# Layer 7 Technologies Launches New API Portal

**Author:** kinlane  
**Canonical:** https://apievangelist.com/2011/06/17/layer-7-technologies-launches-new-api-portal/

[Layer 7 Technologies](http://www.layer7tech.com/ "Layer 7 Technologies") recently launched a new API Portal platform. The new [Layer 7 API portal](http://www.layer7tech.com/products/layer-7-api-portal "Layer 7 API Portal") provides API service providers with a secure, turn-key way to manage developers who build applications against their APIs.

They Layer 7 API Portal platform provides:

*   API Provisioning Tools
*   Rate & Account Plan Tools
*   Key, Token and Certification Authentication Management
*   Developer Registration & Account Management
*   Forums & Support Tools
*   Documentation & Resources
*   Content Management
*   Dashboard Creation and Management
*   Analytics, Metrics, and Reporting
*   Alerts and Notifications
*   Enterprise-grade security and PCI DSS compliance
*   On-premise Deployment

The Layer 7 API portal provides all the common API management tools service providers, and developers are growing accustomed to.

The new API portal is the latest addition to the Layer 7 family of API [gateway](http://www.layer7tech.com/products/xml-gateway-overview "gateway") and [cloud management](http://www.layer7tech.com/products/cloudspan-gateways "cloud management") tools. Layer 7 has been playing in the API space for a while now, but this portal represents a growing trend of API management tools targeting the enterprise.