An upgrade to WebSphere DataPower XML Security Gateway is being introduced for hardware-based security for XML and Web services. REST (Representational State Transfer) Web services are supported.

Also being enhanced is IBM Information Server, which enables information to be provided as reusable services.

The company also is offering such professional services as SOA Design, Development, and Integration Services.

SOA configurations are being unveiled to reduce deployment times when reusing legacy and packaged applications in SOA. Configurations provide best practices and implementation guides to address SOA challenges, IBM said. SOA Security and Management configurations include patterns for building infrastructure for secure SOA, accounting for threat protection, service level management, and service lifecycle management.

IBM is introducing Optim, featuring facilities to support data governance for SOA. Optim includes software gained through the company's Princeton Softech acquisition. With Optim, data is managed at the business record level. The business context of information is managed in an SOA environment. Confidential data is safeguarded for privacy.

Additionally, IBM is updating professional services and tools to support SOA governance. Products include WebSphere Service Registry and Repository, Rational Asset Manager, Rational Tester for SOA Quality and Rational Performance Tester extension for SOA Quality. Customers can use these tools to manage services, assets and processes.