[announce] OASIS Member News: DataPower Receives Top Rating from InfoWorld for XML Web Services Security

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

DATAPOWER RECEIVES TOP RATING FROM INFOWORLD FOR XML WEB SERVICES SECURITY

XS40 XML Security Gateway Wins Test for Security, Scalability, Availability,
Manageability, Interoperability and Overall Value in Field of XML Web
Services Security Appliances

CAMBRIDGE, MA and SAN FRANCISCO, CA, November 5, 2003 - DataPower Technology
Inc., the creator of XML-Aware Networking infrastructure, has received the
"Excellent" award from InfoWorld Media Group, responsible for delivering
award-winning technology and product news, research and analysis to the IT
community for over 25 years.   Based on testing of the DataPower XS40 XML
Security Gateway(tm), a diskless "drop-in" network device purpose-built to
provide complete XML Web services security with wirespeed performance, along
with competing XML firewall appliances, DataPower was given the highest
rating to achieve "Excellent" status.

A rating of "Excellent" recognizes companies whose products are reviewed and
receive a score of 8.6 or higher based on a list of criteria most relevant
to enterprise buying decisions, in this case based on testing in six (6)
major areas: Manageability, Interoperability, Security, Scalability,
Availability and Overall value.  Receiving an "Excellent" rating assures IT
professionals of a product's quality and market readiness before they make a
purchase.

"XML firewalls free application developers from having to protect their apps
against every possible type of attack. They also ease the task of managing
cryptographic operations on XML...The XS40 also sports a proprietary,
hardware-based XML processing technology called XG3. With XG3, the XS40 has
wire-speed XML processing capabilities almost 10 times faster than
software-based XML processing solutions. This speed makes XML schema
validation for every message a reasonable goal, significantly reducing risk
from malformed SOAP messages or XML data packets," stated Phillip J. Windley
of InfoWorld who conducted the testing.  "The DataPower appliance is the
most hardened...it looks and feels like a datacenter appliance, with no
extra ports or buttons exposed and no rotating media. The hardware-based XML
processing allows pervasive Schema validation, a nice benefit. I was
impressed with the XS40's extreme flexibility that allows almost every
feature to be customized."

DataPower's XS40 is powered by the fastest XML security processing available
with DataPower's XG3(tm) technology.  DataPower's XS40 is a diskless
"drop-in" device purpose-built to provide complete XML Web services security
with the wirespeed performance necessary for robust enterprise applications
and without coding or changes to existing applications.   XS40 combines raw
power and sophisticated, patent-pending algorithms for the broadest security
intelligence and functionality, including XML firewall, XDoS protection,
SOAP filtering, access control, schema validation, digital signatures, and
field-level encryption of XML content.  Other features include WS-Security,
SAML, XACML, XKMS, LDAP, and RADIUS compliance as well as XML/SOAP routing,
SSL acceleration, service virtualization, and centralized policy management.

InfoWorld's testing environment spans over 6,000 miles in seven locations,
allowing test center analysts to realistically simulate environments of the
IT professional. With multiple locations and true IT professionals
conducting the tests, InfoWorld is able to accurately review products and
services that require either a highly distributed or networked environments
or a single, specialized testing facility. Using a unique rating system, the
InfoWorld Test Center evaluates product based on the criteria most important
to the specific technology category.

About InfoWorld Media Group 
For 25 years, InfoWorld Media Group has provided cutting-edge coverage and
evaluation of IT products and services for technology experts in senior
management.  Through integrated channels including print, online, and
events, InfoWorld reaches the most influential senior-level information
technologists -- those who drive their enterprises' strategies and
technology purchases.  Powered by a continued investment in an independent
Test Center, InfoWorld analysts and editors provide both hands-on analysis
and evaluation, as well as expert commentary on issues surrounding emerging
technologies and products.  
About IDG	
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also a leading producer of 168 computer-related events worldwide, and IDG's
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through 51 offices in 43 countries worldwide. Company information is
available at www.idg.com.

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 (XG3(tm)) technology powers
the industry's first wire-speed XML-aware networking devices that provide
immediate return on technology investments while streamlining application
deployments. DataPower customers include Hemscott, Leader, GFKL Financial,
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Revenue, US Department of
Defense, Founded in 1999, DataPower is privately held and based in
Cambridge, MA.   For more information about DataPower Technology, please
contact 617-864-0455 or visit www.datapower.com.



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For more information:

Kevin M. Anderson						Leslie Fox
DataPower Technology Inc.					InfoWorld
Media Group
617-864-0455 x360						415-978-3116
kevina@datapower.com
leslie_fox@infoworld.com