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VortiQa software products

Freescale has introduced a comprehensive, solution-based approach to help networking and communications customers speed and simplify their migration to multicore processors. The VortiQa software is a production-ready application-level software optimised to unleash the high performance of QorIQ and PowerQUICC processors. The company has launched the first four VortiQa product lines targeted at the service provider, enterprise, small business and SOHO/residential market segments. The company is providing flexibility and choice for vertical networking markets with a solution-based approach that combines VortiQa software with QorIQ platforms, PowerQUICC processors and joint collaborations with a range of industry partners. VortiQa solutions speed development by providing fully integrated, architecturally compatible application software. VortiQa software is optimised to take full advantage of the company’s QorIQ processor technology, including pattern matching engine, security accelerator and datapath acceleration. It eliminates the time-consuming task of creating application-optimal mapping of functionality and core assignments for AMP (asymmetric multi-processing), SMP (symmetric multi-processing) and hybrid AMP+SMP configurations.

VortiQa software for service provider equipment leverages hybrid software architecture and delivers high performance in both throughput and session processing for data plane applications. Example applications include routers and switches, metro carrier edge routers, UTM devices and IMS controllers. VortiQa software for enterprise equipment uses SMP-based software architecture and delivers scalable performance across multiple cores. Example applications include SSL and IPSec firewalls, UTM devices, converged media gateways and access gateways. VortiQa software for small business gateways uses either AMP- or SMP-based software architecture, delivers complete functionality for small business gateways and is performance-tuned for specific PowerQUICC silicon. Example applications include branch office routers and multi-service business gateways. VortiQa software for SOHO/residential gateways targets low-end gateways with additional capabilities for provisioning by service providers. Example applications include broadband routers and digital home gateways. Freescale has expanded its ecosystem of partner alliances and plans to provide its partners with software, training, support and communications platforms to offer comprehensive solutions for specific vertical segments. The company's expanded ecosystem includes: hardware and JDM/ODM partners, including Advantech and Flextronics, to provide turn-key manufacturing, fulfillment and pre-build hardware manufacturing; OS, tools and development solutions partners, including Green Hills Software, MontaVista and Virtutech to provide development tools, operating systems and BSP support; and Independent software vendors (ISVs), including 6WIND, Dimark Technologies, D2 Technologies, Mocana and Synology America, to provide software applications, stacks and related services in specific vertical segments. These products and services can be delivered either independently of, or integrated with, Freescale VortiQa software. Systems integrators, including Aricent, GDA Technologies and Patni Computer Systems, to provide product development, integration and professional services capabilities.