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Axway Certified by the U.S. Government for Data Security.


FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) A series of publications issed by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that specifies information security guidelines for federal government departments and agencies.  Certification Further Strengthens B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G.

B2B - business to business
 Data Security for Synchrony synchrony /syn·chro·ny/ (-krah-ne) the occurrence of two events simultaneously or with a fixed time interval between them.

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PHOENIX -- Axway, the Business Interaction Networks company, today announced that the latest release of the Synchrony[TM] Framework has achieved the U.S. government's Federal Information Processing Standards (standard) Federal Information Processing Standards - (FIPS) United States Government technical standards published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).  (FIPS) 140-2 Level 1 certification. This FIPS certification brings the benchmark government data security standard to Synchrony-powered business-to-business (B2B) transactions and solutions. Synchrony improves managed file transfer A managed file transfer (MFT) application is a software product that provides organizations with a holistic solution to their file transfer needs. The responsibilities of a MFT suite include securing the data by encrypting the transmission channel or the data itself, managing , B2B orchestration and visibility for real-time business interactions via a service-oriented architecture See SOA.  (SOA (1) (Start Of Authority) The first record in a DNS zone file. See DNS records.

(2) (Service Oriented Architecture) The modularization of business functions for greater flexibility and reusability.
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Synchrony received its FIPS 140-2 Level 1 certification from the National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institute of Standards and Technology, governmental agency within the U.S. Dept. of Commerce with the mission of "working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards" in the national interest.  (NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington, DC, www.nist.gov) The standards-defining agency of the U.S. government, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. It is one of three agencies that fall under the Technology Administration (www.technology. ). Recognized globally as a leading cryptographic security standard, this certification is used to accredit to attribute something to him; as, Mr. Clay was accredited with these views; they accredit him with a wise saying s>.

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 cryptographic modules in technologies deployed at U.S. government departments and regulated industries handling sensitive information.

"As collaboration grows globally between private organizations and government entities, so does the risk of exposing sensitive B2B communications," said Joe Fisher, senior vice president, product and solutions marketing, Axway. "Earning one of the most stringent data security certifications globally demonstrates Axway's commitment to bringing the highest levels of data security to business interaction networks."

The latest release of Synchrony also features: an enhanced and collaborative Web 2.0 user experience for monitoring; new Eclipse-based mapping services for mapping and map simulation; expanded Web services and Web services security; and enhanced event management for approving, editing and resubmitting business events based on roles and workflow.

Web 2.0-based User Experience

Synchrony Sentinel now features significant end user enhancements with a completely refreshed Web 2.0 based user experience. Leveraging Adobe's Flex technology, Synchrony Sentinel's Web 2.0 user experience provides collaborative Internet- and/or intranet-based access to Synchrony Sentinel. Sentinel's improved monitoring and reporting capabilities offer new levels of efficiency for end users in managing exceptions in business operations and business processes across all interaction patterns. Collaboration between internal and external information customers brings efficiency in managing today's real time multi-enterprise interactions.

Eclipse-based Mapping Services

New Eclipse-based mapping services provide stand alone (no server connection required) mapping and testing for improved workflow in managing customer on boarding and customer changes. Services included are design (mapping and configuration), validation (test and simulation), integration (deployment) and documentation (for mappings, specific objects or complete flow).

Event Recycling

Interplay, a new Synchrony component for event recycling, provides services for approving, editing and resubmitting business events based on roles and workflow. Interplay powers Axway's Accounting Integration solution to secure financial processes and flows. With Axway's strong visibility and alerting, Interplay provides immediate alerts and indicates where data problems should be remedied, audited or approved.

For more information about Axway's Synchrony Framework, visit: http://axway.com/products/index.php

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About Axway

Axway is the Business Interaction Networks company - the only provider in the market today to manage, run, secure, and monitor all of your business interactions, including email, files, messaging, services, events, and processes. Serving over 11,000 organizations in more than 100 countries, Axway facilitates the multi-enterprise transactions, processes and integration that accelerate business by eliminating the barriers between vendors, customers, departments, partners and suppliers. Axway's comprehensive offerings include business-to-business integration, managed file transfer, secure email, business activity monitoring See BAM. , enterprise application integration, service-oriented architecture, business process management, track & trace and identity validation solutions. Axway provides professional and managed services, as well as cloud computing and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offerings. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, Axway's global presence spans 20 countries.
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