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News Release from: Green Hills Software | Subject: Media Server Reference Solution on MPC8349E-mITX
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 16 August 2007
Package cuts media server development
efforts
Reference solution accelerates development process and cuts product time to market by supporting a proven, scalable platform for use in next-generation media server designs.
Green Hills Software has collaborated with Allegro Software Development Corp to create a complete media server reference solution running on the Freescale MPC8349E-mITX reference platform Based on each company's mature, widely deployed commercial software, this new reference solution accelerates the development process while reducing product time to market by supporting a proven, scalable platform for use in next-generation media server designs
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 21 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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"With over 50% of the home networks to be media-enabled by 2009, the need for a powerful, integrated reference platform for this cost-sensitive market is clear", says Nikolay Guenov of Freescale's Networking Systems Division.
"Developers of next-generation media server products can expect that the combined hardware/software solution from Green Hills and Allegro will be engineered to deliver reliable, DLNA-compliant media server capabilities while reducing the time it takes to bring these new designs to market".
"In the competitive home media server market it is key to address time to market", commented Robert Van Andel, President of Allegro Software Development Corporation.
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"By providing widely deployed, field-proven DLNA/UPnP-compliant software for our joint reference solution, our customers will be able to achieve significant reductions in the time it takes to receive DLNA certification for their end products, resulting in faster product availability compared with using other DLNA/UPnP solutions".
The Green Hills Software/Allegro Software Media Server Reference Solution consists of the following components: the Multi integrated development environment and TimeMachine tool suite - providing the industry leading tool set for embedded software developers; Green Hills C/C++compilers for Power Architecture - generating the fastest and smallest code in the industry; the Integrity royalty-free real-time operating system - providing industry leading performance and the ultimate in security and reliability; a complete board support package for the Freescale MPC8349E-mITX reference platform; integrated middleware support for TCP/IP v4/v6, networking security (IPSec/IKE, SSL, SSH) and advanced file system support for wear levelling Flash, ATA and SATA devices; the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA)/Universal Plug and Play (UPnP); and the Green Hills Probe - providing reliable and efficient debugging using the microprocessor's JTAG port.
"The Green Hills Platform for Secure Networking forms the foundation of this solution and provides the ultimate in security and reliability", states Dan Mender, Director of Business Development, Green Hills Software.
"By compartmentalising and protecting the various components that make up this integrated software solution, developers can customise and deliver reliable, cost-effective media server products in record time and provide a seamless environment for sharing digital media".
The MPC8349E PowerQUICC II Pro processor integrates the enhanced e300 Power Architecture core and advanced features such as DDR memory, dual PCI, Gigabit Ethernet and high-speed USB controllers.
The MPC8349E supports dual 10/100/1000Mbit/s Ethernet controllers, dual 32bit/single 64bit PCI controllers, integrated security engines, USB 2.0 host and device controllers, four-channel DMA, DUART, serial peripherals, general purpose I/O and system timers.
The MPC8349E also integrates a hardware encryption block that supports different algorithms for high-performance data authentication as required for secure communications in the NAS market.
It supports DES, 3DES, MD-5, SHA-1, AES, PKEU, RNG and RC-4 encryption algorithms in hardware.
The MPC8349E device's high level of integration helps reduce system cost, improves performance and simplifies board design.
The Media Server Reference Solution running on the MPC8349E-mITX hardware platform is available now from Green Hills Software. Request a free brochure from Green Hills Software ...
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