User:Sam.macklin/Layer 7 Technologies

Layer 7 Technologies is an international technology company focused on API security and governance solutions for service-oriented architecture (SOA), web applications and cloud computing. Layer 7 produces XML appliances, SOA gateways and API management products that facilitate control of data security and access.

In addition its SecureSpan range of XML gateways for SOA, Layer 7 also offers the CloudSpan range of gateways for cloud security and governance.

While the SOA gateway market is led by products from large corporations (such as IBM's Datapower), Layer 7 has been called an "aggressive (player) in the XML security gateway area".

History
Layer 7 was co-founded in May 2003 by Toufic Boubez, Lonny McLean and Dimitri Sirota.

Timeline

 * May 2003 – Founded in Vancouver, BC, Canada
 * Late 2004 - Launch of first product
 * January 2008 - Recognized in Gartner's 2007 Magic Quadrant for Integrated SOA
 * June 2008 - SecureSpan XML networking gateway nominated for Best Security Solution in SYS-CON's SOA World Magazine Readers' Choice Awards
 * June 2009 - SecureSpan Virtual Appliance released
 * Funding announcements