Digital Evolution Changes Name; Becomes SOA Software

Digital Evolution Changes Name; Becomes 
SOA Software

New name reflects the company’s complete SOA Fabric 
solution

Santa Monica, Calif.—March 7, 2005—Effective today, Digital 
Evolution™, the leading provider of comprehensive SOA and Web services 
management, security and governance solutions, has changed its name to SOA 
Software™, with a new domain name of www.soa.com. The change was made to better 
reflect the company’s mission and ability to provide comprehensive products and 
services to help enterprises deploy, manage and secure Service-Oriented 
Architectures (SOAs).

"Service-Oriented Architecture has rapidly become 
an absolute requirement for most enterprises," said Ronald Schmelzer, senior 
analyst, ZapThink, LLC. "By making this name change, SOA Software has clearly 
shown their commitment to the market, its customers, and product excellence. We 
are excited to see the traction the company continues to get in the 
market."

SOA Software is helping the market accelerate the SOA deployment 
process through its SOA fabric solution that includes the Service Manager, 
Registry and XML VPN products. By enabling companies to manage and secure Web 
services and mitigate security policy enforcement challenges, SOA Software 
delivers a comprehensive SOA Governance solution unlock the true value of Web 
services and SOA.

“Companies deploying Web services cannot afford to be 
reactive or insular toward changes in their IT architectures.  A Web 
services framework provides the infrastructure for companies to effectively 
control all of their Web services,” said Daryl Plummer, Gartner Research 
Analyst.  “Companies that understand the importance of adding and 
integrating missing functionality to their Web services offerings (such as 
management, security and governance capabilities) will quickly address their 
customers’ needs for more-holistic products offerings that encompass the issues 
raised in Web services frameworks.”

“SOA Software has developed the most 
comprehensive SOA fabric solution on the market today enabling our customers to 
deploy true enterprise-wide SOAs,” said Paul Gigg, CEO of SOA Software.  
“Our name change reflects this fact and highlights our experience and vision in 
the market and demonstrates our commitment to being the continued leader in 
bringing innovative products and services to our enterprise 
customers.”

About SOA Software

SOA Software, formerly Digital 
Evolution, is the leading provider of comprehensive enterprise-class SOA 
security, management, and governance solutions.  SOA Software’s products 
include the award winning Service Manager, Registry, and XML VPN.  The 
Service Manager™ secures, monitors, and manages XML and Web services, and was 
awarded the 2004 Gold Product of the Year Award for Web Services Management from 
SearchWebServices.com.  The XML VPN makes it easy for companies to securely 
publish Web services for their partners to consume.  It ensures the 
usability, security, and reliability of Web services allowing partners to create 
new business models.  SOA Software’s UDDIv3 compliant Registry is the first 
product to integrate service discovery with policy and performance 
management.  These products combine to create the only complete SOA Fabric 
solution available today.  SOA Software is a privately held company backed 
by leading investors including Redpoint, Mellon Ventures, Palisades Ventures 
Fund and Paladin Capital Group. For more information, please visit 
www.soa.com.
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