Rutrell Yasin on "what to look for in a SOA App Gateway"

Rutrell Yasin at Government Computer News covers the new "Forrester Wave^TM: SOA Application Gateways, Q4 2011" report in his article on "what to look for in a SOA App Gateway". I'm pleased to say that Vordel is positioned as a "Leader" in this Forrester report. What is a "Leader" in this context? Well, Leaders were recognized for their "wide-ranging support for message formats and protocols (including FTP) and strong content transformation features", plus "attack protection and trust enablement security features". Forrester recognized Vordel as a leader whose "… offering is strong overall …with a good global presence … and customer references [that] expressed strong satisfaction with the company and the product." The report also mentioned Vordel's important partnership with Oracle.

I worked opposite Forrester on this evaluation, and I was very impressed with how hands-on Randy Heffner and his team were. I know people can be cynical about analyst reports, but certainly in this case the products were examined in great detail, including hours devoted to show-and-tell product demo. A very valuable exercise for all involved: analysts, vendors, and customers.