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TeamF1 and AMCC Announce Alliance |
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| TeamF1 and AMCC Announce
Alliance to Deliver Advanced Wireless and Security Solutions |
| Joint
Effort Speeds Customers' Time-to-Market With Comprehensive
Integrated Platforms |
FREMONT, Calif.— January 17, 2006 –-
TeamF1, Inc. (www.TeamF1.com),
the high-performance embedded networking and security
software company, and Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (AMCC) (NASDAQ:AMCC),
a leading vendor of embedded PowerPC® and network processors
today announced optimized and pre-validated support of
TeamF1's secure networking solutions on AMCC's PowerPC
family of highly integrated embedded microprocessors. This
strategic alliance combines TeamF1’s expertise in embedded
security and advanced networking software with AMCC's global
leadership in embedded PowerPC processing, enabling
customers to speed time–to-market and reduce costs.
The two companies plan to jointly develop and market highly
integrated, advanced networking and security OEM/ODM
platforms for Wi-Fi® and VPN applications with an optimized
hardware architecture and software components designed to
leverage specialized hardware resources.
As a first step in a broader collaboration, the companies
announced the availability of TeamF1's secure access point
product "ASAP" and additional
secure management capabilities integrated with AMCC's
existing evaluation kit. A comprehensive, secure and managed
access point solution, this initial integrated platform
consists of TeamF1's ASAP
and secure management middleware, AMCC's PowerPC 440GR-based
Yellowstone evaluation kit and a standard off-the-shelf PCI-based
Wi-Fi chipset. The pre-validated solution is targeted
towards the growing market for full-featured secure access
points and wireless gateways.
TeamF1's ASAP
software sets a new standard by providing the ability to
concurrently support many different generations of 802.11
security technology found in today's wireless networks --
from WEP through WPA, up to WPA2/ 802.11i, in either
Personal (Pre-shared Key) or Enterprise (802.1X) modes.
AMCC’s PowerPC 440GR processor with integrated network
connectivity and a 32-bit PCI v2.2 interface provides the
necessary performance and interface features for a complete
ODM/OEM-ready access point solution when combined with any
standard PCI-based Wi-Fi® chipset.
TeamF1 is also in the process of validating and optimizing
other market-leading security and networking software
components in its portfolio for use with AMCC's existing and
upcoming embedded PowerPC processors, making it easier for
joint customers to bring secure connected embedded systems
to market faster while benefiting from the use of leading
edge protocols and technology.
"By teaming up with AMCC to provide the best overall
solution to OEMs and ODMs of wired and wireless devices, we
seek to accelerate their production schedules,” said Mukesh
Lulla, president of TeamF1. "We are confident that our
ongoing strategic engineering and marketing efforts with
AMCC will provide our mutual customers with the high-quality
solutions that they have come to expect of both companies,
while reducing integration risk, development costs and
time-to-market."
"We’re pleased that our partnership with TeamF1 has resulted
in an optimized solution for wireless access points based on
our PowerPC 440GR processor,” said Charlie Ashton, director
of PowerPC software at AMCC. “We look forward to future
roadmap integrations with TeamF1, which will offer customers
rapid development and the best-of-breed in both hardware and
software solutions.”
Availability
The first integrated
hardware/software reference design providing a complete
secure access point solution is available immediately from
AMCC and TeamF1. A product brief describing the capabilities
of this platform is available at
http://www.amcc.com/BestInClass/440GR Additionally,
TeamF1’s network security components such as
V-IPSecure (IPsec and IKE),
SSLimSecure
(SSL), SSHield
(SECSH) and authentication solutions (Kerberos,
RADIUS,
digital
certificates) pre-validated on AMCC's PowerPC® processor
family are also available individually under flexible
licensing terms directly from TeamF1. For more product
details, please refer to
..\products\technology_portfolio.htm.
About TeamF1
TeamF1, Inc., a privately
held corporation headquartered in Fremont, CA, is a leader
in high performance embedded networking and security
software. Founded in 1996, TeamF1's products provide the
secure software building blocks needed for wired and
wireless infrastructure products in various market segments.
For more information visit the company's website at
http://www.TeamF1.com or contact TeamF1 Public Relations
at 510-505-9931 or email
pr@TeamF1.com.
About AMCC
AMCC is a global leader in network and embedded PowerPC
processing, optical transport and storage solutions. Our
products enable the development of converged IP-based
networks offering high-speed secure data, high-definition
video and high-quality voice for carrier, metropolitan,
access and enterprise applications. AMCC provides networking
equipment vendors with industry-leading network and
communications processing, Ethernet, SONET and switch fabric
solutions. AMCC is also the leading vendor of high-port
count SATA RAID controllers enabling low-cost,
high-performance, high-capacity storage. AMCC's corporate
headquarters are located in Sunnyvale, California. Sales and
engineering offices are located throughout the world. For
further information regarding AMCC, please visit our web
site at http://www.amcc.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be
identified by words such as expects, anticipates, plans,
believes, estimates, will or words of similar meaning. Such
forward-looking statements, including statements relating to
the products discussed in this press release, are subject to
a number of risks and uncertainties, including the risk that
the products may not be successfully or timely developed,
completed or manufactured or achieve market acceptance,
risks relating to general economic conditions, as well as
the risks and uncertainties set forth in the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K, and in the Company’s other SEC
filings. As a result of these risks and uncertainties,
actual results may differ materially from these
forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements
contained in this press release are made as of the date
hereof and AMCC does not assume any obligation to update any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new
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AMCC is a registered
trademark of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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