MontaVista Linux Powers Gigabit Ethernet and IP-Based Loop Carrier System for Voice and Broadband Service Delivery.SUNNYVALE, Calif. & SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- Occam Network's BLC BLC Boston Library Consortium BLC Bethany Lutheran College (Minnesota) BLC Back Light Compensation (video cameras) BLC Belo Corporation (stock symbol) BLC Broadband Loop Carrier 6000 System Provides Voice, Data and Video Services Quickly and Easily to Thousands MontaVista Software, Inc. and Occam Networks (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :OCCM OCCM Ocean Carbon Cycle Model OCCM On Condition Cyclic Maintenance OCCM Office of Commercial Communications Management OCCM Optimistic Concurrency Control Mechanism ), a supplier of innovative Ethernet and IP-based loop carrier equipment to telecommunications service providers worldwide, today announced that MontaVista(R) Linux(R) Professional Edition is the chosen operating system (OS) for Occam's flagship product -- the BLC 6000 Broadband Loop Carrier System. The BLC 6000 System is a complete loop carrier system that uses Ethernet and Internet Protocol (IP) as core transport and service protocols to deliver voice, video and high-speed data services to residential and business subscribers. It integrates standard IP protocols for transport and control, offers scalable Ethernet trunking, and eliminates the need for additional pieces of access equipment such as a DSLAM (DSL Access Multiplexor) A central office (CO) device for ADSL service that intermixes voice traffic and DSL traffic onto a customer's DSL line. It also separates incoming phone and data signals and directs them onto the appropriate carrier's network. See DSL. , Ethernet switch, Optical Add Drop multiplexer or VoIP gateway. The BLC 6000 System is also the first loop carrier system to integrate Gigabit Ethernet transport, which provides cost effective bandwidth for high numbers of DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary subscribers, as well as video distribution and delivery of triple play services. "Telephone companies are shifting to a Broadband IP delivery model for all of their services," said Kris Sowolla, vice president of Marketing for Occam Networks. "They are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a new generation of access network equipment such as Occam's BLC 6000 to take them into the future. Basing our product on a robust and flexible operating system such as MontaVista Linux has enabled us to create a platform to deliver triple play end-user services -- voice, video and data -- in a simple and affordable way." "Telecommunications equipment manufacturers, such as Occam, want to deliver advanced new products to market quickly and at a competitive price point," said Kelly Herrell, senior vice president, Strategic Operations, MontaVista Software. "Supporting this goal, MontaVista Linux provides Occam with a scalable, high performance solution that has strong networking capabilities, tremendous flexibility and a high level of service reliability." Why MontaVista Linux was chosen? A key advantage was that Occam Networks was able to get their flagship product to market in a very short period of time. Occam felt that they could have achieved some of their goals by using a commercial RTOS (1) (RealTime Operating System) An operating system designed for use in a real time computer system. See real time system, embedded system, process control and OS-9. or even rolling their own Linux. However, the lengthier time-to-market at a higher cost was a deterrent. Some of the other key reasons MontaVista Linux was preferred included: --MontaVista Linux supported all hardware platforms that Occam was evaluating --MontaVista Linux Professional Edition is a complete commercial-grade product containing everything their software developers would need --Drivers provided by MontaVista partners simply ran on MontaVista Linux without any additional work --MontaVista Linux has allowed Occam to customize their platforms for applications with very strict requirements MontaVista Linux Professional Edition MontaVista Linux Professional Edition (Pro) is an industry-leading comprehensive embedded operating system An operating system used in special-purpose applications (embedded systems). Embedded operating systems are typically very compact and often designed for real time operations. See embedded Linux, QNX, OS-9, Windows XP Embedded, Windows CE, VxWorks and Symbian OS. and cross development environment. It includes a modern OS featuring real-time functionality, multi-process capabilities and multi-threaded remote debugging, with extensive bundled software components including rich networking. Pro targets more than 25 processors from eight industry-leading architectures and supports more than 100 boards offering developers great freedom to choose the elements for their development environment, which, in effect, allows them to speed cutting-edge products to market faster and at a lower cost. Availability MontaVista Linux Professional Edition 3.1 is available as a product subscription through MontaVista Software and its worldwide distribution channels. MontaVista Linux product subscriptions provide developer teams with the MontaVista Linux kernel, deployment components, utilities, development tools, software updates, access to the MontaVista Zone (customer resource portal), comprehensive technical support and hands-on Linux training classes. About MontaVista Software MontaVista Software is a leading global supplier of systems software and development tools for intelligent connected devices and associated infrastructure. MontaVista empowers software developers by providing Open Source GNU/Linux-based software solutions. Founded in 1999 by real-time operating system (operating system) Real-Time Operating System - (RTOS) Any operating system where interrupts are guaranteed to be handled within a certain specified maximum time, thereby making it suitable for control of hardware in embedded systems and other time-critical applications. pioneer James Ready, MontaVista offers a family of products that address software developer needs encompassing applications ranging from communications infrastructure to consumer electronics. MontaVista products include MontaVista Linux Professional, Consumer Electronics and Carrier Grade Editions. MontaVista DevRocket, a powerful integrated development environment See IDE. integrated development environment - interactive development environment , delivers state-of-the-art development tools across all product Editions. MontaVista Graphics offers a rich GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. development tools platform. Headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley, in Sunnyvale, Calif., MontaVista Software 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. funded by leading investors such as Alloy Ventures, China Development Industrial Bank, RRE RRE Red Rock Eater (News Service) RRE Road Race Engineering RRE Remote Roof Easy RRE Residential Real Estate RRE Rise-And-Run-Length Encoding RRE Royal Radar Establishment (Great Britain) Ventures, US Venture Partners, WR Hambrecht + Co WR Hambrecht + Co. is a full service investment bank with headquarters in New York and San Francisco. It specializes in using its unique auction process called OpenIPO to compete with the traditional methods of larger and more established banks. ., as well as IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Infineon Ventures, Intel Capital, Panasonic (Matsushita), Samsung Ventures America, Siemens Venture Capital, Sony, Toshiba America and Yamaha Corporation. For more information about MontaVista Software, please visit www.mvista.com. About Occam Networks Inc. Occam Networks Inc. develops and markets innovative Broadband Loop Carrier networking equipment that enables telephone companies to deliver voice, data and video services. Based on Ethernet and Internet Protocol (IP) technologies, Occam's equipment allows telecommunications service providers to profitably deliver traditional phone services, as well as advanced voice-over-IP, residential and business broadband, and digital television services through a single, all-packet access network. Occam is headquartered in Santa Barbara, Calif. Additional information can be found at www.occamnetworks.com. Portions of this press release may contain forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future performance of Occam Networks. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from any future performance suggested in such statements. Rapidly changing technologies and market conditions may require changes to Occam's products. Occam does not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Please also refer to the company's most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. , annual report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and other filings with the SEC. These filings contain and identify other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. MontaVista is a registered trademark of MontaVista Software, Inc. All other names mentioned are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. |
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