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and other functionalities can be offloaded from application platforms and software middleware to
the network to enable the advantages of a Service-Oriented Architecture.
SOA network appliances all provide routing, and generally provide basic acceleration and
security functionality. In addition to basic capabilities such as routing, acceleration, and security,
these devices also need to be able to be networked into an overall SOA solution. ese devices,
therefore, need to be able to interface with a SOA management solution, and support the latest
standards and certification requirements. is list is a broad classification of XML/SOA network
appliances.
11.13.4.1 Acceleration Appliances
Early in the introduction ...