IDT Demonstrates Solutions Expertise with the Introduction of Its Linux 2.6 Offering.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif. -- Company Well Positioned to Proliferate Software Development and Optimization Expertise Across Multiple Products and Platforms IDT IDT Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA, USA) IDT I Don't Think IDT Identity Theft IDT Interrupt Descriptor Table IDT Integrated DNA Technologies IDT Inactive Duty Training IDT Instructional Design & Technology (TM) (Integrated Device Technology IDT (NASDAQ: IDTI) was founded in 1980 as a semiconductor vendor. Employing approximately 2500 people worldwide, headquartered in San Jose, California and operating a fab in Hillsboro, Oregon, the company both designs and fabricates semiconductor components. , Inc.)(Nasdaq:IDTI IDTI Integrated Device Technology Inc ), a leading communications IC company, today demonstrated its software development expertise with the introduction of a Linux(R) 2.6 offering that enables optimized performance and a host of value-added features, including improved multimedia capabilities such as Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (known by the acronym ALSA) is a Linux kernel component intended to replace the original Open Sound System (OSS) for providing device drivers for sound cards. (ALSA ALSA Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ALSA Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association ALSA Australian Law Students' Association ALSA Alberta Land Surveyors Association ALSA Alpaca and Llama Show Association ALSA Air Land Sea Application Center ) and Digital Video Broadcasting. Highlighting its core competency in providing comprehensive hardware and software solutions, IDT is the first silicon vendor to deliver Linux 2.6. The offering includes the Linux 2.6 kernel, as well as application-specific development tools to ease the customer design process and accelerate overall time to market. In addition to providing support for the full portfolio of Interprise(TM) processors, the IDT Linux 2.6 will offer built-in support for PCI Express functionality and advanced feature set, enabling IDT to aggressively build a foundation of support for future product implementations, including its next-generation IP co-processors and PCI Express switching and bridging solutions. "With its flexibility and support for a wide range of hardware platforms, Linux continues to gain momentum as a leading operating system (OS) for embedded applications," said Upendra Kulkarni, director of applications at IDT. "Recognizing that innovative software solutions are a key enabler of next-generation systems, we are committed to further developing and strengthening our software design and optimization competencies. Especially as we develop products that accelerate packet processing, we anticipate proliferation of this proficiency across our strategic product areas." IDT provides comprehensive solutions for the networking infrastructure, and delivers silicon and a suite of software development tools. This offering includes system-level architecture models, development code and optimization tools, as well as the OS Linux kernels and application-specific software tools, such as FreeS/WAN, for the security market. Linux 2.6 Offering and Availability The Linux 2.6 kernel includes support for Journaled File System (JFS See journaled file system and Joliet file system. ), a large number of 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. devices, and several new RFCs related to IP payload compression, IPv6 and Stream Control Transmission Protocol In the field of computer networking, the IETF Signaling Transport (SIGTRAN) working group defined the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) as a transport layer protocol in 2002. RFC 2960 defines the protocol, with RFC 3286 providing an introductory text. (SCTP (1) (Stream Control Transmission Protocol) An alternative to TCP that supports multiple transmission paths. Designed to facilitate SS7 signaling over TCP/IP, SCTP supports multiple IP addresses from the same host (multihomed host) and treats the data ). An additional upgrade of the Linux 2.6 kernel is its interactivity and responsiveness. Specifically, the kernel is preemptible, allowing for mid-task interruptions so that other applications, such as security, can continue to run, even when other low-level or complicated tasks are occurring in the background. Several aspects of the kernel have been completely redesigned, allowing developers to add devices such as disk drive controllers and wireless chipsets to their products with greater ease, significantly reducing time to market. The IDT Linux 2.6 offering is available now and supports all processors within the IDT Interprise(TM) portfolio of integrated communications processors. For additional information about the IDT Linux 2.6, please contact rischelp@idt.com. For additional information about the IDT integrated processors, please visit http://www.idt.com/products/integrated_processors.html. About IDT www.IDT.com IDT, Interprise and the IDT logo are trademarks of Integrated Device Technology, Inc. Other brands, product names and marks are trademarks, registered trademarks, or trade names of their respective owners. |
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