Sunnyvale, CA — (press release excerpt) — MontaVista Software Inc. announced today that MontaVista Linux Professional Edition 2.1 would support a range of IBM next-generation network processors including the powerful NP4GS3 and the NPe405H and NPe405L family. Jointly, the network processing solution from IBM and MontaVista Software targets applications in communications, networking, storage, digital… video and Internet devices.

IBM's copper-based NP4GS3 offers efficient data and resource management capabilities for delivery of new services such as streaming audio and video downloads. The programmable NP4GS3 also provides deep packet processing support for OC-48, OC-12, gigabit Ethernet and Fast Ethernet at wire speed. Earlier this year, IBM's PowerNP NP4GS3 network processor unit (NPU) was named the 'Processor of the Year' in its class for 2001, by In-Stat/MDR (MicroDesign Resources), publishers of The Microprocessor Report. Designed specifically to address embedded applications, the NPe405L and NPe405H provide high-performance, low-power solutions that interface to a wide range of peripherals. IBM's NPe405H and NPe405L incorporate on-chip power management features and are ideal for power-conscious and thermal sensitive devices.

MontaVista Software was one of the first embedded software companies to develop a Linux-based platform for the IBM PowerPC family of processors, a focus that the company has maintained during its more than two years of successful commercial operation. The two companies announced, earlier this year, that they are collaborating to make the Linux operating system available for the complete range of IBM PowerPC- and PowerNP-based network processors.

 
This article was originally published on LinuxDevices.com and has been donated to the open source community by QuinStreet Inc. Please visit LinuxToday.com for up-to-date news and articles about Linux and open source.