Teja Upgrades NPU Software

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Teja Technologies Inc., a leading supplier of network processor software, today announced the expansion of its suite of network application building blocks with the addition of four new foundation applications supporting the IntelR IXP2400 and IXP2800 Network Processors. These foundation applications - TCP Termination, IPv4 Forwarding, ATM, and Layer 2 Transparent Bridging - provide developers with a comprehensive software base from which to create high-performance networking equipment such as multi-service switches, broadband and wireless access devices, metro Ethernet, and enterprise and web server/switches. Teja's building blocks will help OEMs deliver products to market faster, with reduced risk and development costs. "Networking OEMs are increasingly designing new products with Intel network processors because of their time-to-market and flexibility benefits. To maximize those benefits, developers are seeking to leverage as much pre-written code as possible," said David Stepner, Teja's CEO. "Teja's production-ready building blocks can shave months off a development schedule by providing the foundation functionality required for a wide range of network devices." The Foundation Applications Building Block suite is one component of the Teja NP Software Platform for Network Processors. Teja NP consists of a Graphical Application Development Environment, NPOS Runtime System for the control plane, and a suite of network application building blocks. This combination allows network OEMs to achieve accelerated time-to-market, reusable code, a dramatic reduction in engineering risk and, most importantly, reliable, high-performance products that meet OEM customer needs. For the Intel IXP2400 and IXP2800 network processors, the IPv4 Forwarding Foundation Application will be available in November 2002; Layer 2 Transparent Bridging in Q402; and TCP Termination and ATM are both slated for availability in Q103. Interested parties can view a live demonstration of Teja's product offerings in Teja's booth #222 at the Intel Developer Forum, being held Sept. 9-12 in the San Jose Convention Center, in San Jose, Calif. In a separate release: Teja Technologies Inc., a leading supplier of network processor software, today announced the introduction of Teja NP 2.2, the latest version of its innovative software platform for the IntelR IXP2400 and IXP2800 Network Processors. In order to offer network equipment OEMs the broadest possible selection of pre-written application code, Teja NP 2.2 supports Intel's IXAR Portability Framework, a set of defined interfaces allowing developers to build interoperable microengine software modules. By tightly integrating this support into Teja NP 2.2, Teja has combined the benefits of its innovative software development platform with the benefits of Intel's standardized infrastructure. "Teja NP has been proven in numerous customer projects to significantly reduce the time to create high-performance software for Intel network processors," said David Stepner, Teja's CEO. "With this announcement, Teja is integrating the benefits of the Intel IXA Portability Framework into our unique platform. From within Teja NP, the developers can now apply all the same code validation, optimization and debug features that made Teja NP successful to both imported microblocks as well as custom application code. In addition, Teja NP automates the hand-coding steps of microblock generation, further reducing development time." Since Teja NP is compatible with the IntelR Software Development Kit 3.0, OEMs are able to start developing and test-simulating applications well in advance of silicon availability. Applications developed with Teja NP 2.1, which is available now, are fully forward-compatible with Teja NP 2.2. Interested parties can view a live demonstration of Teja NP in Teja's booth #222 at the Intel Developer Forum, being held in the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California, September 9-12. Teja Technologies Inc. Intel Corp.