Enea Announces Version 2.0 of Element High-Availability Middleware; Enhanced Middleware Supports Multiple Linux Flavors, Runs on Kontron ATCA System and Provides Standard SA Forum and AdvancedTCA Interfaces.

SAN JOSE, Calif. & BOSTON -- Enea, the world leader in advanced device software, today announced version 2.0 of its Element(TM) high-availability middleware. Optimized for distributed network infrastructure applications spanning multiple processors and operating systems, Element 2.0 is now available for MontaVista Carrier Grade Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Fedora Core and CentOS (Community ENTerprise Operating System). Element 2.0 also works out of the box with Kontron's XL8000 AdvancedTCA system and provides standard interfaces for AdvancedTCA and SA Forum's Hardware Platform Interface.

"Element provides a scaleable out-of-the-box solution that makes it easy for network equipment providers to outsource their middleware development, freeing up precious engineering resources for more profitable tasks such as application and service development," said Terry Pearson, vice president of product management for Element at Enea. "Element's versatile Linux support and standard SA Forum and ATCA interfaces make it easier than ever to integrate Element with open architecture target hardware platforms and legacy applications."

Element provides a suite of middleware services that sits between the operating system and applications. Element provides core services for synchronizing, instrumenting, monitoring, and establishing communications between applications spread across multiple operating systems and processors. Element also provides network supervision, fault management, and shelf management services that make it easy to monitor, repair, configure, provision, and upgrade live systems as they operate in the field.

Element is the first HA middleware solution optimized for distributed telecom systems. Element provides an end-to-end solution that makes it easy for OEMs to combine Linux with real-time operating systems like Enea's OSE(TM) in the same system. Element is also the first HA middleware equipped to run on DSPs and network processors as well as 32-bit CPUs. This flexibility greatly simplifies application development, enabling designers to use a common set of services with a single API to partition, distribute, and manage applications spread across multiple processors, blades, and operating systems.

Element utilizes Enea's LINX communications services to provide a foundation for building complex distributed applications that span multiple devices and operating systems. LINX services make it easy for processes to discover other processes and services, communicate with those processes, advertise service availability, broadcast information to and share information with other processes (publish/subscribe), and monitor other processes for readiness. LINX communications are device and OS independent, providing transparency that enables systems to be scaled and reconfigured without changes to the application code.

Element's event logging and application monitoring services greatly increase visibility into system operation. Event logging enables application processes to log and report event and state information such as slot/service availability, diagnostics and critical network events such as alarm conditions. Developers and network operators can interactively obtain this information using standard Web browsers.

Element's HA Framework (HAF) delivers all of the services required to build a true non-stop computing platform. The HAF provides full fault management, including monitoring, detection, recovery, and reporting, for every resource in the system. It also employs active heartbeat monitoring and reactive error detection schemes to ensure the health of key hardware and software components at the system, slot and application levels.

Element provides a comprehensive suite of shelf management services for configuring and monitoring individual slots, blades and chassis. Element works with shelf management controllers to detect and configure blades, track revision numbers, and monitor key blade-level parameters like temperature, voltage and fan speed. Element also supports hot swap, which enables individual blades to be inserted and removed from a live chassis.

Element 2.0 for Linux will be generally available in Q4 2006. Pricing starts at $ 100,000 depending on the configuration.

About Enea

Enea (STO:ENEA) is the leading supplier of real-time operating systems, middleware, development tools, database technology and professional services for high-availability distributed multiprocessing applications such as telecommunications infrastructure, mobile devices, medical instrumentation, and automobile control/infotainment. Enea's flagship operating system, OSE is deployed in approximately half of the world's 3G mobile phones and base stations. Enea has over 500 employees and is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. For further information on Enea, please visit www.enea.com.

OSE and Element are registered trademarks of Enea AB or its subsidiaries. All other company or product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners. (C) 2006 Enea.