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To: Regis McConnell who wrote (15701)	9/14/1999 8:13:00 AM
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(COMTEX) B: CPIX Forum Founded to Establish Open Programming Standard B: CPIX Forum Founded to Establish Open Programming Standards for Communications Processors ATLANTA, Sep 14, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Open standards expected to accelerate market by making it easier to write software that runs on processors from many vendors...Dr. Colin K. Mick to act as executive director... The Common Programming Interface (CPIX) Forum today announced that it has been established to develop open standards that make it easy to write software that runs on communications processors from many vendors. IBM and C-Port(R) Corporation are charter members of this international consortium; Inverness Systems, Sitera(R) and SwitchOn Networks have also joined as the first founding members. The organization will be actively recruiting additional members at the Networld +Interop Exhibition in Atlanta September 14th through 16th. The goal of CPIX is to define and promote standardized application programming interfaces (APIs) between communications/network processors and other hardware and software entities. By writing software to these APIs, network equipment vendors and independent software vendors will be able to develop applications that will run on any communications processor that complies with the API. More than twenty companies, including IBM and C-Port, have recently announced communications processors. These communications-focused components enable network equipment vendors developing products such as switches and routers to add features in software rather than the traditional hardware. Working in software helps the equipment vendors to get to market faster with new products and features and to truly compete on their strengths. This new approach also enables service providers and enterprise network managers to keep networking products in their networks longer because they can take advantage of new features easily added in software. The consortium is already receiving support from systems vendors. "The communications industry is asking for truly open systems. This requires that systems be built from ground up using open standards," said Mary Jane Gruninger, vice president of Engineering and R&D at Nbase-Xyplex, a division of MRV Communications (NASDAQ:MRVC). "We at Nbase-Xyplex see tremendous synergy between the CPIX forum and the open interfaces that we offer on our Linux-based networking platforms. The CPIX Forum will be an important complement to the work in the Linux community. This type of commitment and cooperation is what's needed to transform the industry." To facilitate the consortium's work, CPIX has hired Dr. Colin Mick of the Mick Group, a Palo Alto-based consultancy specializing in managing multi-company standards and technology development efforts, as CPIX executive director. Dr. Mick brings over a decade of experience to his new role, including positions as executive director of the Open Token Foundation and as technical editor for both the 100BASE-T2 Fast Ethernet specification and the recently completed 1000BASE-T Gigabit Ethernet specification. Dr. Mick is currently executive director of CSIX, an international consortium of more than 20 companies that is defining an interface between network processors and switch fabric silicon, and he is also maintenance editor for the IEEE802.3 Ethernet standard. "It's become clear over the last several months that communications processors represent a significant new direction for the networking industry, a direction that emphasizes software rather than hardware," said Colin Mick, executive director of CPIX. "To realize the full benefits of this new approach, the industry needs an open interface that gives network system OEMs the freedom to choose a communications processor without being locked into a particular architecture. The goal of CPIX is to define that open specification with input from key players in this market." CPIX is planning an informational meeting to be held in the Boston area on October 26th. For more information on CPIX and on this meeting, interested parties are encouraged to visit the organization's website at www.cpixforum.org. Companies attending the Networld+Interop tradeshow can schedule a meeting with Dr. Mick and charter members by coming by C-Port's booth in Startup City, booth number S023. About the CPIX Member Companies C-Port Corporation is a privately held startup company that combines expertise in full-custom microprocessors, networking, and software development tools to offer the industry's first communications platform, C-Ware. Leveraging the C-5 Digital Communications Processor, C-Ware helps vendors develop high-speed products quickly and cost-effectively. More information about C-Port can be found at www.cportcorp.com IBM Microelectronics, a unit of the IBM Technology Group, is a key contributor to IBM's role as the world's premier information technology supplier. IBM Microelectronics develops, manufactures and markets state-of-the-art semiconductor and interconnect technologies, products and services. Its superior integrated solutions can be found in many of the world's best-known electronic brands. More information about IBM Microelectronics can be found at chips.ibm.com Inverness Systems is a rapidly growing software company with industry leading expertise spanning many technologies including ATM, Frame Relay, MPLS, xDSL, IP, Routing, Voice over ATM and Network Simulation. The company 's source code solutions and network simulation products are important components facilitating fast-to-market product development programs for advanced communications products. For more information, contact Inverness Systems, Inc., phone 508-786-1920; fax 508-786-1912; e-mail sales@invernessinc.com or visit the company's Web Site at invernessinc.com Sitera(R) Incorporated, a pioneer in Intelligent Network Processing, accelerates the development of next-generation high-speed networking equipment, thereby allowing system developers to rapidly introduce advanced network services for the enterprise, service provider and carrier edge markets. The Sitera Network Acceleration Platform includes intelligent network processors, Sitera's SoftNet(TM) library of networking software, and an integrated development suite. More information on Sitera can be found at www.sitera.com SwitchOn Networks, Inc. a pioneer in wirespeed packet classification coprocessor, is in the business of providing standard semiconductor and software components to the emerging market of Policy-based networking. More information on SwitchOn please call Michelangelo Mazzola at 408-935-6030. Copyright (C) 1999 Business Wire. All rights reserved. -0- CONTACT: Colin Mick The Mick Group 650-856-3666 ckm@mickgroup.com 650-799-8484 (mobile) or Linda Pugliano C-Port Corporation 978-773-2382 linda.pugliano@cportcorp.com N+I Booth Number S023 or Chris Andrews IBM Corporation 914-892-5389 candrews@us.ibm.com WEB PAGE: businesswire.com GEOGRAPHY: MASSACHUSETTS GEORGIA INDUSTRY CODE: COMED COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET TRADESHOW Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. * end of story *