CA Technologies puts API, app creation within reach of more people

CA Technologies has added new capabilities to its API management portfolio to speed development and change the way applications are brought to reality.

A new release of CA Live API Creator makes API and application backend creation simpler for developers and easier for business users to directly engage in the process. By eliminating the need for database expertise and incorporating an interactive and graphical interface, CA Live API Creator allows individuals outside the normal development process, such as business managers, to directly participate in application creation. It give users the opportunity to take an application idea and visualise it themselves instead of bringing in a whole development squad at the outset.

“CA is dramatically changing the application development dynamic for how APIs and entire application backends are created,” said Alexei Balaganski, Analyst, KuppingerCole. “CA Live API Creator is a valuable addition to the company’s already first-class API management portfolio.”

CA Technologies also released updates to its API Gateway and Mobile App Services products with new capabilities to enhance developer productivity. New functionality includes:

· CA API Gateway support for Docker containers to provide developers with the agility, control and portability for faster development.

· Open-source access to CA Mobile App Services components, such as software development kits, on GitHub to boost developer adoption and convenience.

· CA Mobile API Gateway support for the Android platform and multifactor authentication for developers accessing APIs.

“CA Technologies is helping customers transform how the applications which drive today’s economy are built,” said Vic Mankotia, VP, Security & API Management, CA Technologies. “The new releases in CA’s API Management portfolio help accelerate time-to-market for new apps and services by giving API and mobile developers important tools that make their jobs easier.”