New platform by WSO2

WSO2, the open source SOA company, announced the launch of the WSO2 Cloud Platform, the industry's most comprehensive platform for extending a service-oriented architecture (SOA) into cloud computing.

The new WSO2 Cloud Platform features a family of WSO2 Cloud Virtual Machines; WSO2 Cloud Connectors for enabling fast, secure cloud services; and the multi-tenant WSO2 Governance-as-a-Service.

SOA, through its loose coupling of applications, naturally complements cloud computing, with its loose coupling of hardware to software, to provide enterprises significant opportunities for increasing their agility, productivity and efficiency, said Dr. Sanjiva Weerawarana, founder and CEO of WSO2. With our new WSO2 Cloud Platform, IT professionals now have the comprehensive functionality to securely and effectively manage enterprise SOAs in the cloud along with the reliable high performance required to move from pilot to production.

All WSO2 Cloud Platform services are based on open software standards, and they support all applicable interoperable protocols, as well as relevant open data standards. Additionally, they allow users to take complete control of their data, ensuring that enterprises can protect and preserve their information.

WSO2 Cloud Virtual Machines All WSO2 SOA products are now available as WSO2 Cloud Virtual Machines running on the Amazon Elastic Computing Cloud (EC2) and also as VMWare ESX virtual machines.

The products provide IT developers the convenience of simple deployment and zero configuration, and the ability to automatically scale as the load increases. WSO2 Cloud Services Gateway (CSG) provides a managed, secure gateway between the cloud and services in the enterprise, effectively creating a secure tunnel into the enterprise from the cloud. Applications of WSO2 CSG include protecting APIs, providing a firewall for services, ensuring private data access, outsourcing computations, and offering security verification.