RMI Corporation Adds Netbricks To RMI Partner Alliance
Netbricks, now part of ENEA, Supports RMI’s Multi-core Multi-threaded
Processor Solutions with Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP)
Technology
Cupertino, CA, July 29, 2008 - RMI Corporation, a leading supplier of High
Performance Processor Solutions for networking, communications and media
rich applications, announced that Netbricks, a leading software solutions provider
recently acquired by ENEA®, has joined the RMI® Partner Alliance (RPA),
bringing comprehensive solutions to customers in the infrastructure, enterprise
and media markets. Through ENEA, Netbricks brings support for RMI's multicore
multi-threaded XLR Processor™ in the development of original equipment
manufacturer (OEM) products focused on telecommunications and unique
communication protocols for both traditional and next generation networks.
"We are pleased to have the strength of Netbricks’ products in the RMI Partner
Alliance, and especially proud to include its parent company ENEA in the partner
relationship," said Mark Litvack, director of business development, RMI
Corporation. "ENEA brings its proven success in communications software
solutions and services including operating systems, middleware and databases
for embedded and high-availability architectures. This blend of ENEA's
communications and Netbricks' networking technologies complements the RMI
product family, and extends its reach to deliver powerful processing solutions to
the global market."
The RMI Partner Alliance delivers RMI customers a breadth of communications
protocols and deep networking systems solutions to support the design of
embedded technologies for high-performance networking infrastructure. The
addition of Netbricks to the Alliance enables XLR-based™ solutions to support
the SCTP transport protocol, for enhanced message-based multi-streaming of
data across the network. The RMI Partner Alliance benefits Netbricks by offering
solutions and channels across a broad market including security, wireless and
consumer media applications.
"Our partnership with RMI and the strength of its Partner Alliance is a perfect
market opportunity for the combined technologies of ENEA and Netbricks," said
Didier Raffenoux, director of product management protocols at ENEA. "The
Netbricks software portfolio delivers innovative design opportunities for RMI and
its OEM customers, and opens new market sectors for our solutions. We look
forward to adding the strength of our market share to the momentum of RMI
partners in order to benefit OEM and ODM customers worldwide."
RMI® products push the edge of processor technology in performance and
integration, and are used by system and original equipment manufacturers to
address the infrastructure, enterprise, and consumer markets. The company's
XLR®, XLS™ and Alchemy™ Processor families are based on an innovative
MIPS®-compatible architecture creating highly-integrated designs incorporating
advanced RMI internal architectures and built on leading-edge silicon process
technologies.
About Netbricks
Netbricks is a world-leading provider of telecommunications technology to the
OEM marketplace. The Netbricks family of software products provides a
complete implementation of industry standards and features a modular and
portable architecture that facilitates compiler, OS and CPU independence. In
April 2008 Netbricks was acquired by ENEA, a world leading provider of network
software and services. The acquisition creates true synergies for both companies
and provides the most complete and integrated offering of the industry. Further
information on www.netbricks.com.
About ENEA
ENEA (Nordic Exchange/Small Cap/ENEA) is the leading supplier of real-time
operating systems, middleware, development tools, database technology and
professional services for high-availability systems such as telecommunications
infrastructure, mobile devices, medical instrumentation, and automobile
control/infotainment. ENEA’s flagship operating system, ENEA OSE®, is
deployed in approximately half of the world’s 3G mobile phones and base
stations. ENEA has over 700 employees and is listed on the OMX Nordic
Exchange Stockholm AB. Further information on www.enea.com.
About RMI (now NetLogic Microsystems)
RMI Corporation is a fabless semiconductor company providing High-Performance Super System-on-a-Chip (SuperSoC™) Processor solutions for the Infrastructure, Enterprise, and Consumer Media markets. Applications include Wireless, Networking Security, Thin Clients, and Connected Multi-Media. RMI offers a broad platform of advanced MIPS-compatible processor solutions with both 32/64-bit architectures supporting frequencies from 300MHz to greater than 2.4 GHz. RMI is headquartered in Cupertino, CA with branch and subsidiary operations in Texas, France, India, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and China. More information about RMI can be found on the company's website at www.RMICorp.com.
About NetLogic Microsystems
NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETL), a fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Mountain View, California, designs, develops and markets high-performance knowledge-based processors and high-speed integrated circuits that accelerate the delivery of voice, video, data and multimedia content for advanced enterprise, datacenter, communications and mobile wireless networks. NetLogic Microsystems’ products include high-performance knowledge-based processors, application-aware content processors, 10-Gigabit Ethernet interconnects and network search engines that are being deployed by Tier 1 original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in leading systems such as routers, switches, wireless infrastructure equipment, network security appliances, datacenter servers, network access equipment and network storage devices. NetLogic Microsystems' knowledge-based processors and content processors employ an advanced processor architecture and a large knowledge or signature database containing information on the network, as well as applications and content that run on the network, to make complex decisions about individual packets of information traveling through the network. NetLogic Microsystems’ products significantly enhance the performance and functionality of next-generation networks that are designed to deliver high-definition video delivery over the Internet (IPTV), media-rich content over advanced mobile wireless services, voice transmission over the Internet (VoIP) and network security applications. For more information about products offered by NetLogic Microsystems, call +1-650-961-6676 or visit the NetLogic Microsystems Web site at http://www.netlogicmicro.com.