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To: James Connolly who wrote (9137)	2/1/2001 5:30:47 PM
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IBM promises smarter networks with new chip news.cnet.com "Aside from its role in networking equipment and network services, IBM is pushing PowerNP to take on several new roles, including network-attached storage and storage area networks, security and voice and data services. Network processors would allow standards bodies or individual networks' rules to be rewritten to improve performance. By packaging a network processor with a coprocessor and some software, "I've got something that's tailored for a security application," Ward said. It is also possible that network interface cards with network processors built in could replace the functions that some of today's server appliances perform, including TCP/IP processing, firewall duties or even VPN, IBM executives said. IBM is also targeting residential gateways, devices that allow a number of PCs to share a single Internet connection. The company will make an announcement about a partnership in this market shortly, IBM executives said" Regards JC.