LAS VEGAS -- NetWorld+Interop -- Avaya (NYSE: AV), a global leader in corporate networking solutions and services, and EZchip Technologies (a subsidiary of LanOptics Ltd., Nasdaq: LNOP) today announced an agreement to use EZchip's NP-1 network processor in Avaya's next generation of 10-Gigabit routing switches. The NP-1 - through its breakthrough TOPcore(R) technology, unique patent-pending search algorithms and cutting edge embedded memory technology - enables 10-Gigabit, 7-Layer processing at wire speed.

Under the agreement, Avaya will integrate EZchip's NP-1 into several of its key products which are currently under development at Avaya Labs, the company's research and development organization. "Incorporating EZchip's NP-1 into our switching platforms will speed the introduction and delivery of our 10G switches," said Koby Segal, vice president of research and development for Avaya's Multiservice Networking Infrastructure Group. "Our business customers will ultimately benefit from this accelerated cycle because we'll be able to offer them applications such as high performance context aware switching from Layer 2 to Layer 7 at 10 Gigabit performance, surpassing industry standards and expectations. Implementations will include advanced switching and routing for the local area network, metropolitan area network, and secure VPN solutions as well."

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