BELMONT, Calif. and BOSTON, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Reactivity, a leader
in delivering instant and sustainable XML Web services security
solutions, and Mindreef, Inc., the leading provider of Web services
diagnostics technology, today announced a partnership to offer a free,
co-branded version of Mindreef's new SOAPscope Lite, a focused
functionality version of the industry's first Web Services Diagnostics
System. Available now from the Reactivity Web site at www.reactivity.com,
the SOAPscope 'Lite' tool enables application architects, security
analysts and IT operations staff to easily detect rogue Web services on
a network and get their Web services applications up and running more
quickly by capturing and revealing the content of XML and SOAP messages.
Identifying and interpreting XML Web services traffic is key to
policing rogue Web services as well as identifying issues with existing
XML Web services that may be creating security risks or slowing
application performance or delivery. XML Web services can expose an
organization to potentially serious security risks and liability
because they directly expose core application logic. Even seemingly
innocuous applications with exposed Web services, such as an inventory
tracking system, can provide a gateway to confidential information
stored in backend databases and jeopardize other critical
infrastructure components.
"Nobody knows how serious a problem unauthorized XML and SOAP traffic
will become, but our extensive customer experience with real-world Web
services deployments indicates it has the potential to be large," said
John Lilly, vice president and CTO at Reactivity. "Organizations should
be prepared to act quickly when a problem occurs, and by partnering
with Mindreef, we are ensuring our customers and others have the tools
they need to effectively police their networks and identify issues
beyond security and interoperability."
The Reactivity XML Firewall™ provides extensive audit and message logs
and integrated SNMP and SMTP alerts that enable developers, security
architects and network operators to instantly identify and rapidly
resolve XML Web services security and interoperability issues. Using
these advanced administrative tools, Security architects can better
understand exception rates and interoperability issues.
SOAPscope provides unique views which makes it easy to see and
understand the content of SOAP messages and how SOAP communication is
behaving. It provides a sniffer-based logger and intelligent viewer for
SOAP-based Web services, enabling users to quickly track and
troubleshoot problems such as errant data, or performance and
interoperability issues.
"We're excited to be working with Reactivity to provide the Web
services community with a powerful tool to help root out rogue Web
services and make deploying Web services easier," said Jim Moskun,
co-founder of Mindreef. "SOAPscope Lite's zero-admin deployment,
non-invasive logging, Web services protocol awareness and ease of use
make it the Web services logging and viewing tool of choice for
tracking and troubleshooting problems such as errant data, performance
issues and interoperability issues."
About Mindreef
Mindreef is delivering the industry's first comprehensive Web Services
Diagnostics system, enabling application developers, service
developers, testers and support staff to address the problem-solving
challenges of distributed applications. Mindreef is a private company,
venture backed by Kodiak Venture Partners. For more information, visit www.mindreef.com or call Scott Gagnon at Mindreef, 603-465-2204.
About Reactivity
Reactivity delivers instant Web services security with the only proven,
high-performance, manageable security solution for XML-based Web
services. Reactivity's XML Firewall(TM) expedites the development and
deployment of secure enterprise-class Web services for internal and
external customers. The Reactivity XML Firewall scales to meet the
needs of the large enterprise systems, integrates with existing
infrastructure and provides high-availability security and operational
functionality. Reactivity serves Global 2000 enterprises leveraging Web
services to interact with customers and partners, increase revenues,
and lower critical integration effort costs. The company is venture
funded by Accel Partners, Austin Ventures, Diamondhead Ventures and
JK&B Capital. Reactivity is located in Belmont, California, and can
be reached at www.reactivity.com, 650-551-7800 or info@reactivity.com.
NOTE: Reactivity XML Firewall is a trademark of Reactivity, Inc. All
other products and services mentioned are trademarks of their
respective companies.
