Ample Communications to Offer Secure Ethernet NICs With Cavium Networks' Security Processor; Ample Adds High Performance Security Capabilities to SPI-4.2 Based Ethernet NICs.FREMONT, Calif. -- Ample Communications, a leading provider of communications silicon for wire line network systems, today announced that it has added security functionality to its Ethernet Network Interface Cards (NICs) for multi-port Ethernet aggregation. Ample Communications has integrated Cavium Network's NITROX(TM) II Security Processor into its SPI-4.2 based 10/100/1000 Ethernet NICs, allowing developers to easily add security capabilities to their products with Ethernet line interfaces. Ample's SPI-based Ethernet NICs with Cavium's NITROX II have been shipped to and accepted by lead customers developing Security Appliance Security appliances protect computer networks from unwanted data traffic, intruders, email spam, enforce policies, and may also be used to create and manage VPNs. There are a number of types of security appliances. platforms. Cavium's NITROX II is the only in-line security processor family with SPI-4.2 interfaces and multi-protocol processing capability to process single or multiple high-level protocols in a single chip. The Multiprotocol capabilities significantly offload To remove work from one computer and do it on another. See cooperative processing. the NPU (Network Processing Unit) Same as network processor. to increase the total system throughput. Ample's secure Ethernet NICs have the same form factor as the previously announced Ethernet NICs, enabling straightforward system migration and upgrades to secured Ethernet applications. "Customers are looking to secure their applications while improving performance and adding scalability," said Mat Steinberg, Director of Business Development for Ample Communications. "By adding security capabilities to Ample's family of Ethernet NICs, customers can develop a system or an appliance that can incorporate enhanced functionality via a simple plug-in interface upgrade from the existing Ethernet cards." "The secure Ethernet solution combines Ample's MACs with Cavium's NITROX II family, the world's fastest security processors, and creates a complementary unique high performing solution that offloads complete packet and protocol processing for IPsec, SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. and WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network security," said Rajneesh Gaur Gaur, ruined city, India Gaur (gour), ruined city, West Bengal state, India. Known also as Lakhnauti, the city was an ancient Hindu capital of Bengal. It was captured (c. , Director of Product Marketing at Cavium Networks Cavium Networks is a Mountain View, California-based company specializing in MIPS-based network and security processors. Cavium Networks offers processor and board level solutions targeting Routers, Switches, Appliances, Storage and Servers. . "We are excited to work with companies such as Ample to bring compelling security solutions to our customers." The secure Ethernet NIC (1) (Network Interface Card) See network adapter. See also InterNIC. (2) (New Internet Computer) An earlier Linux-based computer from The New Internet Computer Company (NICC), Palo Alto, CA. is now generally available. About Ample Communications: Ample Communications is a leading supplier of high-speed Ethernet and SONET silicon for enterprise and metropolitan area network equipment OEMs. Founded in 2000 and with revenue shipments underway since 2001, the company has established itself as both a technology and a market share leader. Wide customer acceptance at Tier 1 and Tier 2 OEMs has resulted in more than 50 design wins for its 10 Megabit- to 40 Gigabit-per-second SONET and Ethernet silicon. Ample Communications is located in Fremont, Calif., with additional development facilities in Sacramento, Calif., and in Bangalore, India. More information is available on the Web at www.amplecomm.com. About Cavium Networks: Cavium Networks is a worldwide leader in security, network services and embedded processing semiconductor solutions. Cavium Networks' award-winning NITROX and MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) The execution speed of a computer. For example, .5 MIPS is 500,000 instructions per second; 100 MIPS is a hundred million instructions per second. 64-based OCTEON families of processors and accelerator boards offer flexible, scalable and highly integrated solutions delivering 50Mbps to 10Gbps performance. The company's products are integrated into a wide range of networking equipment that include routers, gateways, network appliances, content switches, wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area access/aggregation points, servers and storage networking devices. Cavium Networks is headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley in Mountain View, CA, with development centers in Marlboro, MA, and Hyderabad, India. For more information, please visit: www.caviumnetworks.com |
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