WASHINGTON, D.C. -- MMC Networks, a wholly owned subsidiary of Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (Nasdaq:AMCC - news) and MontaVista Software, Inc. today announced a joint public demonstration of the industry's first high-speed Internet Protocol (IP) router reference design based completely on off-the-shelf network processing hardware and open-source Linux-based software. This joint reference design signals a significant advance for the networking industry, allowing a completely new generation of networking and communications equipment vendors to bring products to market more rapidly than ever.

"This innovation enables the development of high-speed switching and routing systems based completely on off-the-shelf technology," stated Jim Ready, president and CEO of MontaVista Software. "By combining MontaVista Software's expertise in Linux and open-source software for real-time embedded applications with MMC Networks' market-leading network processors, the networking equipment vendors can enjoy a dramatic time-to-market acceleration."

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