Build and Deliver a Secure & Scalable Mobile Strategy with Vordel Mobile API

Mobile computing has changed the way we work and play. Smartphone and tablet sales are growing 300% faster than notebook computers. As of 2012, there are already over 1.2 billion mobile Web users. By 2014, mobile Web use will surpass desktop Web use. Organizations must have a mobile strategy for employees, customers and partners. Mobile applications require lightweight REST/JSON style APIs, but most Web Services and application APIs are built with the more structured heavy SOAP/XML standards. Vordel API Server dynamically transforms SOAP/XML to REST/JSON on the wire; enabling organizations to deliver mobile solutions on top of existing Web Services and application APIs.

Take Control & Operationalize Delivery with Vordel Mobile API

Having an API delivery platform is central to any coherent mobile API strategy. Mobile APIs are exposed to larger and more diverse populations of developers and applications. Therefore, exposed to higher levels of operational and security risks. To guarantee good availability and user experience; IT must have security, control, and monitoring capabilities as part of its mobile API delivery platform. Vordel API Server provides out-of-the-box capabilities to monitor, route, throttle, shape and audit mobile API traffic. Vordel API Server can manage mobile API traffic at coarse or granular levels. Vordel API Server uses any available attributes about the application, device, user, company and network to enforce quota or service level.

Secure Mobile Access Identity Management with Vordel Mobile API

Mobile access can span multiple devices. Mobile devices are inherently technically and physically less secure. Mobile access is always via untrusted domains and VPN use is not always practical. As a result, IT must implement more sophisticated authentication, authorization, and audit schemes to account for mobile access. Vordel API Server extends your existing identity management platform to handle new requirements such as device authentication, identity federation and contextual authorization. Vordel offers out-of-the-box integrations with all the leading identity management platforms such as CA, Entrust, IBM, Oracle, and RSA. Vordel also provides OAuth and SAML based integration with Cloud identity provider services such as Facebook, Google, and Twitter.

Scale To Handle Increasing Mobile Traffic with Vordel Mobile API

Mobile computing can significantly increase application traffic. Scalability is crucial as content and interaction continue to become richer, driven by technologies such as 4G network, voice response and retina display. Vordel API Server accelerates mobile API performance with no upgrade to backend application resources. Common CPU intensive tasks such as parsing, schema validation, encryption, and signing can all be offloaded to the API Server to increase overall API throughput. Vordel API Server adds wire-speed API delivery to any enterprise mobile platforms.