Preintegrated solution for wired, wireless, VPN applications
enables OEMs/ODMs to get appliances to market faster
FREMONT, Calif.— April 02, 2007 –- TeamF1,
Inc. (www.TeamF1.com),
a leader in embedded networking and security software, has
signed an agreement with Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (AMCC)
(NASDAQ:AMCC) to offer TeamF1’s Secure Gateway Solution
software on AMCC’s Sequoia evaluation kit, which features
the PowerPC® 440EPx embedded processor. AMCC is a leading
vendor of embedded PowerPC processors and packet processors.
TeamF1’s Secure Gateway Solution (SGS) is a member of the
SMBware™ family of customized turnkey solutions that enable
OEMs to bring to market advanced/powerful, next-generation
devices for the small-to-medium business (SMB) market.
“With its modular packaging of comprehensive software
features and built-in hardware acceleration for
high-performance security, our Secure Gateway Solution is a
good fit with AMCC’s security-enhanced processor,” said
Mukesh Lulla, president of TeamF1. “SGS not only provides
OEMs preintegrated and validated turnkey advanced VPN/firewall/router
packages, but also easy-to-use device management features
under a flexible licensing model.”
AMCC’s Sequoia platform is based around the PowerPC 440EPx
embedded processor, which includes a Turbo Security Engine
that offloads and accelerates processing of standards-based
security protocols such as IPsec and SSL.
“We are pleased that TeamF1 is extending their support for
our PowerPC processors to include the 440EPx,” said Charlie
Ashton, director of software at AMCC. “By making TeamF1’s
Secure Gateway Solution’s advanced wired secure networking
and Draft 802.11n secure access point features available on
the 440EPx Sequoia platform, we make it easier for OEMs and
ODMs to develop best-in-class wired and wireless networking
products and bring them to production in the shortest time
possible.”
The two companies previously announced their commitment to
jointly develop highly integrated, advanced networking and
security platforms for OEMs and ODMs in the Wi-Fi® and VPN
application space. Their partnership focuses on
demonstrating advanced hardware architectures and optimized
software components and solutions designed to leverage
specialized hardware resources.
TeamF1 will be in AMCC’s booth (# 2402) at the Embedded
Systems Conference-Silicon Valley, April 3-5 in San Jose,
where more details on the Secure Gateway Solution will be
available. In addition, TeamF1 will demonstrate its secure
access point software (Air Secure Access Point or "ASAP") on
the Sequoia platform.
Availability
Prototypes of the Secure Gateway Solution on Sequoia will be
available in the second quarter of 2007. General
availability will be in the third quarter of this year.
ASAP is available now.
About TeamF1
TeamF1, Inc. a privately held corporation headquartered in
Fremont, California, is a leader in high performance
embedded networking and security software. TeamF1's products
enable secure networking of telecom/datacom and industrial
equipment, and provide the infrastructure components needed
for switching and wireless 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 .
Names mentioned are
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respective companies.
