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Layer 7 Technologies is an international technology company focused on API security and governance solutions for service-oriented architecture (SOA), web applications and cloud computing. Layer 7 produces XML appliances, SOA gateways and API management products that facilitate control of data security and access.

In addition its SecureSpan range of XML gateways for SOA, Layer 7 also offers the CloudSpan range of gateways for cloud security and governance.[1]

While the SOA gateway market is led by products from large corporations (such as IBM's Datapower), Layer 7 has been called an "aggressive (player) in the XML security gateway area".[2]

History

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Layer 7 was co-founded in May 2003 by Toufic Boubez, Lonny McLean and Dimitri Sirota.

Timeline

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  • May 2003 – Founded in Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • Late 2004 - Launch of first product
  • January 2008 - Recognized in Gartner's 2007 Magic Quadrant for Integrated SOA[3]
  • June 2008 - SecureSpan XML networking gateway nominated for Best Security Solution in SYS-CON's SOA World Magazine Readers' Choice Awards[4]
  • June 2009 - SecureSpan Virtual Appliance released[5]
  • Funding announcements

See Also

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  • API Management
  • Cloud Broker
  • SOA Gateway
  • XML appliance

References

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  1. ^ Layer 7 Technologies Security in the Cloud, ZDNet, July 30, 2009
  2. ^ Pieczkowski, Erik. "Rolling Review: Layer 7 SecureSpan XML Networking Gateway". InformationWeek.
  3. ^ "Layer 7 Technologies Positioned as Visionary in 2007 Magic Quadrant for Integrated SOA". Reuters.
  4. ^ "Layer 7 Nominated for SYS-CON's "SOA World Magazine Readers' Choice Awards"". SOA World.
  5. ^ Wauters, Robin. "Layer 7 Release SecureSpan Virtual Appliance for Cloud Governance". Virtualization.com.

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