Bellevue, Wash., September 18, 2001 - GoAhead® Software, the leader in
communications reliability solutions, today announced the addition of five key companies to
its GoAhead® Integration Alliance (GIA). The additions of I-Bus/Phoenix, Jungo Software
Technologies Inc., Kontron Communications Inc., OSE Systems, Solid, and SBS Technologies will
help to further promote the GIA's goal to develop and advance service availability solutions
for communications infrastructure.
Communications companies are facing an increased demand to migrate to Next Generation Network
(NGN) technologies quickly, while maintaining even better levels of reliability. Service
availability middleware addresses this need by going beyond traditional high availability
solutions to provide always-on services and connections that are maintained without disruption
- regardless of any internal system faults or failures. Recognizing that improving reliability
requires the cooperation and commitment of several companies, the GIA's mission is to tightly
integrate service availability middleware with computing platforms, operating systems, boards
and applications to enable the highest levels of system availability. GoAhead works with GIA
members to ensure that they are able to seamlessly deploy service availability solutions such
as the GoAhead SelfReliant product line to provide the always-on, uninterrupted service
consumers demand.
"Service availability is instrumental to minimizing downtime within communications
infrastructure and the growth of the GIA is a testament to the demand for new standards in
reliability and availability," said Michael O'Brien, CEO for GoAhead. "The GIA's
efforts will further the incorporation of service availability to the entire communications
market by making it easier for manufacturers to implement off-the-shelf service availability
solutions."
GoAhead service availability software is an off-the-shelf, cross platform and extensible
reliability solution for communications infrastructure. It monitors and manages all system
resources such as hardware, software, operating system and applications in real time,
identifying faults and initiating user-defined recovery actions - enabling a device to take
care of itself. With the incorporation of service availability software, manufacturers are
able to accelerate time-to-market while reducing equipment and support costs.
To promote the benefits of service availability software and initiate collaboration between
industry leaders, GoAhead held the first annual GIA Summit in April 2001. Sessions included
discussions on the vision for the future, development and implementation mechanisms, industry
growth and analysis as well as the migration to the NGN. Key participation included guest
panelists from Nokia Networks and AT&T Wireless as well as an audience of over 20
companies.
The most recent addition increases the Alliance to 19 member companies including Consystant
Design Technologies, Inc., Force Computers, Intel Corporation, Interphase Corporation (NASDAQ:
INPH), LynuxWorks, Inc., MontaVista Software, Inc., Motorola Computer Group (NYSE: MOT),
Natural MicroSystems (NASDAQ: NMSS), QNX Software Systems Ltd., RadiSys Corporation (NASDAQ:
RSYS), TimeSys Corporation, Trillium Digital Systems (an Intel company), Wind River Systems,
Inc. (NASDAQ: WIND) and Ziatech Corporation.
About GoAhead Software, Inc.
GoAhead Software (http://www.goahead.com) enables the highest levels of reliability for
communications services - voice, data, video, etc. GoAhead Service Availability software is
integrated into network equipment, providing the always-on, uninterrupted service that
consumers demand. GoAhead off-the-shelf solutions accelerate time-to-market for communications
manufacturers and reduce equipment and support costs. The privately held company’s
headquarters are in Bellevue, Washington.
About I-Bus/Phoenix
IBus/Phoenix is a Maxwell Technologies company, a leading solutions provider for power and
computing products. A global manufacturer of application ready platforms for the embedded
market, IBus/Phoenix provides best-of-breed power products as an enabling technology for high
availability applied computing.Maxwell Technologies applies industry-leading capabilities in
power and computing to develop and commercialize electronic components and power and computing
systems for customers in multiple industries, including transportation, telecommunications,
e-commerce, consumer and industrial electronics, energy, medical and aerospace.
About Jungo Software Technologies Inc.
Founded in 1998, Jungo Software Technologies Inc. is a privately held company with corporate
offices in Sunnyvale CA and an R&D center in Israel. Jungo's hardware access product line,
featuring WinDriver, enables developers to quickly create drivers for custom devices that can
run on a multitude of operating systems without modification. Jungo's high-availability
product line, including GO-HotSwap, provides a complete solution for the CompactPCI
high-availability market. The company's new product line is based upon its technological
expertise featuring OpenRG - a complete residential gateway software solution running on
various CPUs and hardware platforms. Jungo is backed by strong venture funding including
TeleSoft Partners, as well as strategic investors including Intel Communications Fund and
Infineon Ventures. Find out more at: http://www.jungo.com/hotswap.html.
About Kontron Communications, Inc.
Kontron Communications, Inc., is a global designer and manufacturer of innovative building
blocks dedicated to its communications class of open platforms capable of supporting numerous
network applications in today's Internet and telecommunications infrastructure.
Kontron’s innovative services and high performance PCI and CompactPCI platforms provide
customers with the competitive advantage to market complete, value-added solutions directly to
carrier, enterprise and service provider vendors.
As a charter member of Intel's Applied Computing Platform Provider (ACPP) program,
Kontron's customers possess timely technological advantages over their competitors. Kontron
Communications Inc. is also the North American communications competence center for Kontron
Embedded Computers AG, and is the only embedded computer vendor to offer engineering and
manufacturing resources in North America, Europe and Asia. Additional information about
Kontron is available at www.Kontron.com or by calling (450) 437-5682.
About OSE Systems
OSE Systems develops and distributes real-time operating systems (RTOS) and development tools
for safety-critical, high-availability, distributed and fault-tolerant applications. OSE
Systems was founded in 1996, and currently employs over 200 people worldwide. The company
focuses primarily on creating the software to develop and support high-performance,
mission-critical applications in the following industries: telecommunications, data
communications, wireless devices, avionics and industrial control. Key customers include
Ericsson, Lockheed Martin, Samsung, Agere Systems, Sony, and Boeing. OSE Systems is a
subsidiary of Enea Group (SAXESS: ENEA), which markets and sells services and training.
Located in Stockholm, Sweden, the Enea Group employs over 900 people. For more information on
OSE Systems, please visit http://www.ose.com.
About Solid
Solid pioneered the software that allows information to flow seamlessly throughout massively
distributed, highly dynamic and increasingly mobile next-generation networks. A unique
combination of relational data management and advanced synchronization, the Solid technology
can be embedded into any network element -- from today’s wireless terminals and optical
routers to tomorrow’s smart vehicles and smart appliances. By enabling these network
devices to intelligently store, manage and synchronize data, Solid makes networks flow.
Leading companies such as Hewlett Packard, Nokia and Nortel use Solid in their products,
applications and services to build scalable, fault tolerant and high performance solutions
that are shaping the future of networking. Solid is a privately held company founded in
Helsinki, Finland in 1992. Its world headquarters are in Mountain View, California, USA, with
additional offices in Europe, North America and Asia. For product and worldwide sales
information, visit the Solid Web site at www.solidtech.com
About SBS Technologies, Inc.
SBS Technologies, Inc., (NASDAQ SBSE) founded in 1986, designs and builds open architecture
embedded computer products that enable original equipment manufacturers to serve the
commercial, communication and government markets. SBS products are integrated into a variety
of applications including communication networking, medical imaging, industrial automation,
and military systems. The portfolio includes an extensive line of CPU boards, computer
interconnections, avionics, telemetry, and fully integrated systems and enclosures.
Headquartered in Carlsbad, California, SBS has locations in Massachusetts, Minnesota, New
Mexico, North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Germany. More information on SBS is available at
www.sbs.com.
Contact:
Ariana Nikitas
GoAhead Software
425.468.5420
Email: arianan@goahead.com
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