DataPower Announces New XML-Aware Blade Based On IBM eServer BladeServer T For Telco Sector

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

DataPower Announces New XML-Aware Blade Based On IBM eServer BladeServer
T For Telco Sector

New Product Combines NEBS-certified IBM Chassis and DataPower's XG4 XML
Chipset To Deliver Industry's First Platform for Next-Generation XML
Network Services, including XML VAN, Cooperative XML Router, and Web
Services Security Gateway Functions

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--June 6th, 2005--  DataPower(r), the most widely
deployed provider of application-oriented networking hardware, announced
today a high-end, blade-based solution for the service provider market
based on the IBM BladeCenter T and the DataPower XG4(tm) 4th Generation
XML silicon. The new chassis-based product enables service providers to
offer high-margin next-generation services without overwhelming
complexity. The new blades add XML traffic processing capability to the
BladeCenter T, providing such functions as routing, security,
acceleration and integration for XML web services messages.

"DataPower is a recognized leader in web services security and XML
acceleration. Integrating their XML silicon with IBM eServer BladeCenter
T chassis with a NEBS compliant blade server platform creates a
compelling product for service and network equipment providers building
web services networks," said Jim Pertzborn, vice president of the
Telecommunications Industry, IBM Systems & Technology Group. "The
combined strengths of BladeCenter and DataPower XML silicon will help
accelerate the adoption of open computing platform standards for
commercial off-the-shelf technology for telco applications and systems."

Backed by DataPower's years of in-production experience with
mission-critical XML Web service deployments at Global 1000 firms and
government agencies, the new XML-aware blade product delivers:

    * Telecom Reliability - DataPower was the first vendor to offer true
network devices, instead of server appliances, to provide web services
networking. The BladeCenter T technology adds many specialized
telecommunications features, such as hardening against extreme
conditions, short chassis depth, input air filtering, DC power and telco
alarm panel. In addition to meeting the demands of the
telecommunications industry, the rugged design of the BladeCenter T will
also stand up to the harsh environments found in several other
specialized markets such as aerospace and military field operations.


    * Gigabit Performance - XG4(tm) (XML Generation 4) product family of
XML chips and modules, first unveiled at Networld+Interop last year, is
the first XML networking security and acceleration solution to deliver
gigabit performance necessary for today's high-speed network and server
infrastructure. The patent-pending XG4 architecture combines DataPower's
XML ASIC, off-the-shelf components and proprietary driver software to
perform XPath processing, XML Schema validation and other XML processing
directly in hardware. (See DataPower First To Break Gigabit Barrier For
XML Processing With Its XG4 XML Chip).


    * Integration with IBM Operating Environment - For service providers
who are already IBM customers, the combination of DataPower and
BladeCenter products provides the added benefit of deep integration
across a broad set of IBM middleware and management systems, including
WebSphere, WebSphere Studio, WebSphere MQ Series, Tivoli, and IBM
Autonomic computing. By utlizing a combination of XML processing modules
and general-purpose processor modules, an entire SOA service offering
can be deployed in a single BladeCenter T chassis. Additionally, all IBM
blade servers, switches and modules are designed to operate in either
the BladeCenter T or the enterprise BladeCenter chassis with minor
modification.


    * Subscriber Identity with SAML and Liberty - Delivers wirespeed
authentication and fine-grained authorization based on SAML, Liberty
Alliance and WS-* protocols. DataPower's XS40 was the first in its class
to add support for essential SAML 2.0 & WS-Trust specifications, and the
only one to pass independent interoperability tests. (See DataPower XS40
Hardware Validated for Federated Identity and XML Web Services Security
at SAML Interoperability Lab at RSA 2005).
 

"Some of my past experience involved leading development of
carrier-grade equipment for Internet backbones peering such as at
MAE-EAST/WEST, where both reliability and efficiency were essential.
Today, in addition to circuit and packet networks, telecoms must also
scale their message networks in a cost-effective and reliable manner,"
said Bill Tao, vice president of Engineering at DataPower "With this new
product, DataPower and IBM are helping lead the way toward successful
implementation of large-scale XML Web Services with the levels of
performance, security and reliability that large service provider
deployments require."

The XML networking blades for BladeCenter T are the newest members of
DataPower's application-oriented networking product family, which
includes the XA35 XML Accelerator, the XS40 XML Security Gateway, the
XI50 XML Integration Appliance and the XG4 XML Chipset for OEMs. The
XS40B XML Security Gateway blade combines hardened security, wire-speed
performance and sophisticated, patent-pending algorithms for XML threat
protection and access management, including XML firewall, XDoS
protection, SOAP filtering, fine-grained access control, Liberty
Alliance support, service level management, XML schema validation,
digital signatures, field-level XML encryption, XML/SOAP routing and
service virtualization.

DataPower's mature products and industry leadership have been recognized
by top publications and analysts. The XS40 recently received
SearchWebservices Product of the Year Award and Network Computing's
prestigious Well-Connected "Editor's Choice Award" (joining the XA35,
the 2003 winner). Forrester Research agreed when it noted that DataPower
has the strongest overall current feature set, including strong
integration for security and management. And InfoWorld, after its own
competitive testing, declared the XS40 the winner with an "Excellent"
rating. DataPower has also been named to the SD Times 100 and Red
Herring 100 lists.

Availability
DataPower's new solution for telecom will be demonstrated at SuperComm
2005, in booth #88046. For more information, please go to
www.datapower.com or contact your DataPower representative.

About DataPower
DataPower 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 patented 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. 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