Aug, 2002 : F5 Joins Web Services Interoperability Organization

📅 August 20, 2002 - Internet traffic management (ITM) solution developer F5 Networks Inc. (F5.com -> hostinger.com) announced on Monday that it has become the first ITM vendor to join the Web Services Interoperability Organization (WS-I) to help influence emerging standards for Web services.

F5 says it shares WS-I's vision of promoting open standards for Web services interoperability, and that its ITM products are Web services-enabled via F5's open iControl application programming interface.
"We're excited to have F5 Networks join WS-I and welcome their participation in the various working groups," said Tom Glover, chairman of WS-I. "The goal of true interoperability can only be achieved with the participation of companies from a diverse set of industries. F5's participation will help to ensure that the deliverables WS-I produce will meet the real-world interoperability needs of businesses."
F5 networks says network devices will play a critical role in the deployment of Web services, allowing the application and network to work in concert to avoid challenges in availability, scalability and security. F5 says its devices allow applications and Web services to influence the behavior of the network through its iControl architecture and API, accessible through SOAP/XML and COBRA interfaces.

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