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News Release from: Wind River Systems | Subject: Platform for Network Equipment
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 13 June 2005
Platforms promise network device
optimisation
Wind River Systems reckons it is transforming the network equipment software industry with the availability of the latest versions of Wind River Platform for Network Equipment.
Wind River Systems reckons it is transforming the network equipment software industry with the availability of the latest versions of Wind River Platform for Network Equipment, a fully integrated DSO solution that enables network equipment manufacturers to create innovative and reliable network equipment solutions better, faster and at a lower cost Wind River has also launched its Network Equipment Device Services Practice, bringing to the industry the only comprehensive, worldwide service entity that offers a full range of device design and development services
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 27 Mar 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Wind River consistently raises the bar in the network equipment space, by making the vision of standards-based, easy to use solutions that span seamlessly from Linux to major proprietary operating systems a reality", said Chris Lanfear, Director, VDC Software Practice.
"Market needs have shifted, and now network equipment manufacturers are in dire need of development solutions that are cost effective and easily support Linux and proprietary environments".
"Without that, manufacturers won't be able to compete".
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Networking platform supports dual-core processor
The Wind River Platform for Network Equipment, Linux Edition now provides architecture support for the new dual core Intel Xeon processor LV 2.0GHz.
Networking platform to support OpenSPARC
Wind River Platform for Networking Equipment, Linux Edition, is to be optimised to support Sun's breakthrough UltraSPARC T1 processor.
Linux development platform makes the carrier grade
First Linux distribution for the networking and telecommunications industries that adheres to the most recent Carrier Grade Linux specification.
"Wind River's two pronged Linux and VxWorks approach addresses that shift and gives manufacturers the platform they need to compete".
Renewed health in the economy means increased pressure to get new products to market fast.
New complexity in the products themselves, though, can slow development, especially when engineers have to spend time integrating incompatible software, tools and processes before they can add differentiated value to their brand.
The platform integrates VxWorks and Carrier Grade Linux (CGL) with Wind River Workbench, telecomms-specific middleware and training and professional services to jump-start engineers and get reliable products to market quickly.
Based on the Eclipse framework, Wind River Workbench provides the deep capabilities that support the entire development life-cycle from hardware bring-up to product test and manufacture.
Workbench provides standardisation on one common development suite across an entire organisation, and is extensible and scalable so that it allows customers to meet unique project needs, and seamlessly integrates hundreds of third party plug-ins.
Wind River Platform for Network Equipment, Linux Edition is a mainstream release of Carrier Grade Linux version 2 based on the Linux 2.6.10 kernel and includes an advanced and open cross-build system.
Support for Posix CGL features and a messaging and clustering framework based on TIPC are included.
The company has formally registered Wind River Platform for Network Equipment, Linux Edition 1.1 against the CGL 2.0 specification with Open Source Development Labs (OSDL).
Wind River also provides updated support for Eclipse in the Wind River Workbench development suite, which is part of Wind River Platform for Network Equipment.
Wind River Platform for Network Equipment, Linux Edition provides standards-based networking functionality for mainstream networking and application packages for IP networking, storage, security, and device management.
Wind River provides expanded architecture support for both Intel architecture and PowerPC on boards from leading telecom commercial off the shelf (COTS) board vendors including Motorola, Radisys and Artesyn.
Wind River Platform for Network Equipment, VxWorks Edition relies on the proven VxWorks operating system which provides process support and advanced memory protection, as well as configurable error management.
Support for standards, increased Posix compliance and TIPC are included.
Wind River Platform for Network Equipment, VxWorks Edition provides runtime technology meeting the current demand for performance, security, and wireless functionality in network equipment.
Latest standards support for IPv4/IPv6, WiFi, security protocols and device management are included.
As part of its comprehensive networking device platform solution, Wind River now offers a Network Equipment Device Services Practice which provides its networking customers expert outsourcing and consulting services, specifically designed to help network equipment providers speed time to revenue with high quality and reliability.
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