DataPower First to Demonstrate Full Compliance with HTTP for XML-Aware Networking Devices.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 2003

DataPower's Web Services Security and XML Acceleration Devices

First to Pass Stringent Co-Advisor Compliance Testing from The

Measurement Factory

DataPower Technology, Inc., the leading provider of intelligent XML-Aware Network (XAN) infrastructure, today announced that the DataPower XS40 XML Security Gateway(TM) and DataPower XA35 XML Accelerator(TM) devices successfully passed all applicable Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) /1.1 compliance tests offered by the Co-Advisor suite. Co-Advisor is a protocol compliance and robustness test suite developed by The Measurement Factory, Inc. and is the first and only HTTP/1.1 compliance suite in general availability. With this testing DataPower further demonstrates its leadership and commitment for pragmatic adoption of XML and Web Service applications through its interoperability testing. With this HTTP compliance, DataPower ensures customers that its XAN devices meet the standard for transparent operation within real-world heterogeneous networks for Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) and Extensible XML communications over HTTP.

"DataPower's rich history for interoperability and pragmatic approaches to XML adoption can easily be seen in XSLTMark, the industry's first open XSLT benchmark, as well as our activity in leading standard organizations, chairing OASIS XSLT/XPath Conformance TC, our work with the W3C's WS-Security specification and WS-I's Basic Profile for instance. DataPower makes these efforts such a high priority because customers expect flawless operation from our solutions, including handling of HTTP transactions," said Eugene Kuznetsov, chairman and CTO at DataPower Technology Inc. "Passing the Co-Advisor tests were tough, but the tool identified exactly what we needed to address our complete compliance and that has assisted in real-world applications and higher customer trust. We continue to use Co-Advisor test suite for daily regression tests that allows our engineers to move from endless minor bug fixing to maintaining HTTP compliance in a very systematic fashion for real-world deployments and our customers' benefit."

Alex Rousskov of The Measurement Factory added, "We are pleased to see that Co-Advisor has a direct impact on the reliability of DataPower's network devices within production networks. As a result of Co-Advisor testing, their customers know with certainty where DataPower's code stands for its HTTP compliance and this assurance sets DataPower's products apart."

HTTP compliance is critical to the transport of XML Web Service messaging via SOAP. SOAP messages are a simple and effective means for server to server communications regardless of operating systems and uses HTTP as the mechanism for information exchange. Since HTTP is installed and available for use by all major operating system platforms, HTTP and XML provide an already at-hand solution to the problem of how programs running under different operating systems in a network can communicate with easily with each other and, as such, is the basis for virtually all Web Service and XML applications.

DataPower's XS40 and XA35 products are the first XML-Aware Networking devices to pass all applicable Co-Advisor test cases. With its first-to-market delivery of XML-Aware Networking (XAN) devices, DataPower's patent-pending XG3(TM) technology - the fastest XML processing in the world - powers the DataPower XS40 XML Security Gateway(TM) and DataPower XA35 XML Accelerator(TM) that ensure unmatched security, performance, and manageability for Web Services and XML-based applications. With leading performance, feature support and minimal set-up time, the XS40 and XA35 provide immediate returns on XML investments as illustrated by leading companies including Hemscott Financial, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Leader, SAIC and RouteOne, a joint venture including DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Credit, Nissan, Bank of America, GMAC, and Toyota Financial Services.

Co-Advisor tests for formal HTTP/1.1 (RFC 2616) compliance and robustness. Co-Advisor is developed by The Measurement Factory, makers of unique protocol performance benchmarks and compliance test suites. Co-Advisor is the only vendor-neutral compliance suite, developed by an independent company with credibility for honest and unbiased testing tools. For details, see www.measurement-factory.com.

About DataPower Technology

DataPower Technology provides organizations with intelligent XML-Aware network infrastructure to ensure unparalleled performance, security and manageability of next-generation applications and XML Web Services. DataPower's patent-pending XML Generation Three (XG3(TM)) technology powers the industry's first wire-speed XML-aware networking devices that provide immediate return on technology investments while streamlining application deployments. Founded in 1999, DataPower is privately held and based in Cambridge, MA. Investors include Seed Capital Partners, Venrock Associates and Mobius Venture Capital. For more information about DataPower Technology, please contact 617-864-0455 or visit www.datapower.com.