More features, more flexibility, higher performance

Cisco has announced the end-of-life for its ACE XML Gateway (AXG) products. Detailed milestone dates for end of maintenance release and support can be found in this Cisco announcement. Cisco AXG customers are turning to Vordel as the preferred vendor for replacing their Cisco gateways. For Cisco AXG customers, Vordel Application Gateway offers more comprehensive features, faster performance, and unparalleled flexibility.

To streamline the upgrade from Cisco AXG to Vordel Application Gateway, Vordel offers a proven automation utility that greatly simplifies the migration of configurations and policies. Vordel has worked with service partners like Sena Systems to define a turnkey upgrade program featuring rigorous upgrade methodology and value-added professional service that complement the migration utility.

Proven, Industry Leading Performance

In a competitive evaluation performed by an independent third party, Vordel Application Gateway performed 10 to 15 times faster than other software gateway products. Vordel VXA Engine is a patented technology that delivers wire speed performance in any deployment form factor. For Cisco AXG customers who have struggled with performance problems, Vordel is a proven technology used in high performance, mission critical infrastructures by Fortune 2000 enterprises and large government agencies. Vordel achieve this industry leading performance without relying on expensive proprietary hardware.

Easy-To-Use Flexibility and Extensibility

Vordel Application Gateway offers extensive flexibility beyond what is possible with Cisco AXG. Vordel Policy Studio is a drag-and-drop development environment that simplifies policy development and maintenance using flow chart style visualization and intuitive Circuit metaphor. Vordel supports extension and automation using the popular JavaScript, Groovy, and Ant. Vordel does not require hard-to-find and expensive XSLT and WS-Policy experts to build integrations and maintain policies.

Comprehensive And Advanced Reporting

As with Cisco AXG, Vordel Application Gateway features easy-to-use administration interface for full transaction monitoring, tracing, and debugging. In addition, Vordel offers out-of-the-box reports that help you gain visibility and understanding into the performance and quality of your operations. Vordel's reporting architecture provides the flexibility to capture the data you need, while keeping the data highly accessible and secure. With Vordel you can better understand who are using the services and how the services are being used, so you can better control, protect, and deliver your services.

Extensive Integration and Standards Support

In recent years, Cisco AXG lagged in supporting third-party technologies and open standards. In contrast, Vordel offers the broadest and deepest out-of-the-box integrations for leading identity management, SOA, application infrastructure, and system management products. Vordel also support the latest security and integration standards, such as SAML, XACML, WS-Policy, and OAuth.

Software and Hardware Form Factors

Vordel Application Gateway is available in a hardware appliance that is harden and FIPS certified for secured deployment in the DMZ or behind the firewall. The Gateway is also available as software natively deployed on Windows, Linux, and Solaris. To support enterprise virtualization and Cloud strategies, the Gateway is also available as virtual appliance on VMware, Oracle, and Amazon EC2. Vordel Application Gateway does not rely on any proprietary hardware, so it delivers the same wire speed performance in any form factor.