Flextronics Software Systems Integrates FutureSoft Data Communication Products into Existing Products Portfolio.NEW DELHI, India -- Flextronics Software Systems (FSS FSS Federal Supply Service (US General Services Administration) FSS Flight Service Station FSS Family Self-Sufficiency FSS Fixed Satellite Service FSS Forensic Science Service (Great Britain) ), formerly Hughes Software Systems Hughes Software Systems Limited (HSS), previously known as Flextronics Software Systems Limited (FSS) now known as Aricent was incorporated in India on December 30, 1991 with Hughes Network Systems (HNS), a unit of Hughes Electronics Corporation (HUGHES), USA as its principal , a leader in telecommunication signaling protocols, toolkits and frameworks, announced today that it will include data communication offerings from FutureSoft in its portfolio. FSS significantly expands its portfolio by this move and positions itself as a single source for telecom and data-com, voice and wireless infrastructure software products. FutureSoft, a subsidiary of Flextronics International, is a prominent vendor in the switching, routing and security software and a pioneer in developing datacom protocol stacks. FutureSoft's portfolio includes OEM-ready software offerings for Ethernet switching & routing, Enterprise Security and Wireless LAN switching, in addition to individual protocol stacks. This move will not change the existing business model, pricing or support systems for customers but will enable an increasing number of customers to benefit from the complete set of products being offered by the company. FSS is now also offering the following pre-integrated, 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 ready, advanced solutions for the switching and security segments: The Enhanced Security Solution - ESS software is OEM-Ready, enterprise security software solution, combining 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. (IPSec/PPTP/L2TP) capability, an ICSA-certified stateful firewall, NAT (Network Address Translation) An IETF standard that allows an organization to present itself to the Internet with far fewer IP addresses than there are nodes on its internal network. routing, intrusion prevention and content filtering. The Intelligent Switching Solution - ISS ISS See Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). software is OEM-Ready, Layer-2/3 Ethernet switching software solution that also has complete IPv6 and Chassis System support. The portfolio also includes individual Layer 2 switching, Layer 3 routing, WAN access and security stacks offerings, including IPv6 offerings (BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) The routing protocol that is used to span autonomous systems on the Internet. It is a robust, sophisticated and scalable protocol that was developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). 4+, OSPFv3, RIPng). These solutions are already deployed in a large number of top-tier customers' products, and integrated with a variety of operating systems and chipsets. "With this move, our customers will be able to leverage an even broader portfolio of products in the areas of voice and data for both the fixed and mobile space. Additionally, we will be able to help our customers to develop newer products in areas like 3G, IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. , DSL, and WiMAX," said Mr. Ajay Gupta, Assistant Vice President & Head of Products, FSS. "Our customers will significantly benefit from the combined portfolios of FSS and FutureSoft." He added, "With this arrangement, we are also demonstrating our continued focus on marketing key technologies and investing in developing newer products, to meet the growing needs of our customers." |
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