Forum Systems and Shearwater Solutions Sign Business Agreement to Offer XML and Web Services Security Solutions in Asia Pacific Market.SALT LAKE CITY -- Shearwater shearwater, common name for members of the family Procellariidae, gull-like sea birds related to the petrel and the albatross and including the fulmar. Shearwaters are found on unfrozen saltwaters all over the world, with 35 species in North America. Solutions and Forum Systems partner to meet expanding Web services and Service-Oriented Architecture (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. ) demand in Australia and New Zealand Forum Systems, Inc. and Shearwater Solutions today announced an agreement for Shearwater to distribute and resell Forum Systems' pioneering Web services security and XML networking products. Shearwater Solutions has selected the Forum SOA Security Suite to provide comprehensive vulnerability assessment, security management and XML acceleration for the financial services, government, healthcare and automotive industries. This agreement defines a multi-year strategic partnership between the two companies. As enterprises standardize on Web services and the principles of SOA, they must revisit their security strategy and implementation across enterprise. Information represented in the extensible Markup language See XML. (language, text) Extensible Markup Language - (XML) An initiative from the W3C defining an "extremely simple" dialect of SGML suitable for use on the World-Wide Web. http://w3.org/XML/. (XML) and the transactions that rely on Web services protocols Following is an outline of most of the protocols used to deliver Web services. The services prefixed with the "WS-" are often called the "WS protocols" or "WS* protocols." See Web services. are vulnerable because existing security mechanisms such as Secure Sockets Layer (networking, security) Secure Sockets Layer - (SSL) A protocol designed by Netscape Communications Corporation to provide secure communications over the Internet using asymmetric key encryption. , Web Single Sign-On and Basic Authentication cannot control the flow of loosely-coupled interactions. Intelligent security and networking intermediaries that can interpret XML messages and Web services communications are required to enforce enterprise policies such as message-level access control, content-based routing, content encryption, service-level agreements and service-oriented identity management. "The most important criteria in our evaluation of SOA solution providers were the security, performance and scalability capabilities of their products as well as the company's leadership in the SOA market space," stated Russell Deane, VP of Shearwater Solutions. "As a result of selecting Forum Systems, we will be deploying our first Forum SOA security product to customers within the month -- a testament to the opportunity we have here in Asia Pacific market. We will rely on Forum XWall as the network admission control solution for all our clients that are looking to use XML and Web Services." Forum Systems' solutions are known for their ability to integrate with disparate IT systems and applications, enabling customers to leverage existing infrastructure and make SOA implementations more cost effective. Shearwater will offer the award-winning Forum XWall Web Services Firewall and Forum Sentry SOA Gateway as well as the Forum VulCon Vulnerability Containment Service. Forum Systems is the leader in SOA and Web Services security solutions with the longest production experience in both government and commercial sectors: --First XML Firewall developed exclusively for network administrators --First threat alerting system supporting Web Services (www.vulcon.forumsys.com) --First on-line WS-I Basic Profile The WS-I Basic Profile (official abbreviation is BP), a specification from the Web Services Interoperability industry consortium (WS-I), provides interoperability guidance for core Web Services specifications such as SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI. Conformance testing tool (http://vulcon.forumsys.com:8081/xpose/) --First Web services security solution provider to offer both hardware and software --First 64-bit XML security appliance provider --Complete support for CA Unicenter WSDM WSDM Web Services Distributed Management WSDM Web Site Design Method 3.0, AmberPoint NanoAgent, Checkpoint ELA Integration, HP OpenView SOA Manager, Oracle Web Services Manager, CA SiteMinder, IBM Tivoli Access Manager The IBM Tivoli Access Manager enables the integration of Access Manager applications that provide a wide range of authorization and management solutions. It is sold as an integrated solution, this is one of many IBM products that provide an access control management solution that , Oracle COREid, RSA (1) (Rural Service Area) See MSA. (2) (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman) A highly secure cryptography method by RSA Security, Inc., Bedford, MA (www.rsa.com), a