Rich,
Here is the Wind River press release:
BW2240 SEP 26,2000 5:03 PACIFIC 08:03 EASTERN
( BW)(CA-WIND-RIVER)(WIND) Wind River Introduces Tornado for Managed Switches 2.0
Business Editors & High Tech Writers
ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 26, 2000--
Industry's First Layer 3 Software Solution for Next-Generation Routers, Switches, Optical Networking and Broadband Access
Wind River Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:WIND), a leading provider of software and services for smart devices in the Internet age, today announced beta availability of Tornado(R) for Managed Switches (TMS) 2.0, the industry's only complete, integrated software solution for advanced data networking equipment. TMS 2.0 offers advanced quality of service (QoS) features to support sophisticated applications such as Internet telephony ("Voice over IP" or "VoIP") and video conferencing. TMS 2.0, the first off-the-shelf solution enabling Layer 3 IP routing, addresses the needs of optical networking and broadband access concentrators as well as enterprise Ethernet switches and routers.
Layer 3 switching technology is several orders of magnitude faster than traditional solutions, and an order of magnitude less expensive. First generation products were built with proprietary hardware (often ASICs) running proprietary software. A new, second generation of off-the-shelf chipsets is enabling a wider range of companies to build Layer 3 switches. It also allows existing original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to add more features and functionality - moving up the value chain - while simultaneously lowering their development costs. Now for the first time, a commercially available software solution complements standards-based hardware for advanced networking capabilities.
By providing a complete solution, TMS 2.0 is expected to find wide adoption in the emerging market for Layer 3 switches, a segment that The Dell'Oro Group forecasts to grow to $8.4 billion by 2004.
"Today the makers of network infrastructure devices like access concentrators, routers, and optical switches are facing incredible pressures," said Dave Fraser, vice president and general manager of Wind River's Networks business unit. "Networks are growing more and more intelligent with applications like virtual local area networks (VLAN), virtual private networks (VPN), as well as the rich prioritization features known as QoS. At the same time semiconductor makers are turning out new network processors and switching fabrics that accelerate the growth of network bandwidth. Each new service and each new generation of chips obsoletes what came before. Since TMS 2.0 can supply up to 100% of the standard features required in any switching or routing device the manufacturers can concentrate their limited resources on those features that will make their product stand out in a crowded noisy marketplace."
TMS 2.0 will run on a variety of the industry's leading switching fabrics and network processors. The first hardware supported by the beta version will be the StrataSwitch(TM) 5600 from Broadcom(R) Corporation. Other fabrics and network processors will be supported at product release.
"Wind Rivers' release of TMS 2.0 routing software on Broadcom's StrataSwitch(TM) platform will further accelerate deployment of Layer 3 switching solutions within the enterprise," said Greg Wolfson, Product Line Manager of Broadcom Switching Products. "Networking software support, especially advanced routing protocols and QoS instrumentation are critical to unleash the wire-speed, performance, and multi-layer capabilities architected in the StrataSwitch family of silicon products."
"By using TMS for our Performance Technologies CPC4400 10/100/1000 switching platform we were able to save over a year's worth of development time compared to previous projects. Since TMS provided about 80% of the software required for (our) product, we could concentrate our development efforts on our high reliability and auto-configuration features," said John Peters, vice president of hardware engineering for Performance Technologies, Inc. of Rochester, New York.
About Wind River
Wind River, www.windriver.com, is a worldwide leader in embedded software. Wind River provides software development tools, real-time operating systems, and advanced connectivity for use in products throughout the Internet, telecommunications and data communications, digital imaging, digital consumer electronics, networking, medical, computer peripherals, automotive, industrial automation and control, and aerospace/defense markets. Wind River is how smart things think. Founded in 1983, Wind River is headquartered in Alameda, California, with operations in sixteen countries worldwide.
Wind River Systems, the Wind River Systems logo, VxWorks, and pSOSsytem are registered trademarks and WindLink is a trademark of Wind River Systems, Inc. All other names mentioned are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of their respective companies or organizations.
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CONTACT: Wind River
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