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Sonoa Systems, Inc., an innovative provider of appliances that offer simplicity,
control and performance in Web 2.0 environments, has announced that it is
working with IBM to provide the Info 2.0 Appliance, the first integrated
offering which allows non-technical users to build new Web 2.0 applications
while providing IT departments with enterprise-level control.
The Info 2.0 Appliance, which will be offered with the IBM Mashup Starter Kit, offers
users quick, flexible access to web, intranet and corporate data to create
enterprise mashups without compromising existing internal security
policies.
Web 2.0 has led to a growing need for enterprise mashups -- web
application hybrids that contain data and functionality from both internal
and external sources. This includes conventional business data as well as
public and personal, structured and unstructured information available to
non-technical users, making it difficult for IT departments to respond to
rapidly changing business requirements.
"The adoption of Web 2.0 technologies for the enterprise unleashes the
power of information as a strategic asset," stated Arvind Krishna, vice
president of Databases, Servers and IM Development Information Management
for the IBM Software Group. "With the Info 2.0 Appliance, IBM's mashup
software is combined with Sonoa Systems' technology to ensure that business
users are creating Web 2.0 applications within a secure, efficient and
scalable environment."
Utilizing the combined offerings from IBM and Sonoa Systems, users can
combine information in new and innovative ways while ensuring that IT
operations maintain enterprise-level control over governance policies and
regulations. This allows all types of information to be extended and used
as a service, and delivered to the people and applications that need it. In
addition, providing these capabilities in an appliance form eliminates the
cost and complexity of purchasing, integrating, and maintaining multiple
software components hosted on multiple servers, thereby reducing the total
cost of ownership.
"Sonoa Systems is focused on bringing the creativity of Web 2.0 to the
enterprise while providing IT operational control," said Sonoa Systems CEO,
Chet Kapoor. " IBM's work with Sonoa Systems as it's development partner
for Info 2.0 validates not only the opportunity in this market, but also
the success of Sonoa Systems' technology meeting the most advanced needs of
enterprise customers."
About the Info 2.0 Appliance
The Info 2.0 Appliance gives IT operations the control they need to
balance the creativity unleashed by the IBM Mashup Starter Kit. It utilizes
a proxy-service approach to provide a centralized, consistent point of
control that deploys rapidly and delivers high-performance capabilities.
With no coding required, even non-technical users can immediately provision
applications with easy-to-use configuration tools for rapid deployment. And
it employs Sonoa Systems' hardware acceleration technology to deliver
networking-level performance and throughput.
Sonoa Systems provides a single control point for IT to enforce
security and operational policies, including:
- Authentication, authorization, data protection, and credential mapping
- Governance, logging, auditing, and compliance enforcement
- SLA monitoring, rate limiting, load balancing and content-based routing
- Fault isolation and management
About the IBM Mashup Starter Kit
A technology preview of the IBM Mashup Starter Kit with the enhanced
version of QEDWiki is available for download now on alphaWorks, IBM's
online community for early adopters. Please visit
http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/ibmmsk to download.
About Sonoa Systems
Sonoa Systems is an innovative provider of appliances that offer
simplicity, control and performance in Web 2.0 environments. Sonoa Systems
has in-depth software, networking and Internet expertise and a proven track
record of success in both early stage and public companies. For more
information, contact sales@sonoasystems.com or visit http://www.sonoasystems.com.
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