GNP and Ericsson Partner to Develop Signaling Platform.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MONROVIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2002 Integrating GNP's Chassis and Ericsson's SoaC Product Yields CompactPCI Solution That Separates Signaling Software from Application Platform GNP GNP See: Gross National Product , a leader in engineering, manufacturing and systems integration services for the communications and related industries, today announced a partnership with Ericsson Signaling in which GNP will provide the telecommunications supplier with integration services for a new CompactPCI (cPCI) signaling solution. Designed to support Ericsson's SS7 signaling applications, the carrier-grade cPCI solution provides Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) with a complete package, featuring all of the components necessary to develop a variety of network-based solutions. The high-quality platform, featuring GNP's ComputeNode1U or ComputeNode2U multi-slot cPCI chassis and Ericsson's Stack-on-a-Card (SoaC) product, is ready for customer application installation. "GNP is pleased to team with Ericsson to provide a deployment-ready signaling solution," said Roger Baar, Ph.D., president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , GNP. "The SoaC, integrated into our ComputeNode chassis, will greatly facilitate the addition of signaling capabilities to network applications." Ericsson's SoaC product is a fully embedded hardware and software solution designed for SS7 connectivity in cPCI systems. The final chassis product is a flexible offering that may be used for the development of: prepaid, messaging, softswitch, Voice-over IP (VoIP), and location-based services See mobile positioning. for mobile telephone applications. "Partnering with GNP allows us to provide our 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 customers a complete set of high-quality tools, opening the door for the development of a wide variety of solutions," said Jorgen Trank Trank!Ascii was a short-lived underground ASCII art group founded as a spinoff of Remorse ASCII, which was in-and-of itself part of the underground ANSI art group ACiD Productions. , business development manager, Ericsson Signaling. "By taking full advantage of the systems integration experience that GNP brings to the table, we are able to offer a single-package cPCI solution that runs all the necessary signaling software without affecting the customer's application or platform." Ericsson Signaling's discrete SoaC fits neatly within GNP's carrier-grade ComputeNode chassis, which operates all SS7 signaling software in a closed, protected environment where it will not affect the customer application or platform. The signaling platform is powered by a CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. board from recommended manufacturers including Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , Intel and Radisys. The ComputeNode chassis, available in either a two- or four-slot configuration, offers greater slot density to support extra storage, I/O interface See port and expansion slot. cards, processors, Ethernet switches or expansion cards. The chassis features either AC or DC input voltage. The 2U/four-slot configuration offers dual redundant (1+1) power. All ComputeNode chassis meet Telcordia GR-1089-CORE Level 3 and Telcordia GR-63-CORE Level 3 requirements for Central Office applications. About Ericsson Signaling Division Located in Karlstad, Sweden, Ericsson Signaling is a product and development company that is active in the field of mobile telecommunications and a core supplier of SS7 on open platforms. Ericsson Signaling's products guarantee scalability, high capacity and flexibility. For more information about Ericsson's products and services, visit the web site at www.ericsson.se/signaling. About GNP GNP is a premier provider of complex systems and platform solutions for the communications industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. and related markets. The company designs, manufactures and customizes open system platforms to meet the demanding requirements of its customers' programs, using Commercial off-the-shelf Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) is a term for software or hardware, generally technology or computer products, that are ready-made and available for sale, lease, or license to the general public. (COTS) technology enhanced by system building blocks of its own design. GNP's broad range of platform solutions include SPARC-, Intel(R)- and PowerPC-based carrier-grade systems in CompactPCI and other form factors, as well as a multi-node continuously available applications framework -- the Continuant continuant (k  ntin´yōō Cluster Suite(TM) -- for use in mission-critical embedded control and communications equipment. Its products are complemented by comprehensive services, ranging from conceptual design through deployment, that minimize cycle time at all stages of the product life cycle while achieving the highest levels of quality and customer satisfaction. ISO- iso- or is-pref. 1. Equal; uniform: isobar. 2. Isomeric: isopropyl. 3. 9001 certified, GNP is privately held with headquarters in Monrovia, California. For more information on GNP's products and services, visit the company web site at www.gnp.com. (c) 2002 GNP Computers, Inc. GNP Computers is a trademark of GNP Computers. All other brand names and trademarks are properties of their respective holders. |
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