WebSphere DataPower Service Gateway XG45

The XG45 is a purpose-built hardware platform for rapid cloud and mobile services deployments, governance and light-weight integration, and edge of network security gateway.

Secure web services, applications, and data with optimized, customizable, scalable, and automated service visibility and governance. DataPower XG45 Appliance:

  • Provides front line defense for inbound and outbound traffic by acting as a web-facing application firewall and/or web services proxy
  • Offers web services security by performing critical security functions such as XML schema validation, XML encryption, XML signature, WS-Security and protects messages across the enterprise.
  • Helps achieve and maintain industry/regulatory compliance such as PCI compliance with robust data protection, policy enforcement, and auditing capabilities.
  • Easily signs, verifies, encrypts, and decrypts any content for superior authentication and authorization.
  • Enforces security standards with zero coding using configurable XML encryption, digital signatures, and OAuth.
  • Includes lightweight application Integration for additional application and/or database connectivity.
  • Provides centralized policy management, enhanced WebSphere Service Registry and Repository, and ITCAM integration for better service governance and SLA management.
  • Higher TCO and enhanced performance with next-generation XML acceleration and 10 gigabit Ethernet, extended memory support for large messages and optimized load distribution with the option for Application Optimization (AO).
  • Decreases cost by enabling self-load balancing: AO is designed to front-load balance DataPower throughout a cluster of appropriately configured the appliances by “self-load balancing” – eliminating the need for additional front end load balancers
  • Helps simplify industry-specific implementation with industry pack support for standards such as healthcare (HL7, and X12), and supply chain (EDIFACT).
  • WebSphere DataPower Integration Appliance XG45 Virtual Edition: This appliance is now available as a virtual edition to run in VMware hypervisor environments. Powered by a purpose-built platform including an embedded, optimized DataPower Operating System, the virtual edition appliance is designed to provide industry-leading workload functionality similar to the corresponding physical appliance.