Freescale and Jungo Partner to Drive Down Cost of SMB Networking Equipment; Office-in-a-Box Reference Platform Based on PowerQUICC(TM) Processor, Vitesse Gigabit Switch and Jungo Software Designed to Enable Multi-Service Media Gateways.SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) and Jungo Ltd. have collaborated to deliver an Office-in-a-Box reference platform for the small-medium business (SMB) multi-service gateway market. The two companies are jointly demonstrating the combined solution at Freescale's Booth #1624 at the Embedded Systems Conference this week. The Office-in-a-Box platform blends Jungo's field-proven OpenSMB software with Freescale's MPC (1) (Mobile PC) A handheld or laptop computer. See handheld computer, laptop computer and Ultra-Mobile PC. (2) (MultiPath Channel) See multipath. 8349E mITX reference board. The versatile board features the MPC8349E PowerQUICC(TM) II Pro processor containing a PowerPC(R) core and Vitesse's SparX Gigabit Ethernet switch technology. The reference platform enables network equipment vendors to develop products that support a rich suite of information technology (IT) services and capabilities, such as voice over Internet protocol (VoIP), IP-PBX, Gigabit Ethernet LAN switch, stateful packet inspection See stateful inspection. (SPI) firewall, virtual private network (VPN) router, application-aware quality of service (QoS), print server and network-attached storage (NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular ). "Increased business reliance on Internet services has resulted in significant investments in multi-service small-office networking equipment, and we've teamed with Jungo to address this trend with a scalable platform that gives developers exceptional design flexibility," said Lynelle McKay, vice president and general manager of Freescale's Digital Systems Division. "Our PowerQUICC processor-based platform running Jungo's software enables rapid development of all-in-one networking equipment that supports a compelling range of IT services." According to AMI Partners, a global market research firm, IT departments for the more than 35 million small-medium businesses (fewer than 100 employees) worldwide spent more than $12 billion on networking and telecom-related infrastructure in 2005. That number is expected to grow to nearly $19 billion by 2010. "The combination of PowerQUICC processors and Jungo software will allow customer premises equipment See CPE. manufacturers to rapidly target the SMB market by leveraging the strength of a highly differentiated solution that has already been integrated for them," said Udi Yuhjtman, Jungo's vice president of business development. "Freescale and Jungo are delivering on a shared vision for the 'connected office' in which small businesses can receive all the IT services of their enterprise counterparts, and can now do so to fit their smaller budgets." "Vitesse is excited to participate in this initiative with Freescale and Jungo," added Martyn Humphries, vice president and general manager of Vitesse Semiconductor's Ethernet Products Division. "The Office-in-a-Box platform addresses customer requirements for an all-in-one, easy-to-manage networking system solution. Our market-leading SparX family, tailored for SMB networking applications, provides the switch and PHY foundation for the MPC8349E mITX platform. It enables this solution to be developed at the right cost point because of Vitesse's proven leadership in delivering integrated Gigabit Ethernet switch and PHY solutions." About the MPC8349E mITX Platform The Office-in-a-Box reference platform is available in the compact, 170mm x 170mm mini-ITX form factor, which makes it easy to design small-footprint home NAS systems. The hardware centerpiece of the reference platform is the MPC8349E mITX reference board, featuring the 667-MHz MPC8349E PowerQUICC II Pro processor. The platform also includes a robust memory subsystem, a four-port USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. 2.0 interface, a 10/100/1000 Ethernet port, a 5-port Gigabit Ethernet switch from Vitesse, an on-board 4-port PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). serial advanced technology attachment (storage) Serial Advanced Technology Attachment - (SATA, Serial ATA) A computer bus technology primarily designed for transfer of data to and from a hard disk. SATA is the successor to Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA), which was given the retronym Parallel ATA (PATA) to (SATA) controller, a 32-bit PCI slot, a 32-bit MiniPCI slot, a two-port RS-232C interface, a power supply and a SATA hard drive. In addition to Jungo's OpenRG and OpenSMB software, the Office-in-a-Box reference platform ships with the Linux(R) 2.6.x operating system with Samba on Flash. Schematics, layout files and Gerber files are available online. About Jungo's Software Platforms Jungo's OpenRG for the residential market and OpenSMB for the business market are scalable suites of software technologies that provide CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment vendors with the infrastructure needed to bring to market home, SOHO and SMB gateways, such as firewall/VPN, converged voice/data gateways, wireless access points and security appliances. OpenRG and OpenSMB significantly simplify development cycles, improve product performance and accelerate time-to-market with new revenue generating services. OpenRG and OpenSMB include an optimized Linux-based operating system, optional VxWorks support, communication and routing protocols, network security (stateful packet inspection firewall), wireless LAN security One issue with corporate wireless networks in general, and WLANs in particular, involves the need for security. Many early access points could not discern whether or not a particular user had authorization to access the network. (802.1x, RADIUS client, WPA WPA: see Work Projects Administration. WPA in full Works Progress Administration later (1939–43) Work Projects Administration U.S. work program for the unemployed. ), Universal Plug and Play, web-based management, remote upgrade capabilities, support for CableHome 1.1-based devices, and a wide range of home and business networking applications. Availability The Office-in-a-Box reference platform is planned to be available in May. For system design and preliminary pricing information, please contact your local Freescale sales representative or an authorized Freescale distributor. About Freescale Semiconductor Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets. Freescale became a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. in July 2004 after more than 50 years as part of Motorola Inc. The company is based in Austin, Texas, and has design, research and development, manufacturing or sales operations in more than 30 countries. Freescale, a member of the S&P 500(R), is one of the world's largest semiconductor companies with 2005 sales of $5.8 billion (USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ). www.freescale.com About Jungo Jungo Software Technologies is a leading provider of digital home and office networking software. Jungo offers integrated reference designs for home and SOHO gateways, storage devices, wireless and VoIP gateways enabling customers to simplify development cycles and provide the most innovative and cost-effective home and office networking equipment. Jungo is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. with corporate offices in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , sales and support offices in Taiwan, USA and U.K. and an R&D center in Israel. Find out more at www.jungo.com. About Vitesse Vitesse designs, develops and markets a diverse portfolio of high-performance, cost-competitive semiconductor solutions for communications and storage networks worldwide. Engineering excellence and dedicated customer service distinguish Vitesse as an industry leader in Gigabit Ethernet 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. , Ethernet-over-SONET, Advanced Switching, Fibre Channel, Serial Attached SCSI See SAS. , Optical Transport, and other applications. Vitesse innovation empowers customers to deliver superior products for Enterprise, Access, Metro, and Core applications. Additional company and product information is available at www.vitesse.com. Freescale(TM) and the Freescale logo are trademarks of Freescale Semiconductor Inc. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. The "PowerPC" name is a trademark of IBM Corp. and used under license. (C) Freescale Semiconductor Inc. 2006. |
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