Enea (STO:ENEA), the leader in advanced device software for
network equipment, and IP Infusion today announced a strategic
alliance through which IP Infusion will use Enea´s Accelerator
Platform(TM) to add high availability to their Layer 2 and Layer 3
routing and switching protocols. Enea and IP Infusion, together with
Kontron and Tail-f, will demonstrate the new high-availability
software at the Mountain View Alliance Communications and Ecosystems
Conference, which will be hosted in San Diego from February 28-March
2.
The demonstration, one of four "Diamond Demos" selected by show
management, will illustrate how IP Infusion protocols leveraging
Enea´s Accelerator technology can be used to enhance quality of
experience for multimedia services. Utilizing a Kontron AdvancedTCA
system equipped with Tail-f´s NETCONF network management software, the
demo will show how a video stream connected via IP Infusion´s
Switching/Routing Protocol can automatically take advantage of HA
features such as failover to backup without service interruption.
Although routing technology revolutionized the domain of circuit
switched networks, routers are still falling short of the
high-availability requirements of today´s converged networks, where
user data forwarding is a key requirement. Infonetics Research
recently reported that router downtime in large enterprise networks
costs businesses 2% to 16% of their revenue. The Infonetics survey of
27 major service providers around the world (those with average
revenue over $16 billion last year) found that the No. 1 capability
required in their purchase of IP routers is high availability.
"Five nines availability has become the minimum requirement for
the next generation of network routers," said Linda Thompson, vice
president of corporate alliances at Enea. "The Enea Accelerator
Platform, together with IP Infusion´s ZebOS Advanced Routing Suite,
provides a best-in-class platform for building, configuring, managing
and provisioning next-generation, carrier-grade router equipment."
"Consumers of converged multimedia services will not tolerate poor
quality of service," added Yoshinari Yoshikawa, vice president of
business development at IP Infusion. "Enea´s Accelerator Platform
provides the HA foundation we need to deliver five nines reliability
with our network and transport layer software. We look forward to
working with Enea to offer equipment makers a truly carrier-grade
solution for IP-based networks."
IP Infusion´s ZebOS Advanced Routing Suite provides scalable,
modular, high-performance Layer 2 and Layer 3 carrier-class routing
and switching. The ZebOS suite supports IPv4, IPv6, Multicast, MPLS
Traffic Engineering and VPN, as well as DiffServ protocol software.
About Enea
Enea (STO:ENEA) is the leading supplier of real-time operating
systems, middleware, development tools, database technology and
professional services for high-availability systems such as
telecommunications infrastructure, mobile devices, medical
instrumentation and automobile control/infotainment. Enea´s flagship
operating system, OSE(TM), is deployed in approximately half of the
world´s 3G mobile phones and base stations. Enea has over 500
employees and is listed on the Nordic Exchange. For further
information on Enea, please visit www.enea.com.
Enea Accelerator Platform is a trademark of Enea. All other
company or product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks
of their respective owners. (C) 2006 Enea.
About IP Infusion Inc.
IP Infusion is a leading provider of intelligent network software
for enhanced IP services. Its advanced control plane software enables
equipment vendors, service providers, and telecommunications and
enterprise companies to rapidly build and provision a broad range of
value-added IP services around its core routing and switching software
technology. Incorporated in Delaware in October 1999 with a vision of
delivering portable, platform-independent network software for
Internet equipment and devices, IP Infusion is headquartered in San
Jose, California, and recently became a wholly owned, independently
operated subsidiary of ACCESS CO., LTD. For more information:
www.ipinfusion.com