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News Release from: Performance Technologies
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 25 September 2003
Performance to boost Sun platforms
Performance Technologies is working with Sun Microsystems on CompactPCI packet-switched backplane (cPSB) products.
Performance Technologies is working with Sun Microsystems on CompactPCI packet-switched backplane (cPSB) products The two companies will leverage their technologies into Sun's industry-leading, carrier-grade Netra blade platforms for telecommunications equipment manufacturers
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 4 Jul 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The result will be an embedded platform offering that tightly integrates system management, high availability functions and a packet-switched backplane interconnect.
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Working with technology leaders like Performance Technologies is just one example of Sun's strategy to mix in-house R and D and product design with an OEM model to produce the best carrier-grade infrastructure solutions", said Arlen Vanderwel, Vice President, Netra Systems Products Group, Sun Microsystems.
"We've entered this relationship with Performance Technologies for our cPSB products as it is a leading developer of packet-based products based on PICMG standards and a long-time supplier to Sun".
Sun has provided network equipment providers (NEPs) with leading, standards-based, carrier-grade network computing solutions for years under the Netra brand.
Sun has met wireless and telecom infrastructure computing needs with its NEBS-certified Netra blade and rack servers and unified high availability and management software in a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) package that accelerates service deployment and helps reduce NEPs' development costs.
Sun's Netra telecomms blade servers ensure that NEPs have long-term compatibility and PICMG standards support to power today's most innovative wireless IP services like SMS and MMS over 2.5G/3G networks and billing and tracking.
"We anticipate our newly expanded product offering will further develop the long-standing, close relationship between Performance Technologies and Sun Microsystems", said Don Turrell, President and CEO of Performance Technologies.
"We're optimistic our combined technologies will produce an industry-leading, packet-based platform for the telecommunications equipment market, and we look forward to future developments".
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