Nexcom Announces Support for RMI (now NetLogic Microsystems) ’s Superscalar Multi-core XLP Processor Family
NEXCOM and RMI (now NetLogic Microsystems) Partnership Extends to Include all Multi-Core Multi-Threaded Processing Solutions for Security, Firewall, IPS and Anti-Virus Applications for SMB Platforms
Cupertino, California – May 19, 2009 -- At Interop 2009, NEXCOM International Co., Ltd., a leading supplier of Network Security Appliance Platforms, today announced its plans to support RMI (now NetLogic Microsystems) ’s latest multi-core processor family, the XLP Processor. RMI (now NetLogic Microsystems) Corporation, a leading provider of high-performance processors for communication and media rich applications, announced earlier today, the industry’s highest performing processor core and Multi-core processor family driving unmatched system and performance scalability.
The superscalar XLP Processor drives performance levels at greater than 2.0 GHz and offers a 3x performance per watt improvement over previous generation processor. This latest offering will bring about the most advanced and most highly integrated multi-core processor in the industry while maintaining the innovative multi-threading capabilities of RMI (now NetLogic Microsystems) ’s existing processor families. The XLP Processor family, much like the XLR Processor will be utilized in future generation applications from NEXCOM designed for the small to medium business (SMB) market.
The Nexcom DNA family is designed to provide new price/performance levels for applications such as Security, Firewall, Virtual Private Network (VPN), Anti-Virus, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS). Future generations of the DNA family will be able to take advantage of the performance and product scalability of the XLP Processor for multiple price and application points.
“As we continue to grow our position in the SMB market, we are excited to work with RMI (now NetLogic Microsystems) . The relationship will continue to evolve allowing us to bring a level of growth and scalability to our customers in the SMB markets. Our next generation of appliances with the XLP Processor family will enable us to expand our offerings with unmatched performance and features,” said Andrew Huang, AVP of Sales, NEXCOM.
The XLP Processor is targeted at expanding the overall opportunity for RMI (now NetLogic Microsystems) ’s Multi-core product offerings and enables a broad set of applications specific features for customer use in security appliances, L4-L7 switching, storage networking, 3G/4G wireless, small business networks, as well as several new untapped markets. Early development work with the world’s leading storage, networking, telecom, wireless and enterprise customers has been in place for over 2 years.
About NEXCOM
NEXCOM International Co., LTD., an ISO-9001-certified company and a member of PICMG, PCI-SIG, and Intel Embedded and Communications Alliance, is at the forefront of the competition by offering OEM, ODM and OBM designs for products such as innovative blade servers; network security appliances; industrial and embedded PC products such as single board computers, embedded boards and systems; CompactPCI CPU boards; industrial-grade server boards; and customized platforms. Established in 1992, NEXCOM has since won several patents, awards, certifications for its high-quality products and service that meet international standards and worldwide customers’ requirements. To serve its worldwide customers well, NEXCOM, headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, has set up 7 subsidiaries in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany, China, Japan as well as distributors in the other parts of the world. http://www.nexcom.com.tw/
About RMI (now NetLogic Microsystems)
RMI (now NetLogic Microsystems) (now NetLogic Microsystems) 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 (now NetLogic Microsystems) 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 (now NetLogic Microsystems) 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 (now NetLogic Microsystems) can be found on the company's website at www.RMI (now NetLogic Microsystems) Corp.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.
