IBM WebSphere DataPower
XA35 XML Accelerator
IBM WebSphere DataPower XA35 XML Accelerator is a 1U (1.75" thick) rack-mountable network device powered by unique, purpose-built technology which combines the XML processing power of multiple servers in a single network device.
The XA35 off-loads heavy lifting from general purpose servers by processing XML, XSD, XPath, and XSLT at wirespeed. It can be used in two configurations, inline with an application to perform transformations prior to application processing, or in coprocessor mode to perform the processing that would previously have been performed in software.
The flexibility of the XA35 allows it to be installed in any number of different locations within the enterprise to off-load Web and application servers from the arduous task of XML processing.
Features include:
- Dynamic content generation
On demand publishing, wireless device support, and content syndication are all applications in which the XA35 provides transformation of XML into any format without requiring expensive and unwieldy infrastructure.
- Enable high-performance portals
XML Web services are the standard for the integration of disparate data sets and applications into portal applications. In these environments the XA35 can boost the number of transactions per second while helping to lower the overall cost and complexity of portal applications.
- Enable data and forms processing
Enterprises increasingly aggregate information from a number of sources, including telephone data entry, facsimile, online form submission, and manual data entry. Using XML and XSLT, enterprises can automate forms processing and normalize data received from any number of sources.
- Wirespeed performance
The purpose-built message processing engine delivers wirespeed performance for both XML to XML and XML to HTML transformations with increased throughput and decreased latency.
- Ease of use
The XA35 provides drop-in acceleration with virtually no changes to the network or application software.
- Reduced infrastructure costs
The XA35 fully parses, processes, and transforms XML with wirespeed performance and scalability to help reduce the need for stacks of servers.
- Lower development costs
The XA35 enables multiple applications to leverage a single, uniformed XML processing layer for all XML processing needs.
- Intelligent XML processing
The XA35 supports XML routing, XML pipeline processing, XML compression, XML/XSL caching, as well as other intelligent processing capabilities to help manage XML traffic.
- Advanced management
The XA35 provides real-time visibility into critical XML statistics such as throughput, transaction counts, errors, and other processing statistics.
- Broad management interface support
The XA35 includes WSDM, WSDL-based policy creation, Eclipse/WebSphere Application Studio, command line interface, SNMP, and SOAP management.
Business Benefit:
- Reliable service delivery through improved throughput and delivery times. The XA35 reduces user abandonment by delivering unmatched wirespeed performance
- Increased ROI through the delivery of swift, reliable XML web services
- Assured performance with reduced cost and complexity. The XA35 has the power of ten servers in a single 1U rack-mountable network device
- Enhanced business and increasing offerings through advanced application support – enabling the most complex enterprise applications
- Reduced pilot to project times through a standards compliant shared XML infrastructure
- Easy installation lowers the cost of ownership and reduces deployment costs
- Guaranteed availability and reliability with no hard-disks or other failure-prone components. Also supports integrated device failover and scalability for surges in user traffic