Organizations are approaching SOA from different perspectives. Some have a clear vision of how they wish to implement an SOA, mapping services to their existing IT architecture across single or multiple business departments. Other enterprises are adopting a more tactical or incremental approach to their XML Web Services, often using "Plain XML" rather than SOAP messages, and sometimes with a narrow specific application integration focus as opposed to a long term SOA plan.

These sample case sudies reveal how Vordel helps our customers address the issues that appear at each incremental stage along the path to a full Services Oriented architecture: beginning with the initial exploratory deployments of XML, through the first "cross-firewall" Web Services deployed to partners, right through to a full SOA.

Fortis Insurance Netherlands uses Vordel to secure delivery of products and services via broker distribution channel. Vordel integrates with RSA authentication and authorization products protect both Web browser traffic in high availability, high throughput solution.

Portuguese Water Authority, EPAL, uses Vordel to securely extend Web Services to corporate and residential markets. Secured internal XML traffic between BizTalk, SQL server and Oracle. System alerts delivered to HP OpenView network management platform.

British American Tobacco chooses Vordel to oversee the security for its new Web Services architecture. J2EE and .NET environment with XML communications secured to SAP, Oracle and i2 enterprise systems

Suedzucker, Europe's largest sugar company, deploys Vordel to secure communications with trading partners and suppliers. Vordel secures the SAP XI integration infrastructure within Suedzucker.

The Spanish Government's Department of Social Security uses Vordel to control their eGovernment SOA for inter-departmental and government-to-citizen services.

Vordel secures the streamlining of a large insurance firm's online services. Entrust GetAccess identity management product is used to control access to company extranet. In parallel, extended functionality of GetAccess to secure automated XML-based communications to .NET Web Services.

Leading credit reference agency uses Vordel to securely extend business information services. Entrust GetAccess AIM platform is leveraged to apply existing authorization rules to the automated XML-based Web Services traffic sent to BizTalk server.

Leading North American telecom operator uses Vordel to manage the security for its XML-based services in a B2B extranet. The customer's Web Services, deployed on BEA WebLogic, are secured using VordelDirector in conjunction with web access control product, Entrust GetAccess.