division of EMC Corporation since 2006. It uses a two-part key. ClearTrust and HP SelectAccess About Forum Systems Trustworthy, ubiquitous and robust Web Services can only be achieved by combining security controls that are proactive, always on and systematic. Forum Seamless Security Solutions Architecture (Forum S3A(TM)) is an adaptive approach to building security minded service-oriented applications and data-level networks using life-cycle solutions including vulnerability management, testing systems, firewalls and gateways. Forum products are available as software, PCI-card and appliance options and comply with government requirements including CheckPoint OPSEC (OPerations SECurity) The U.S. military term for concealing critical information as part of a counterintelligence plan. A form of "security by obscurity," OPSEC determines what information adversaries can obtain or piece together from observation and to provide measures for Certification, 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, Common Criteria EAL 4+ (in process) and JITC JITC Joint Interoperability Test Command (formerly Joint Interoperability Test Center) JITC Joint Interoperability Test Center (obsolete; now Joint Interoperability Test Command) DoD PKI Certification. Forum Systems is an active a member of OASIS and WS-I (Web Services Interoperability Organization, www.ws-i.org) A consortium founded by Microsoft, IBM, BEA Systems and Intel that is dedicated to the development of Web services. Its goals are to provide guidance and education, to promote interoperability and to ensure that Web services helping mature standards such as WS-I Basic Profiles, SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) An XML-based format from OASIS for exchanging security information for single sign-on. The "assertions" are statements from a SAML authority that authenticate a user, confirm some attribute about the individual and grant or and WS-Security. Customers can benefit from Forum technology that is bundled with market-leading products: Microsoft ISA Server 2004, NetContinuum NC-1000 WSE, Crossbeam Systems, Breach Security and Network Engines NS6300X. For more information on adaptive solutions for Web Services security please visit http://www.forumsys.com. Forum Systems, Inc. is the Leader in Web Services and SOA Security(TM) infrastructure with a comprehensive suite of XML acceleration, trust management and threat protection solutions for the automated Web. Forum Systems' flexible hardware, software and embedded products make vibrant business communications possible by actively protecting XML data and Web Services across networks and business boundaries. Forum's products have been chosen by over 150 Fortune 1000 industry leaders and are winners of Network Computing Magazine's Well-Connected 2006 and 2004 Awards and Product of the Year 2004 Award, Network Computing Magazine's Editor's Choice 2003 Award, Network Magazine's Product of the Year 2003 Award and most recently "Most Outstanding Product of the Year 2006" Well-Connected Award by CMP CMP (cytidine monophosphate): see cytosine. (1) (CMP Media LLC, Manhasset, NY, www.cmp.com) Part of United Business Media, CMP is a leading integrated media company that offers a wide variety of publications and services in the information Media. Forum XWall Web Services Firewall was also the industry's only XML Firewall selected by InfoWorld LEADERBOARD 2004. Visit Forum at http://www.forumsys.com/. About Shearwater Solutions Protecting and managing information assets are a critical requirement for organizations. Growing compliance, regulatory and business practices require information security developments focused on corporate objectives. Shearwater Solutions provides specialized information security solutions focusing on the Australian and New Zealand region. Solutions and services include all aspects of information security, specialised business consulting, and integrated solutions as well as managed and outsourcing services. Shearwater's clients include Federal, local and State government as well as financial services, manufacturing, health, telecommunication and retail enterprises. Shearwater partners with leading technology providers, has strong alliances internationally with SANS Institute and is a long standing supporter of the Australian Information Security Association The Australian Information Security Association (AISA) was originally formed in 1999 as the Information Security Interest Group (ISIG). It was incorporated in 2001 and changed its name to the current one in 2005. Branches exist in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane and Adelaide. . Shearwater is an endorsed supplier to Australian Federal Government. In achieving this Shearwater has demonstrated its commitment to adhere to current industry standards and agreed Australian government policies. Visit Shearwater at http://shearwater.com.au |
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