SYSTINET ANNOUNCES WASP SERVER FOR JAVA, 4.6 WITH FULL
SUPPORT FOR WS-SECURITY
- WASP Provides Industry’s Best Security, Performance
and Interoperability -
Cambridge, MA – Systinet, the leading independent provider of Web services
infrastructure software, today announced the general release of WASP Server for
Java, 4.6, the award-winning Web services infrastructure platform that fully
supports the latest standards, including OASIS Web Services Security (WS-S),
and offers the industry's best performance and interoperability. The 4.6 release has new and unique
functionality that makes it much easier to create and run Web services
applications, including enhanced support for asynchronous Web services, full
support for SOAP 1.2, and the industry’s most comprehensive support for
Java Web services APIs, including JAX-RPC, JAXM, and SAAJ. WASP Server for Java
is a complete solution for creating, running and managing sophisticated Web
services applications, and is available for free download from Systinet’s
website (www.systinet.com).
“WASP
Server for Java, 4.6 is a platform-independent solution for Java Web services
that provides exceptional interoperability with other products, especially
Microsoft .NET. WASP is a perfect solution for ISVs and IT professionals that
need a lightweight, highly embeddable Web services runtime for Java or J2EE
applications..” said Charlie Ungashick, Senior
Director of Product Marketing. “WASP’s support for the latest Web
services standards is unmatched. With support for WS-Security, users can
implement standards-based message level security, so that even if a message is
intercepted its contents are secure and protected.”
New and
enhanced functionality in the 4.6 release include:
>> Industry’s Strongest Support for Web Services Security (WSS)
In addition to the many security capabilities already in WASP Server for Java,
version 4.6 now includes WSS message-level security. WASP supports both the
OASIS WSS standard currently in final draft and the earlier, Microsoft-IBM WS-Security
specifications. This ensures that WASP is compatible with all WS-Security
implementations. WASP Server for Java, 4.6 also offers unique security and
alerting features allowing, for example, users to be alerted if a message
cannot be decrypted, or if a if an authentication event failed.
>> Unique Asynchronous Web Services Support
Simple Web services are invoked synchronously: a client sends a message to a
server, then halts until a response is received. For
complex computations or for multi-part tasks quickly becomes unworkable; it
becomes more efficient to asynchronously invoke services. WASP 4.6 supports an
easy-to-use, event-based way of calling Web services asynchronously. The
mechanism eliminates the need for developers to write client code for polling
the service. Plus. WASP Server for Java features
transport-level asynchronous messaging, which relies on using different
transport channels for the request and response messages, such as an HTTP
request and an e-mail response, or even an email request and an e-mail
response.
>> Full SOAP 1.2 Support
WASP
Server for Java, 4.6 was used as a reference implementation by the W3C for the
latest SOAP 1.2 specification. The standard offers a much clearer framework for
extensibility, which ensures interoperability between different SOAP
implementations.
>> Industry’s Strongest Support for Java APIs
WASP
Server for Java, 4.6 offers the industry’s most complete support for Java
Web services APIs, including JAX-RPC, JAXM, and SAAJ. These APIs make it easier
for Java developers to build and consume Web services in Java and J2EE
applications.
>> SOAP Attachments over DIME
WASP is the only Web services software solution for both Java and C++ platforms
that supports MIME and DIME encoding of SOAP attachments. Most vendors have
standardized on the newer DIME mechanism for handling SOAP attachments
.
>> Enhanced Support for Popular IDEs
WASP
makes is easy to build Web services using popular IDEs,
and has expanded support to include IntelliJ IDEA, a
popular Java development environment. WASP already supports Borland JBuilder, Eclipse, IBM WebSphere
Studio Application Developer, Sun ONE Studio and NetBeans.
Systinet’s WASP suite of
products is a complete solution for building, deploying, securing and managing
Web services. Systinet WASP Server for Java and WASP Server for C++ are
industrial-strength Web services runtime environments that fully support
industry standards, including SOAP 1.1, SOAP 1.2 and WSDL 1.1. WASP UDDI is a
V2 complaint registry with advanced V3 functionality. WASP UDDI is a
full-featured UDDI registry that allows businesses to standardize the way businesses
organize, catalog, discover and reuse Web services across the company.
Systinet’s WASP Server for Java
4.5, which became available in 2003, was the recipient of eWEEK Labs Analyst’s Choice Award. This is the second time, in as many
attempts, that a Systinet Web services product has received this distinguished
award. The eWEEK reviewer described the product as “the most
comprehensive set of tools for developing, securing and managing Web
services” in the March
31, 2003 issue.
About
Systinet
Systinet provides Web services infrastructure
software. Systinet’s products make it easy for enterprises and ISVs to
build, deploy, secure and manage Web services. The Systinet WASP suite of
products is based on industry-standards such as XML, SOAP, WSDL and UDDI. WASP
products are available for Java and C++, interoperate seamlessly with other Web
services implementations such as Microsoft .NET, and are portable across a wide
variety of platforms and servers. With over 29,000 registered users and
hundreds of live deployments, Systinet’s clients include Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN), Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT), FileNet (Nasdaq: FILE), Interwoven (Nasdaq:
IWOV), JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM), Mercator (Nasdaq: MCTR),
and SAIC. Headquartered in Cambridge, MA, Systinet
is a privately-held company with over 95 employees. In March 2002, Systinet
announced venture funding of $21 million from Warburg Pincus.
To find out how Systinet can help
your business, visit http://www.systinet.com,
call 1-617-868-2224,
or
email us at sales@systinet.com.
Ian Bruce
Systinet Corporation
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Cambridge, MA 02142
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