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June 12, 2006
NextIO, Denali Enable I/O Virtualization Designs
Denali Software and NextIO announced
the availability of verification intellectual property (IP) products
that support NextIO's virtual I/O design IP and Shared PCI Express
Switch. Virtual I/O technology is the hardware complement to software
server virtualization products, like VMware, enabling more virtual
servers to share a single physical I/O controller. Shared I/O
technology allows multiple blade servers to share a single physical I/O
controller, which lowers the cost and increases the flexibility of
blade servers.
This collaboration brings together two leaders in PCI Express (PCIe)
technology with experience in providing design and verification
solutions to enable the successful deployment of PCIe technology.
Denali provides the de facto standard verification IP products used by
hardware developers to ensure compliance and interoperability of PCIe
designs. NextIO is a recognized leader in I/O virtualization
technology. Both Denali and NextIO are active and contributing members
of the PCI-SIG, the industry organization chartered to develop and
manage the PCI Express standard.
"The PCI-SIG's I/O Virtualization Working Group is progressing
nicely, and the ecosystem for virtual I/O is beginning to gel," said
Rich Warwick, vice president of engineering and operations at NextIO.
"As a clear leader in PCIe compliance verification, Denali plays an
important role in the Shared I/O ecosystem. NextIO partnered with
Denali to extend the PureSpec product to support Shared I/O, and
enable high-quality verification of Shared I/O designs. The
availability of robust verification solutions like PureSpec is critical
in deploying enhanced PCIe technologies. Denali's verification IP was
tremendously helpful in ensuring compatibility between NextIO's Shared
PCIe and our I/O partners' Shared PCIe implementations, and the success
of this effort was recently on display at Microsoft's WinHEC conference
in May."
