SOHOware Selects Jungo’s OpenRG as Software Platform for Its Next Generation of Home Networking Solutions

OpenRG Will Run the CableHome 1.0-Compliant Broadband Multimedia Gateway

 SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 24, 2002

SOHOware Inc. will incorporate Jungo Software Technologies’ OpenRG software platform in its next generation of residential and SOHO networking solutions, the two companies announced today.

OpenRG will be optimized to SOHOware’s broadband multimedia gateway (BMG), which is being developed and built around Intel XScale technology, according to Yong Ho Son, SOHOware vice president of technology.

The forthcoming BMG integrates today’s isolated broadband connectivity functions into the next generation of application-driven networks that support data, voice and multimedia capabilities in compliance with CableLabs(R) CableHome(TM) 1.0 specifications for interfacing home networking equipment to cable operator systems.

Jungo’s OpenRG provides essential residential gateway elements, including device drivers, a small-footprint embedded Linux operating system, networking and management software, and a set of high-integrated applications and services required for the home, including voice and security software, according to Udi Yuhjtman, vice president of operations and business development at Jungo. OpenRG, which is CableHome 1.0-compliant, also provides a robust development environment and open APIs for customization of services to each target market.

“We are bringing together best-of-class products to create the kind of end-to-end architecture essential to driving home networks into mainstream markets by meeting the requirements of broadband service providers and subscribers alike,” Son said.

“OpenRG is an excellent platform for providing seamless interoperability with cable services and expandability for delivering emerging applications to subscribers in a wide range of choices.” OpenRG will also support SOHOware’s suite of local and remote network management software that reduce life-cycle costs of customer care from initial subscriber acquisition to service provisioning to remote trouble-shooting and expansion of income-generating services, Son added.

 About SOHOware

SOHOware was founded in 1990 and its innovations have paced development of the home networking industry since 1996 when it introduced the first personal network products.

In partnership with broadband service and solution providers, the company today is driving mainstream adoption of next generation residential and office networks with a system architecture that addresses end-to-end, life-cycle solutions for delivery and management of shared Internet access, multimedia applications and personalized services.

More than 1 million North American broadband subscribers are powered by SOHOware wired and wireless networking products.

About Jungo

Jungo is a leading provider of software products and solutions that power residential broadband service offerings and connectivity solutions. Our residential broadband products enable 40 million of the world’s residential gateways. Our connected home, application framework and remote management solutions let service providers easily launch value-added broadband services and manage and monitor their delivery. Jungo’s unique home broadband offerings enable service providers to accelerate the introduction of a variety of innovative, revenue generating digital home services, while enhancing their competitive edge and reducing operational costs.

Jungo’s connectivity solutions division offers extensive connectivity software solutions for USB and PCI, including WinDriver™, a driver development toolkit that enables developers to quickly create custom device drivers that can run on a multitude of operating systems without modification, and USBware™, a complete, high-quality embedded USB software protocol stack, allowing device manufacturers to easily incorporate standard USB OTG/Host/Device connectivity in their designs.

Jungo is owned by NDS, a leading global provider of end-to-end software solutions for the pay television industry. Jungo is owned by NDS, a leading global provider of end-to-end software solutions for the pay television industry. To learn more, visit www.jungo.com.

 

By barak in Uncategorized on April 24, 2002