B.O.S. Affiliate Surf Targets Packet Telephony Access Equipment with SurfRider -TM- DSP Subsystem.Business Editors/High Tech Writers TERADYON, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 3, 2001 Integrated Hardware/Software Solution Speeds OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and Time-to-Market while Slashing Costs B.O.S. - Better On-line Solutions' (Nasdaq:BOSC) affiliate Surf Communication Solutions Surf Communication Solutions develops a suite of hardware and software products that drives a wide variety of applications whose common goal is high-capacity distribution of voice and video. (Surf) recently announced the upcoming availability of its SurfRider-144T(TM) family of access solutions targeted to Remote Access Servers, Media Gateways, Next-Generation switches, and other types of OEM equipment requiring modem, VoIP and FoIP services. SurfRider is provided as a complete reference design hardware multi-DSP subsystem including the industry's leading Surf Multi-access Pool (SMP (Symmetric MultiProcessing) A multiprocessing architecture in which multiple CPUs, residing in one cabinet, share the same memory. SMP systems provide scalability. As business increases, additional CPUs can be added to absorb the increased transaction volume. ) DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive software and SMPEngine(TM) host interface software. The SurfRider family's hardware reference design is used to produce a PMC (1) See Portable Media Center. (2) (PCI Mezzanine Card) A PCI-based mezzanine card that is widely adapted to VMEbus, CompactPCI and PCI cards. module. OEMs can use this standard format to design general-purpose motherboards onto which the SurfRiders are then attached. The SurfRider uses the PMC mezzanine connector for Fast Ethernet An earlier name for 100Mbps Ethernet. See 100Base-T. (networking) Fast Ethernet - A version of Ethernet developed in the 1990s(?) which can carry 100 Mbps compared with standard Ethernet's 10 Mbps. It requires upgraded network cards and hubs. , ATM and TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) A technology that transmits multiple signals simultaneously over a single transmission path. Each lower-speed signal is time sliced into one high-speed transmission. connectivity. This modular approach has distinct advantages in upgrading the DSP subsystem as more advanced DSPs become available and for reducing development, maintenance and production costs. The channel processing power of the SurfRiders is accessed using Surf's hardware-independent SMPEngine software. This message based A communications interface between two systems that is based on a set of text commands. A message-based system is a type of client/server relationship, in which requests are made by a client component, and the results are provided by a server component. operating system independent interface remains unchanged when a given SurfRider is upgraded to one with more advanced DSPs providing greater channel density (such as the migration from the SR240M to the SR672M). "The SurfRider is the culmination of intensive system architecture analysis. We had to overcome significant design challenges in order to provide maximum throughput and channel density while relieving the host controller of most data-handling tasks," said Avi Fisher Surf's CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. . "We are confident that our customers will slash their time-to-market using a design with proven performance and will slash their costs by building the modules based on our design instead of having to purchase ready-made boards from a 3rd party or by entering into costly and time consuming in-house engineering events." The key to fast integration of the SurfRider is in the SMPEngine host interface application. The SMPEngine runs on the host controller and passes messages between the host controller and the DSPs on the SurfRider. "The SMPEngine enables OEMs to integrate the SurfRider modules rapidly from a software perspective," said Arnon Netzer Surf's VP of Software Engineering. "The SMPEngine is a simple interface with only a few functions but provides complete control and monitoring visibility of each and every channel running on the SurfRider module. We invested considerable software engineering efforts to completely abstract hardware issues from the host application. This means that SurfRider modules can be replaced in the future with more advanced ones without having to re-write the host application and that the SurfRider can be integrated quickly into the OEM system." The SurfRider modules contain multiple DSPs, all running Surf's leading SMP software for V.92 modem, VoIP, FoIP, ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. and Modem Relay over IP (V.MoIP) services. In addition to the SMP, additional DSP farm management software has been integrated into the subsystem so that all of the DSPs operate in parallel as a cohesive unit. The business model behind the SurfRider is licensing intellectual property from Surf allowing the OEM to produce the boards using internal manufacturing capabilities. Surf will provide a limited number of actual hardware boards for easy evaluation of integration efforts. While the SurfRider family is an off-the-shelf product, both the hardware and software customizations can be provided by Surf as an added value. The first version of the SurfRider, the SR240M, will provide 240 universal ports (voice, fax, modem) or 672 (DS3) ports of voice and fax only. The SR240M will be available in Q4 of 2001. The next SurfRider, SR672M, scheduled for Q2 2002, will triple channel densities to 672 unified ports or 2016 (OC-3) VoIP or VoATM channels. About BOS Better On-Line Solutions B.O.S., through its IP Telephony product line, specializes in VoIP solutions. The Company also develops, produces and markets solutions for IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) mid-range-to-PC and LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. connectivity, including Internet/intranet, emulation gateways, and GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. , as well as printing solutions that are operating-system independent. Surf Communication Solutions, an affiliated company, is the leading supplier of embedded network convergence software that lends flexibility and scalability to network products handling data modem, fax, and voice transmissions. Its open system software is integrated into equipment developed by original equipment manufacturers in the telecommunications, telephony, and electronic consumer goods consumer goods Any tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and industries. The forward-looking statements contained herein reflect management's current views with respect to future events and financial performance. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of BOS, including, but not limited to, those risks and uncertainties detailed in BOS' periodic reports and registration statements filed with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission. |
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