VMETRO and its subsidiaries VSYSTEMS will be the exclusive distributors of AdvancedIO 10 Gigabit Ethernet products in Europe. In addition, AdvancedIO’s flexible technology will become the basis for advanced 10GbE connectivity in integrated systems sold by VMETRO worldwide. VMETRO will also distribute and support stand-alone AdvancedIO products in North America.
Norway/UK/Sweden/Germany/France/Italy and Vancouver, BC — May 8, 2007 — VMETRO, a leading provider of high performance signal and data processing boards and subsystems, and AdvancedIO Systems, Inc., the technology leader in configurable, 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) connectivity solutions for embedded systems, today announced that they have signed a multi-year distribution and original equipment manufacturing (OEM) agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, VMETRO and its subsidiaries VSYSTEMS will be the exclusive distributors of AdvancedIO products in Europe. In addition, AdvancedIO’s flexible technology will become the basis for advanced 10GbE connectivity in integrated systems sold by VMETRO worldwide. VMETRO will also distribute and support stand-alone AdvancedIO products in North America.
AdvancedIO’s flagship product, the V1020, is the only off-the-shelf 10GbE intelligent XMC/PMC mezzanine module on the market. The V1020 is a 10GbE packet processing engine that functions as a high-speed open-standards-based data pipe. The module improves system performance by offloading communication protocol stacks from embedded processors while presenting a standard sockets-based software interface to the developer. It also facilitates direct streaming of data between 10GbE and other input/output devices, such as analog-to-digital converters. The V1020 is based on reprogrammable Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) technology to allow the aggregation of other functions such as packet inspection, load balancing, and signal processing. In addition, the ability to reprogram the module provides the benefits of customization and risk reduction at the system integration phase. The module is currently shipping and supports PCI-X and PCI Express® (PCIe).
“AdvancedIO anticipated the demand in the embedded market for the performance and compatibility of 10GbE data pipes and processing,” said Stein-Erik Maurice, Group Marketing Director at VMETRO. “We saw a great opportunity to bring 10GbE to the embedded market in Europe through our sales and support channel. The AdvancedIO products, such as the V1020, are an excellent addition to our product line, especially when combined with our portfolio of targeted solutions and services.”
The agreement expands on an informal relationship between VMETRO and AdvancedIO which has developed through successful collaboration on several customer projects during the past year. These projects have involved 10GbE implementations for data recording applications, avionics test systems, and radar signal processing – all for major defense market contractors.
“We feel that Europe represents a fruitful market for our embedded 10GbE offload and data streaming hardware, algorithms and software, and have been seeking an effective way to promote our products there,” said Rob Kraft, VP Marketing at AdvancedIO. “VMETRO and VSYSTEMS have a very established presence in Europe with great complementary products and services – based on our previous collaboration we believe this will translate into great experiences for our customers.”
For Additional Information About This Press Release Please Contact:
Stein-Erik Maurice
Group Marketing Director
Vmetro
Phone: +47 22 10 60 90
Fax: +47 22 10 62 02
Email: stein-erik_at_vmetro.no
Rob Kraft
VP, Marketing
AdvancedIO Systems, Inc.
Phone: 604-331-1600
Fax: 604-331-1800
Email: rkraft_at_advancedio.com
About AdvancedIO Systems, Inc.
AdvancedIO is the market leader in configurable 10GbE connectivity and packet processing solutions for the embedded systems market. AdvancedIO’s product family, including the market’s only 10GbE interface in the industry standard XMC form factor, delivers outstanding packet processing performance in conjunction with application flexibility. AdvancedIO provides a unique solution for high-performance defense and telecom applications and for developers seeking to implement and benefit from standards-based high-speed fabric connectivity.
AdvancedIO is a privately held company established in 2004 and is located in Vancouver, Canada.
For more information, please visit www.advancedio.com.
About VMETRO
VMETRO [OSE: VME provide integrators of high-end embedded computer systems with products and services from development through deployment, with the highest levels of performance, innovation and reliability. Main product areas include 1) Embedded Computing – high-performance I/O and Digital Signal Processing boards and systems based on FPGAs and PowerPCs, 2) Data Recording and Storage – high-performance long endurance Recording / Playback systems and Rugged Storage solutions, and 3) Bus and Protocol Analyzers – advanced tools used to debug, optimize, validate and test computer based systems. All products are based on open standards like VME/VXS and PCI/cPCI/PMC/XMC, with strong focus on high-speed serial interconnects such as Fibre Channel, Serial FPDP, Aurora and PCI Express.