Government Overview

Layer 7 Technologies is a leading vendor of standards-based, FIPS certified XML security and networking solutions for Government use. The Layer 7 suite of XML appliances and trusted software products address a broad range of performance, security, lifecycle, mediation, SLA and governance challenges inherent in employing Web services in service-centric integration architectures (i.e. SOA), eGov portal initiatives (including Web 2.0 projects) and enablement of net-centric operations. Innovations include:

• Hardware acceleration of XML processing and cryptography
• Standards based WS-Policy oriented configuration and WS-Security Policy provisioning
• Software options for projects requiring software-only option
• Advanced identity functionality including support for SAML, Kerberos and X.509 and leading SSO products from Sun, Oracle, RSA, CA, IBM and MS
• Demonstrated interoperability across all of WS-Security, WS-SecureConversation, WS-SecurityPolicy, WS-Policy, WS-SecureExchange and WS-I BSP SOA security standards
• Integrated PKI cert provisioning and management for machine-to-machine SOA
• Integration with market leading Hardware Security Module vendor Safenet
• Integration with leading SOA registry products from vendors like HP / Systinet, WebMethods / Infravio and Fujitsu
• ESB and MOM support for vendors including BEA, WebMethods, Tibco, Oracle, Sun and IBM

Layer 7 Technologies employs government specific sales and sales support staff for efforts involving the US and Canadian Government. In the US, the Layer 7 sales team is led by SOA veteran Jim Rice formerly of Sun, Amberpoint and GT software. The technical solutions team is lead by Adam Vincent, formerly of The MITRE Corporation where he specialized in Security around XML, SOA, and Net-Centric Information Sharing. To better support classified programs in the US, members of the Layer 7 federal team hold US security clearances up to the TS/SCI level. Layer 7 appliance products offer FIPS certified crypto and the XML Networking Gateway is currently undergoing Common Criteria level 4+ certification. The full complement of SecureSpan XML appliances are available through government resellers in the US, Canada, and Internationally.