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NTT Com to Launch "API Gateway as a Service" for Easy Connection of APIs Needed to Build Digital Businesses
NTT (News - Alert) Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the ICT solutions and
international communications business within the NTT Group (TOKYO:9432),
announced today that it will launch API* Gateway (News - Alert) as a
Service, which companies will use for the integrated management of APIs
of multiple systems and the connection of these APIs with external
systems, from the middle of July.
*: Application Programing Interface
NTT Com's new service will enable customers to manage authentication and
access rights on a unified basis with great efficiency, even in the case
of numerous APIs. API mashup, a standard feature, will enable fast, easy
API connection with other services for the creation of new digital
businesses. System maintenance and operation functions are included in
flexible service plans. Optional services include consulting on open
APIs and support program for system deployment.
Advantages
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API gateway for management of key functions
In addition to
integrating the API specifications of various interfaces and
authorizing APIs on a unified basis, the service will simplify rights
management for controlling group access (Attachment
1) and will offer robust security, including for DDoS attacks and
managed security (see Appendix
2 for full list of functions).
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Selectable plans for IaaS platforms and maintenance/operation
The
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) platform initially will be
compatible with both NTT Com's Enterprise Cloud and Hybrid Cloud with
Microsot Azure. Other IaaS will be added going forward for
compatibility with an increasingly broad range of customer
environments. High-quality maintenance and operations support will
enable customers to focus on digital business development without
having to allocate human resources for API management, system
construction (see Attachment
3 for full service menu). Customers should contact NTT Com
directly for service price quotes.
Service image: http://www.ntt.com/content/dam/nttcom/hq/en/about-us/press-releases/img/2017/0614.jpg
Going forward, NTT Com will strengthen its collaboration with SaaS (News - Alert)
providers worldwide to expand API Gateway as a Service with optional
services, such as backend functions for billing and payments for digital
businesses. Also, additional compatible clouds, beginning with NTT
DATA's cloud services, will be added in the foreseeable future to enable
use with customers' existing cloud environments.
NTT Com will deliver a presentation (Japanese only) on API Gateway as a
Service during Google (News - Alert) Cloud Next '17 in Tokyo, which will take place on
June 14 and 15.
Background New technologies such as xTech, FinTech, RetailTech,
AgriTech and EdTech have been attracting attention in fields such as
financial, logistics, agriculture and education. xTech is a strategy for
publishing big data and systems, which enterprises conventionally store
internally, by converting them into APIs that can be used to create
digital businesses.
About NTT Communications Corporation NTT Communications
provides consultancy, architecture, security and cloud services to
optimize the information and communications technology (ICT)
environments of enterprises. These offerings are backed by the company's
worldwide infrastructure, including the leading global tier-1 IP
network, the Arcstar Universal One™ VPN network reaching 196
countries/regions, and over 140 secure data centers worldwide. NTT
Communications' solutions leverage the global resources of NTT Group
companies including Dimension Data (News - Alert), NTT DOCOMO and NTT DATA. www.ntt.com
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