XML appliances and SOA

Christian Bernard's research on current XML appliances.


Translated version of http://ws-express.blogspot.com/2008/10/solutions-appliances-xml-et-soa.html

Note this list is a mix of Application and Security vendors:

Current players:

Layer 7
IBM Websphere Datapower (ex-Datapower)
Intel SOA (ex-Sarvega)
Forum Systems
Cisco ACE (ex-Reactivity)
Cisco AON
Vordel
Cast Iron
F5 BIG-IP
Radware
Dajeil
Xtradyne
Acatel-Lucent Omniaccess
Meddius
Stampede
Strangeloop
Sonoa
Solace
Safenet
Azul
Bee ware

Original list:

• Layer 7 SecureSpan XML Accelerator (1U virtual appliance) ;
• Layer 7 SecureSpan XML Data Screen (1U virtual appliance) ;
• Layer 7 SecureSpan XML Firewall & VPN (1U virtual appliance) ;
• Layer 7 SecureSpan XML N&working Gateway (1U virtual appliance) ;
• Layer 7 SecureSpan Mainframe SOA Gateway (1U virtual appliance) ;
• IBM WebSphere DataPower XML Accelerator XA35 (ex-DataPower - 1U) ;
• IBM WebSphere DataPower XML Security Gateway XS40 (ex-DataPower - 1U) ;
• IBM WebSphere DataPower Integration Appliance XI50 (ex-DataPower - 1U) ;
• Intel SOA Expressway (ex-Sarvega - software appliance) ;
• Intel SOA Expressway for Healthcare (ex-Sarvega - software appliance) ;
• Forum Systems Sentry SOA Gateway (1U software appliance) ;
• Forum Systems Secure Token Service Gateway (1U software appliance) ;
• Cisco ACE XML Gateway (ex-Reactivity - 1U) ;
• Cisco ACE Web Application Firewall (ex-Reactivity) ;
• Cisco AON 8340 Series Application-Oriented N&working (3U) ;
• Cisco ADE 1010 Series + AON Healthcare Services Extension HIPAA/ePrescription 1.0 (1U) ;
• Cisco ADE 2142 Series + AON Healthcare Services Extension HIPAA/ePrescription 1.0 (1U) ;
• Vordel XML Gateway (1U, 2U software appliance) ;
• Vordel XML Firewall (1U, 2U software appliance) ;
• Cast Iron Systems iA2000 (1U) & Salesforce, RightNow, N&Suite, SAP, ... ;
• Cast Iron Systems iA2500 (1U) & Salesforce, RightNow, N&Suite, SAP, ... ;
• Cast Iron Systems iA4000 (1U) & Salesforce, RightNow, N&Suite, SAP, ... ;
• Cast Iron Systems iA4000HA (1U * 2) & Salesforce, RightNow, N&Suite, SAP, ... ;
• F5 N&works BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (1U, 2U lame) ;
• Radware AppXcel (1U 3U) ;
• Radware AppXML (3U) ;
• Dajeil N&worked Accelerator (1U) ;
• Dajeil XML & Web Services Processing (1U) ;
• Dajeil DH15K Web Services / XML Processing Module (PCI) ;
• Dajeil DH150Ke XML Acceleration Card (PCI Express) ;
• Xtradyne Web Services Domain Bndary Controller (software appliance) ;
• Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess 8550 Web Services Gateway (2U) ;
• Meddius Integration Rter (1U) ;
• Stampede Web 2.0 Performance Series (1U) ;
• Strangeloop WS1000 Web Services Accelerator (1U) ;
• Strangeloop AS1000 Application Scaling Appliance (1U) ;
• Sonoa ServiceN& (1U virtual appliance) ;
• Solace 3230 & 3260 Content Rters (2U & 4U + sizes) ;
• SafeN& Luna XML (1U) ;
• Azul Vega 3 7300 & 3300 Series (5U & 14U) ;
• Bee Ware i-Sentry (1U & 2U) ;
• Bee Ware v-Sentry (1U & 2U).