Layer 7 Technologies Named Finalist in Business Software for 2011 CODiE Awards.

Only SOA Security and Gateway Vendor Named Finalist in Best Web Services Solution Category by SIIA Judges

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Layer 7 Technologies, the leader in Gateways for service-oriented integration, cloud connectivity and Web-to-mobile information sharing, announced today that the SecureSpan Suite for Web Services and SOA has been selected as a finalist in the 2011 CODiE Awards in Business Software for "Best Web Services Solution."

Layer 7 was one of four finalists chosen, and is the only XML Gateway or Web service management product to be named in the Business Software categories. The one hundred thirty-one CODiE Award finalists in the 26 Business Software categories were selected from nearly 400 nominated products, which underwent an extensive review by judges via live demonstration, trial product access and analysis of product documentation. The full list of finalists is available at http://www.siia.net/codies/2011/finalist_list.asp.

"The CODiEs are widely considered to be a competitive and esteemed awards program in the industry and we are pleased our SecureSpan Suite was selected as a finalist in the 'Web Services Solution' category," said Dimitri Sirota, co-founder of Layer 7 Technologies. "We appreciate the opportunity to showcase our industry-leading cloud and Web connectivity and information-sharing solution at a time when secure integration is a top-of-mind concern for businesses."

"We are pleased to have such a diverse range of companies and products as finalists this year," said Rhianna Collier, vice president of the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) Software Division. "The competition is always tough and it reflects the level of innovation across a wide range of companies in this industry. The growth in participation certainly mirrors what we are seeing as priorities in the business software market - especially the need for effective integration of applications and demand for powerful security solutions."

The CODiE Awards are conducted by the SIIA as a way to showcase the industry's finest products and to honor excellence in corporate achievement. Winners in each category will be determined after a vote by the membership and announced on Wednesday, May 25th at the CODiE Awards Luncheon, to be held as part of the SIIA All About Cloud conference.

About Layer 7 Technologies

Layer 7 Technologies helps organizations secure and govern integrations that span the Internet and cloud. Through its award-winning line of SecureSpan SOA Gateways and CloudSpan Cloud Brokers, Layer 7 gives enterprises the ability to control identity, data security, SLA and visibility requirements for sharing application data and functionality across organizational boundaries. With more than 100 customers spanning six continents, Layer 7 supports the most demanding commercial and government organizations. Layer 7 solutions are FIPS compliant, STIG vulnerability tested and have met Common Criteria EAL4+ security assurance.

About the CODiE Awards

The CODiE Awards, originally called the Excellence in Software Awards, were established in 1986 by the Software Publishers Association (SPA), now SIIA, so that pioneers of the then-nascent software industry could evaluate and honor each other's work. Since then, the CODiE Awards program has carried out the same purpose -- to showcase the software and information industry's finest products and services and to honor excellence in corporate achievement.