The continuing growth of cloud-based services offered over the Internet puts great demand on the infrastructure and ecosystem. Critical issues such as security, scalability, authentication and distribution most be resolved.

Using the Integrius service platform as the backbone for Value-added Services (VAS) solves these issues by integrating the services with the built-in features of the platform.

Services in the Integrius platform

Because all network traffic is routed through the Integrius servers, many services that traditionally would be installed on the end-users hardware can instead be embedded on the server side.

This enables all the users to access the services, independent of the device capabilities. Running software on the server side is especially crucial for smartphone devices where hardware and battery resources is limited.

Antivirus, web filters for malicious sites, parental filter, firewall and intrusion detection (IDS) are examples of possible services.

Key benefits:

• The same software solution for all platforms
• Software updates are handled centralized on the server-side
• Less end-user support required
• Does not drain resources on the client hardware

Software as a Service (SaaS)

Software as a Service is a "software on demand" solution where the software is accessed through a web-browser with a "pay-as-you-go" subscription model.

Key benefits:

• No installations required for the end-user
• Access to the services from anywhere in the world
• Predictable monthly subscription instead of high up front costs
• Flexible and scalable

Third-party integration

The Integrius platform has the possibility to integrate third-party solutions through various RESTful API:s, empowering the services with shared strong authentication and scalability.

Key benefits:

• Shared authentication and Single Sign-On (SSO) gives better usability
• No need to "reinvent the wheel", use the existing scalability and high availability of the Integrius platform