Taking control of SOA Design-time and runtime SOA Governance

Vordel positioned in the Visionaries Quadrant for SOA Governance by Leading Independent Research Firm
Evaluation Based on Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute

Dublin, Ireland, February 18, 2008 - Vordel announced today that the company has been positioned in the Visionaries Quadrant of the recent inaugural Gartner's Magic Quadrant report on SOA Governance, "Magic Quadrant for Integrated SOA Governance Technology Sets, 2007"¹. Vordel's XML network management products provide high performance; enterprise-level solutions to enable enterprises confidently deploy SOA.

By offering solutions to accelerate, manage and protect XML applications Vordel allows organizations to govern Web Service usage and ensure Web Service performance. "SOA Governance allows an organization to understand and control exactly how its SOA is being used. Vordel provides the requisite design and runtime policy creation and enforcement capabilities to enable a company successfully manage its SOA deployment," said Hugh Carroll, VP Marketing with Vordel.

Policy management is at the core of any successful SOA governance process, and is critical during all phases of architectural planning and implementation. Vordel's products provide the operational lifecycle support from migration through development, testing, staging, and, finally, the operations of the policy in the production environment.

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About Vordel

Vordel is an XML network management company that provides high performance, enterprise-level hardware and software products to enable enterprises confidently deploy SOA. Vordel accelerates, manages and protects XML applications to enable enterprises govern their Web Service usage and ensure service performance. Vordel customers include Allianz, Badenia, British American Tobacco, Ericsson, Fortis ASR, Mazda, Telefonica, Telecom Italia Mobile, and Government agencies in the US and worldwide. For more information visit http://www.vordel.com

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¹Gartner Research, "Magic Quadrant for Integrated SOA Governance Technology Sets, 2007" by Frank Kenney and Daryl Plummer. December 31, 2007