Vordel makes world's first Web Services security and stress test tool free!
Vordel SOAPbox for Web Service performance and security testing now available for free

Dublin August 4, 2009 - Vordel, the XML network management company, today announced that its hugely popular Web Service security and stress test tool, Vordel SOAPbox will be available for free as of today. Already in use by thousands of developers in public and private sector institutions around the world, Vordel SOAPbox enables organizations to test the performance, compliance and security of their Web Services for free.

To coincide with the free release, Vordel has extended the functionality of the product to allow users assess the performance, compliance and security of Web APIs such as Google and Bing, Web Services, REST interfaces and JMS queues. Using SOAPbox to simulate client usage of a Service, the enterprise can quickly identify performance and security problems and resolve them early on in the service lifecycle.

Hugh Carroll, VP Marketing at Vordel said, "SOAPbox is the market-leading tool for testing Web Services, with thousands of users worldwide. Whether testing a corporate .NET or J2EE service, learning about XML and WS-* security standards, or experimenting with public APIs like Google and Bing, SOAPbox is the tool of choice. The latest version is more easy to use than ever, includes stress testing, and best of all it is free."

Examples of Vordel SOAPbox functionality includes:

Security Testing

• Run standard attack vectors for penetration testing
• Simple Graphical Keystore
• Add or Remove Security Tokens
• Kerberos & SSL support
• Test SOAP Attachments
• Test Federated Identity deployments

Performance Testing

• Simulate messages per second, message size, message complexity and the load on other services
• Automated Performance Testing
• Traffic simulation to test your application infrastructure
• Sample SOAP messages
• Automated Regression Testing
• Automated Stress Testing
• Test Suite Generation based on WSDL

Integration Testing

• Advanced Web Services standards used by AXIS, Metro and .NET Framework supported
• Test APIs from Google, Bing and others
• Test Federated Identity deployments
• Multiple transport protocols supported
• Generate SAML requests to Test Federated Identity deployments
• Place a digitally signed message onto a JMS queue
• Simulate a browser connecting to an SSL-enabled web server
• Create Kerberos tickets used for integration with Microsoft Active Directory.

About Vordel

Vordel is an XML network management company that provides high performance, enterprise-level hardware and software products to enable enterprises confidently deploy SOA and Cloud-llinked applications. Vordel accelerates, manages and protects XML applications to enable enterprises govern their Web Service usage and ensure service performance. Vordel customers include Allianz, Badenia, British American Tobacco, Ericsson, European Union, Fortis, Mazda, Telefonica, Telecom Italia Mobile, and Government agencies in the US and worldwide.

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