WebSphere DataPower gateway appliances are uniquely positioned to act as security and integration gateways for a full range of web, mobile, API, SOA, B2B, and cloud workloads in a single, highly security-enhanced, highly consumable, DMZ-ready appliance.

Version 6.0 features and enhancements:

• Functionality to rapidly enable security, control, integration, and optimized access to web, mobile, and API workloads.

• API gateway functionality for IBM API Management V2.0 solution.

• Mobile web traffic security for IBM Worklight: Easy-to-use authentication integration for Worklight platform.

• Front-end proxy for WebSphere Application Server: Embedded, on- demand router functionality for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment environments.

• Local response caching and integration with DataPower XC10 Caching Appliance: Optimized application delivery with local response caching on the appliance and seamless integration with elastic caching XC10 appliances.

• Enhanced value for System z: Integration capabilities between DataPower and IMS that allow IMS transactions to easily consume external web services and remote applications to easily consume IMS data as a service.

• Pattern-based configurations: Intuitive and easy-to-use tool for creating and deploying common DataPower configuration patterns.

WebSphere DataPower Service Gateway XG45 and WebSphere DataPower Integration Appliance XI52

WebSphere DataPower Service Gateway XG45 and WebSphere DataPower Integration Appliance XI52 are available as virtual editions to run in VMware hypervisor environments. These virtual editions are designed to provide industry-leading workload security, optimization, and integration functionality similar to the corresponding physical appliance models.

Each WebSphere DataPower virtual edition appliance is powered by a purpose-built platform including an embedded, optimized DataPower Operating System.

IBM WebSphere DataPower Service Gateway XG45 and WebSphere DataPower Integration Appliance XI52 virtual editions that run in a VMware hypervisor on x86 architecture are available for use with:

• IBM PureApplication System W1500
• IBM Workload Deployer V3.1

• IBM WebSphere DataPower Service Gateway XG45 Virtual Edition V6.0.0 (5725-J90)
• IBM WebSphere DataPower Integration Appliance XI52 Virtual Edition V6.0.0 (5725-J91)

IBM WebSphere DataPower Appliances extend industry-leading, service-oriented architecture (SOA), and business-to-business (B2B), security, control, optimization, and integration capabilities to web, mobile, and API workloads.

DataPower Appliances firmware V6.0:

• Helps reduce infrastructure complexity and lowers total cost of ownership for security and integration gateway solutions.

• Provides API gateway functionality for the IBM API Management V2.0 solution.

• Provides easy-to-use, security-enhanced integration with Worklight.

• Enables operational agility for WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment environments.

• Helps improve application user experience with fast, more consistent response times and reduces the load on backend systems.

• Enhances integration with IMS systems by helping to reduce CPU consumption for System z.

• Helps provide fast time to value and improved developer productivity with configuration-pattern-authoring and deployment support.

WebSphere DataPower Service Gateway XG45 and WebSphere DataPower Integration Appliance XI52

WebSphere DataPower Service Gateway XG45 and WebSphere DataPower Integration Appliance XI52 virtual editions deliver the following capabilities:

• A flexible, cost-effective choice for non-production environments

• All virtual edition optional features included free for non- production environments

• A production solution for environments not suitable for physical appliance deployment

• Seamless configuration migration between DataPower physical and virtual appliances

• Ability to use virtual appliances for development and test environments and physical appliances for staging, production, and disaster recovery