Conexant Selects Ashley Laurent CableHome Software for Integration into Cable Modem Semiconductors.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers NEWPORT BEACH Newport Beach, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 66,643), Orange co., S Calif., on Newport Bay and the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1906. It is a popular seaside resort and yachting center. Manufactures include electrical and medical equipment, computers, boats, and adhesives. , Calif. and AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 2002 Hardware and Software Integration Streamlines Development Efforts And Reduces Costs Conexant Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNXT), a worldwide leader in semiconductor system solutions for communications applications, and Ashley Laurent, Inc., a global market leader in advanced embedded gateway and value-added services software for the broadband industry, today announced that Conexant has selected Ashley Laurent's BroadWay 2.0 CableHome(TM) software suite for integration with current and next-generation cable modem cable modem Modem used to convert analog data signals to digital form and vise versa, for transmission or receipt over cable television lines, especially for connecting to the Internet. chips. The integration of Ashley Laurent's CableHome 1.0 baseline software stack (1) A stack that is implemented in memory rather than in hardware registers. See stack. (2) A generic reference to a set of system programs or a set of application programs that form a complete system. See stack. into Conexant's cable modem products provides customers with a complete turnkey hardware and software solution, which reduces product development costs and helps speed time to market. In addition, Conexant's DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) A cable modem standard from the CableLabs research consortium (www.cablelabs.com), which provides equipment certification for interoperability. (TM) 1.1 and 2.0 cable modem customers can easily integrate the CableHome software stack, or upgrade to CableHome 1.1 standards when they are implemented, without changing the DOCSIS code. CableHome is a project managed by CableLabs(R) that seeks to set specifications for home networking. "Ashley Laurent's highly portable and high-performance CableHome software suite, coupled with our cable modem semiconductor solutions, provides manufacturers with a comprehensive solution that facilitates a quick path to the next-generation of advanced cable services and functionality," said Al Servati, director of Conexant's Broadband Communication's Segment cable modem business. "In addition to the cost benefits realized by integrated hardware and software solutions, Conexant's cable modem chips provide enough processing power to support CableHome without the cost and complexity of adding an external processor or using more expensive cable modem chips." "Choosing Ashley Laurent's CableHome software allows Conexant customers to get a best-of-breed CableHome solution from a single vendor, and frees them from lengthy development cycles and integration exercises," said Jeffrey Goodwin, chairman and chief executive officer of Ashley Laurent. "With the BroadWay 2.0 CableHome stack, Conexant is bringing its customers a solution that is pre-integrated with their next-generation chipsets and will require a minimal level of customization based on customer needs." BroadWay 2.0 is an advanced integrated system of networking and security modules. These modules provide the advanced features and functionality that are in high demand in the quickly expanding broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. market. BroadWay 2.0 components include stateful firewall In computing, a stateful firewall (any firewall that performs stateful packet inspection (SPI) or stateful inspection) is a firewall that keeps track of the state of network connections (such as TCP streams, UDP communication) travelling across it. , IPSec VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. , content filtering See Web filtering and parental control software. , a complete TCP/IP stack An implementation of the TCP/IP communications protocol. Network architectures designed in layers, such as TCP/IP, OSI and SNA, are called "stacks." See TCP/IP, OSI model and protocol stack. , advanced routing protocols such as RIP and OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) A routing protocol that determines the best path for routing IP traffic over a TCP/IP network based on distance between nodes and several quality parameters. , and much more. BroadWay Baseline CableHome 1.0 software has been designed specifically to meet and exceed the standards developed by the CableHome project. Designed with modularity, memory constraints, and performance in mind, the software provides chip and device manufacturers a complete turnkey solution to meeting the needs of cable operators. Conexant's family of cable modem products includes integrated circuits and software that enable manufacturers to deliver a wide range of products such as PCs, set-top boxes, and residential gateways that support home networking and IP telephony. The company's cable modem solutions are compliant with worldwide DOCSIS and EuroDOCSIS 1.0/1.1/2.0 standards. About Conexant Conexant Systems, Inc., a worldwide leader in semiconductor system solutions for communications applications, leverages its expertise in mixed-signal processing to deliver integrated systems and semiconductor products through two separate businesses. The Broadband Communications business develops and delivers integrated solutions that enable digital entertainment and information networks for the home and small office. Mindspeed Technologies(TM), the company's Internet infrastructure business, designs, develops and sells a complete portfolio of semiconductor networking solutions that facilitate the aggregation, transmission and switching of data, video and voice from the edge of the Internet to linked metropolitan area networks. Conexant, headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif., is a member of the Nasdaq-100 market index. To learn more, visit us at www.conexant.com or www.mindspeed.com. About Ashley Laurent Ashley Laurent delivers advanced broadband gateway software that enables the deployment of managed services across broadband networks. By working directly with broadband equipment manufacturers and silicon providers, Ashley Laurent helps create profitable new relationships between service providers and their subscribers. Current customers include 3Com, CheckPoint, Conexant, D-Link, GlobespanVirata, 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) , Motorola, SMC SMC Saint Mary's College SMC Santa Monica College SMC Solaris Management Console SMC Smooth Muscle Cell SMC Small Magellanic Cloud (also see LMC) SMC Safety Management Certificate (maritime shipping) , Texas Instruments, and others. Managed Service Partners include BsafeOnline (www.bsafeonline.com), a vertical service provider (VSP VSP - Very Simple Prolog+. ) that offers turn-key managed service options to service providers and retail consumers. Ashley Laurent, Inc. is a privately held corporation Noun 1. privately held corporation - a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market close corporation, closed corporation, private corporation based in Austin, Texas, with satellite sales and engineering support in Asia. For more information call (512) 322-0676 or visit www.ashleylaurent.com. About CableHome For more information about the CableHome project, visit www.cablehome.org. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement This press release contains statements relating to future results of Conexant (including certain projections and business trends) that are "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: global economic and market conditions, such as the cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry and the markets addressed by the company's and its customers' products; demand for and market acceptance of new and existing products; successful development of new products; the timing of new product introductions; the availability of manufacturing capacity; pricing pressures and other competitive factors; changes in product mix; product obsolescence ob·so·les·cent adj. 1. Being in the process of passing out of use or usefulness; becoming obsolete. 2. Biology Gradually disappearing; imperfectly or only slightly developed. ; the ability to develop and implement new technologies and to obtain protection for the related intellectual property; the successful separation of the company's broadband communications and Internet infrastructure businesses; the ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; and the uncertainties of litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. , as well as other risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to the security and safety risks of our employees and of company facilities and those risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Conexant and Mindspeed are trademarks of Conexant Systems, Inc. Other brands and names contained in this release are the property of their respective owners. |
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