Vancouver's own Strangeloop Networks and Layer 7 Technologies have both been named as "cool vendors" in Gartner's 2008 Cool Vendors Report. Strangeloop was recognized as a cool vendor in emerging technologies, while Layer 7 received a nod for SOA Governance. The awards highlight companies that solve specialized business problems or create new market opportunities, and Strangeloop's AS1000 net appliance, which optimizes web applications designed for the Microsoft ASP.NET network, certainly fits the bill. Ditto to Layer 7's ability to provide flexible gateways for defining, managing and enforcing policy-based governance policies within SOA.
Strangeloop designs, builds, installs, and supports hardware and software solutions that accelerate the performance of websites and web-based... [more]
Layer 7 Technologies is a leading services governance vendor whose turnkey solutions feature sophisticated runtime governance, agent-less Web... [more]
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Warren Frey is a writer, editor, blogger and podcaster based out of Vancouver, BC. After working for six years in the Canadian broadcasting industry, he switched to print and has since covered varied assignments from plumbing conferences to star-studded film galas. But he’s never lost his love for the internet and interactive media, from his teens...[more]
