure.
.	High Reliability - Because the XA35 is a purpose-built network
device and not a server, it is extremely reliable.  In the unlikely
event that a unit fails, the XA35 supports integrated device failover
ensuring that XML processing is always available for mission critical
business applications. 
.	Full Standards Compliance - The XA35 is field proven and has
been tested against the industry's largest collection of XML and XSL
files. The XA35 fully supports XML 1.0, XSLT 1.0 and XPath 1.0.
.	Leading IDE Support - The XA35 provides integration support with
leading IDEs like Altova's XML Spy.

Availability and Pricing
The XA35 XML Accelerator is commercially available today.  Pricing for
the XA35 XML Accelerator starts at $54,995.

  
About DataPower Technology 
DataPower Technology provides enterprises with intelligent XML-Aware
network infrastructure to ensure unparalleled performance, security and
manageability of next-generation applications and XML Web Services.
DataPower's patent-pending XML Generation Three (XG3T) technology powers
the industry's first wire-speed XML acceleration devices that provide
immediate return on technology investments while streamlining
application deployments. Founded in 1999, DataPower is privately held
and based in Cambridge, MA. Investors include Seed Capital Partners,
Venrock Associates and Mobius Venture Capital. For more information
about DataPower Technology, please contact 617-864-0455 or visit
www.datapower.com.

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For more information please contact:

Kevin Anderson
DataPower Technology, Inc.
617-864-0455 x360
kevina@datapower.com