DataPower

DataPower is a product division within IBM that produces XML appliances for processing XML messages as well as any-to-any legacy message transformation (flat files, Cobol, text, etc.). DataPower created network devices to perform XML processing, integrated application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) designed to accelerate XML processing into products, and implement a broad XML-aware & application-oriented networking strategy.

DataPower was recognized early as an innovator in XML processing which is a critical element of service-oriented architecture (SOA).

DataPower was a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based manufacturer of network devices acquired by IBM in 2005.

DataPower History

DataPower was founded in early 1999 by Eugene Kuznetsov, a technology expert who foresaw the explosion of server-to-server connectivity and its effect on enterprise networks. Kuznetsov assembled a team of M.I.T. engineers with a background in software-based acceleration to design the industry's first hardware solutions to address the unique requirements for securely processing XML traffic. In 2001 the company developed XML Generation Three (XG3) for secure XML processing.

Timeline

• March 1999 - Founded in Cambridge, MA
• April 2002 - Cheng Wu joins board of directors
• July 8, 2002 - secures $9.5M in venture funding
• August 26, 2002 - Delivers first network device
• January 2003 - XS40 XML Security Gateway announced
• April 2003 - Jim Ricotta appointed CEO
• July 2004 - XI50 Integration Appliance announced
• October 2005 - Acquired by IBM

See also

• XML appliance
• Sarvega
• XSLT
• WS-Security

External links

• IBM DataPower page
• IBM DataPower 1 Year Later
• Interview with Eugene Kuznetsov, Founder, President and CTO of DataPower Technology Inc., 24 January 2003
• InfoWorld Top 25 CTO: Eugene Kuznetsov April 11, 2005
• WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliance performance tuning
• IBM's Official DataPower User Forum
• DataPower User Forum

Books

• IBM WebSphere DataPower Appliance Handbook