VordelSecure delivers the Web Services security framework to support IBM WebSphere®

14 March, 2002 - Dublin, Ireland and San Jose, Calif. - Vordel, the Web Services security company announced that it has added full support for the IBM WebSphere* Application Server V4.0 to its product, VordelSecure, the XML security framework.

VordelSecure provides a security framework for IBM WebSphere. It allows companies to protect Web Services supported on the WebSphere platform, blocking authorized access and invalid requests, as well as providing the required auditing and monitoring facilities for their services.

In a recent survey from IDG, over 70% of respondents highlighted concern with security issues as the reason for not rolling out Web Services. Web Services require a new layer of security, a layer that sits above the transport or session layer security and examines the XML data within the message. The data might be security or authentication information to be processed against a security policy, or it may be a rogue Web Service request designed to attack the Web service. This necessity for security in the message is fundamental to the successful rollout of Web Services' infrastructure.

VordelSecure provides the requisite security for companies seeking to open their internal systems and offer services to trading partners, subsidiaries and internal business divisions connecting over the Internet. VordelSecure working in conjunction with IBM WebSphere ensures companies can conduct transactions 24x7 with confidence over an open network, in order to sustain business at maximum performance levels. Vordel is a member of PartnerWorld for Developers and a WebSphere Business Partner.

About WebSphere

WebSphere is Internet infrastructure software -- known as middleware -- that enables companies to develop, deploy and integrate e-business applications, such as those for business-to-business e-commerce. WebSphere supports business applications from simple Web publishing through enterprise-scale transaction processing. WebSphere transforms the way businesses manage customer, partner and employee relationships. More information about the WebSphere software platform is on the Web at www.ibm.com/websphere.

About VordelSecure

VordelSecure, the XML Security framework, secures the transfer of business data in a Web Services environment, enabling a company to deliver high value services to business partners and across business divisions, whilst leveraging its existing IT investment. VordelSecure addresses the concerns that are restricting the widespread rollout of Web Services, focusing on the areas of security, accountability, and speed. More information on VordelSecure is available at www.vordel.com/products/index.html

About IBM

IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate. IBM Software offers the widest range of applications, middleware and operating systems for all types of computing platforms, allowing customers to take full advantage of the new era of e-business. The fastest way to get more information about IBM software is through the IBM Software home page at www.software.ibm.com/.

About Vordel

Vordel is the Web Services security company.

VordelSecure provides the required link between Web Services technologies and security technologies, providing authentication, authorization, accounting and content validation for XML based communications.

Vordel is a privately held company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with offices in Boston, USA and London, UK. Institutional investors in Vordel include Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, Elderstreet VC, ICC Venture Capital, the Intel 64 fund, and the Powerscourt Capital Technology Fund.

Additional information about Vordel is available at www.vordel.com.

* IBM, WebSphere and PartnerWorld are trademarks or registered trademarks of IBM Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

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