FutureSoft announces access router solutions on Intel® XScale technology based control plane processors

PRESS RELEASE – NPC, San Jose, October 22nd, 2002

FutureSoft, a leading provider of communications software solutions, announced access router solutions on the Intel® IXC1100 control plane processor, which is based on the Intel® XScale™ microarchitecture. This was announced at the Network Processor Conference at San Jose, CA.

FutureSoft’s access router solutions, with OSPF, PIM or IS-IS as components, on Intel® IXC1100 control plane processor will enable telecommunications and data communications equipment manufacturers to rapidly develop high performance routers and gateways. This will enable OEMs to gain the critical time-to-market advantage.

“We have been working closely with Intel® to enable our access router solutions to support processors based on Intel®’s XScale microarchitecture. With these solutions, OEMs will be able to leverage on FutureSoft’s extensive experience in routing and network processor technology, to deliver differentiated routing products to the market”, said Ashish Basu, Vice President – Sales and Marketing, FutureSoft.

“The Intel® IXC1100 control plane processor, with its rich set of development tools from companies like FutureSoft, provides a high performance, scalable control plane solution for multi-service switches, VoP media gateways, wireless infrastructure and other networking equipment”, said Graham Tubbs, General Manager, Control Plane Business Unit at Intel®.

FutureSoft, a member of the Intel® Internet Exchange Architecture (Intel IXA) Developer Network, plans to offer control plane, data plane and access solution components on Intel®’s network processor family. The company has already demonstrated support for OSPF, IS-IS and PIM with control plane PDK on IXP 12XX/24XX/28XX at the Intel® Developer Forum and plans to demonstrate more integrated solutions on Inte®l’s IXP network processors in the near future.

About FutureSoft:

FutureSoft, an ISO 9001:2000 certified, SEI-CMM-Level 5 company, is a leading provider of communications software solutions, protocol stacks and services to the global communications industry in areas like IP Switching/Routing, Broadband Access, Wireless and Wireline applications. The company offers ready to port protocol source code products for these areas and augments them through porting, integration and consulting services. The company has wholly owned subsidiaries in US, UK and Taiwan for addressing the North American, European and Asian markets.

For more information, Please visit www.futsoft.com or contact:

VN Kannan
Ph: +91-(44)-4330 550
Email: kannanvn@future.futsoft.com.

Saumil Majmudar
Ph: +1-408-243-3887 Xn: 116
Email: saumil@futsoft.com.

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