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DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION
FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY / SEPTEMBER 29, 2003: VOL. 2 NO. 39
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Breaking News -
Networking:
SnapGear Announces Linux Support
For Intel Gigabit Network
SnapGear Inc, a leader in embedded Linux security, announced Linux platform
support for network processors based on Intel XScale technology. SnapGear will
add support for the Intel IXP2400, Intel IXP2800 and Intel IXP2850 network
processors. The optimized Linux kernel provides wire speed throughput while
delivering security functions such as firewall and multi-VPN support. The
SnapGear offering will be available for these Intel processors in the fourth
quarter of 2003.
The Intel IXP2XXX product line of network processors incorporate pipelined
RISC micro-engines and cryptographic acceleration allowing wire speed
fire-walling and VPN encryption up to 10Gb per second. SnapGear's embedded
Linux distribution will enable a new range of modestly-priced network
appliances boasting significant feature and performance benefits.
"Intel continues to focus on providing cost-effective, power-efficient
network
processor solutions that extend from small office equipment to service
providers' core switching equipment," said Doug Davis, general manager of
Intel's Network Processor Division. "Working with companies like SnapGear
helps ensure broad support for embedded Linux for networking appliances and
secure Internet communications."
Intel already ships SnapGear's Linux distribution with development boards
for
the Intel IXP4XX network processor product line. SnapGear offers a development
environment for OEM customers using Intel network processor configurations for
security-hardened network appliances. SnapGear acts as an ODM (Original Device
Manufacturer) for some of the world's leading communications companies,
offering turnkey product solutions for secure, Internet-ready communications.
Developers can download the SnapGear embedded Linux distribution, including
the proven uClinux microkernel distribution, free of charge at
www.snapgear.org.
"Intel network processors give us a strategic advantage in developing
tailored
solutions for high-performance secure networking applications," said Rick
Stevenson, CEO of SnapGear. "The Intel network processor line coupled with our
embedded Linux distribution has proven scalability. Customers don't have to
change their applications to take advantage of new processor architectures,
improved performance, and advanced network security features."
The second-generation network processors from Intel implements a unique
network processing approach that allows a single stream packet/cell processing
problem to be decomposed into multiple, sequential tasks that can be easily
linked together. The hardware design uses fast and flexible sharing of data
and event signals among threads and micro-engines to manage data-dependent
operations among multiple parallel processing stages with low latency. Through
this combination of flexible software pipelining and fast inter-process
communication, network equipment vendors can deploy rich processing capability
at OC-48/2.5-Gb-per-second line rates.
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