Forrester Research has named Progress Actional as number one in SOA and Web Services Management in its October 2007 report, “The Forrester Wave™: Standalone SOA and Web Services Management Solutions, Q4 2007.”
Progress Software is a provider of leading application infrastructure software to develop, deploy, integrate and manage business applications.
According to a statement released, the report evaluated two key aspects of SOA management: core SOA management, focused on ensuring the performance and availability of SOA-based services; and overall SOA management which includes core SOA management as well as security, generalized policy management, and certain aspects of SOA governance.
“Particular strengths include visibility into service implementations, performance and availability management, alert and event specification, autoresponse features, core solution architecture, SDKs for customization, problem diagnostics, and process discovery,” wrote Randy Heffner, vice president and analyst at Forrester Research with regards to Progress’s evaluation.
In evaluating capabilities beyond core SOA management, Heffner noted “Progress’ solution adds a security product, giving the solution strong security functionality integrated into core SOA management…” and that “Particular strengths for extended SOA management include identity management integration, production governance, and custom policies oriented around business data.”
“We’re pleased that Forrester, by clearly segmenting the SOA Management space, has recognized that buyers should be able to easily evaluate and separately purchase products that target and solve only their most pressing needs,” said Dan Foody, vice president, Actional Products, Progress Software. |
