|
Fulcrum Picks NextHop Software for Data Center
Switching
Software and Silicon Combination Enables Next-Generation
Data Center Switching Solutions with Industry-Leading
Features and Performance
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California — January
10, 2007 —NextHop
Technologies® Inc., the definitive source
for networking software solutions, today announced
that Fulcrum Microsystems, a world leader in delivering
high-performance, standards-based interconnect devices
for use in computing, storage, and networking, has
partnered with NextHop for data-center switching
software technology.
Fulcrum's FocalPoint 10-Gigabit Ethernet-switch
chip family leverages the latest turnkey version of
NextHop’s industry-leading switching software.
The advanced capabilities offered enable customers
to achieve faster time-to-market and earlier time-to-revenue
than other options available in the market.
"The integration of NextHop’s newest generation
of switching software with Fulcrum’s FocalPoint
switch chip family demonstrates the wide market appeal
and excitement for high-speed, low-latency Ethernet
interconnect solutions, which is the hallmark of our
company," said Mike Zeile, vice president of
marketing for Fulcrum. "We're delighted
to add NextHop to our family of partners. To our customers,
it brings a proven go-to-market model for producing
feature-rich communication systems faster and more
cost effectively than ever before."
"Fulcrum is in an exciting space with tremendous
market potential," said PG Menon, vice president
of marketing for NextHop Technologies. "Our
leading- edge, switching software enables customers
to focus on market differentiators and get to market
more quickly than starting development ground-up. We
are excited to be working with Fulcrum."
About Fulcrum Microsystems
Fulcrum Microsystems Inc is a fabless semiconductor
company focused on developing interconnect switch
chips for next-generation board and system designs. The
company’s devices change the paradigm for interconnects,
offering low latency, fine-grained flow control,
and high throughput which combine to simplify the
board design and to build in more flexibility and
higher performance. More information can be
found at www.fulcrummicro.com.
About NextHop Technologies
NextHop Technologies is a leading developer of networking
software solutions, partnering with customers, vendors
and standards bodies, to enable and empower innovation
for the networking and telecommunications market.
NextHop enables turnkey solutions using merchant
silicon and off-the-shelf hardware for the wired
and wireless LAN communications market. NextHop's
GateD® legacy provides the most complete set
of routing protocols in the industry that is more
reliable, more tested and more scalable than any
other vendor-neutral solution. NextHop offers the
unique combination of quick time-to-market and comprehensive
networking functionality for carrier, enterprise
LAN and WLAN equipment manufacturers. NextHop reaches
these customers through a direct sales model and
is based in Mountain View, California. For further
information, please visit www.nexthop.com.
NextHop Technologies and GateD
are registered trademarks and NextHop is a trademark
of NextHop Technologies Inc. All other third party
marks mentioned herein may be trademarks of their
respective owners.
|
