Netronome to Present I/O Requirements for Unified Computing

Presentation Focuses on Heterogeneous Multicore Architecture to Increase
Performance in Virtualized Servers

PITTSBURGH--(Business Wire)--
Netronome, a leading developer of highly programmable semiconductor products
that provide intelligent and secure flow processing for virtualized servers and
network equipment, today announced that the company will discuss the I/O
requirements for the convergence of virtualized servers and networking in data
centers at the Linley Tech Conference taking place November 10, 2009 at the
Doubletree Hotel in San Jose, California. This one-day event will feature
in-depth presentations on the newest chips and technologies driving the future
of enterprise and data center networks.

Virtual machine (VM) technologies and I/O virtualization (IOV) create a new set
of requirements that mandates a more intelligent approach for managing
networking functions. Netronome has developed flow-based processors for high
performance VM switching and intelligent network adapters for use in
next-generation data center servers, appliances and network elements.

"This conference addresses the equipment-design and silicon trends taking place
in the dynamic data center market, a market that is thriving in this challenging
economic environment," said Jag Bolaria, senior analyst, The Linley Group.
"Presentations focusing on energy-efficient design, cloud computing,
virtualization and more, will give attendees the knowledge required to deliver
competitive products and technologies that will drive data center architectures
over the next 12-24 months."

Nabil Damouny, Netronome`s senior director of strategic marketing, will present
"Unified Computing - I/O Requirements for the Convergence of Virtualization
Servers and Networking in Data Centers" on Tuesday, November 10, from 1:00-3:00
p.m. Mr. Damouny`s presentation will describe the major engineering design
implications of virtualized I/O in servers, appliances and networking equipment
as well as the requirements to support 10Gbps data rates with integrated
security. Mr. Damouny will also participate in a panel with other industry
leaders who will be discussing "Packet Processing in Virtualized Data Centers."

"Virtualized mutlicore CPUs are increasingly used in switches, routers, and
network appliances for control, data plane, security and other networking
applications," said Mr. Damouny. "In this session, we will explore the network
architecture that is needed to deliver unified computing without disrupting
network performance."

For more information, visit
http://www.linleygroup.com/Seminars/data_center2009.html.

About Network Flow Processors

The Netronome NFP-32xx is powered by 40 multi-threaded programmable networking
cores that are the first fully programmable processors capable of addressing the
increasingly complex requirements of unified computing architectures.
Software-defined I/O supports both L2-L3 packet processing and L4-L7
application- and content-aware deep packet inspection. This programmability,
coupled with line-rate packet processing, provides the highest level of
inspection and throughput available in the industry. In addition, Netronome NFP
technology is the only line of processors backward-compatible with the
market-leading Intel IXP28XX processor, thereby protecting customers` immense
investments in field-proven and network-hardened software.

About The Linley Group

The Linley Group is the leading provider of independent technology analysis of
semiconductors for networking, communications, mobile, and wireless. The company
provides in-depth technology reports and interactive seminars. For free access
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www.linleygroup.com/npu/wire.html.

About Netronome

Netronome is a leading developer of highly programmable semiconductor products
that are used for intelligent flow processing in network and communications
devices. Netronome`s solutions include network flow processors and acceleration
cards that scale to more than 20Gbps. They are used in carrier-grade and
enterprise-class communications products that require deep packet inspection,
flow analysis, content processing, virtualization and security. Netronome is
headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, with core operations in San Jose, CA and
Boxborough, MA, and international locations in the United Kingdom, China and
South Africa. To learn more about Netronome and its products, please visit
www.netronome.com.

Mindshare PR
On behalf of Netronome Systems
Heather Fitzsimmons, 650-947-7400
heather@mindsharepr.com
or
Netronome Systems
Jennifer Mendola, 724-778-3290
Marketing Manager
jennifer.mendola@netronome.com

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