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Ample Communications Introduces High-Performance Gigabit Networking for PC Platforms; New Ethernet Silicon Offerings Support Scalable Networking Innovations for Microsoft Windows Server 2003FREMONT, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- May 23, 2006 -- Ample Communications, a leading provider of innovative Ethernet silicon for wired communications, today introduced its high-performance Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) silicon for the volume PC market. Ample's silicon enables PCs to deliver the industry's highest platform-level performance and takes the PC platform to new heights of cost-effectiveness, power-efficiency and performance scalability. Ample's high-performance GbE silicon significantly boosts platform performance, unleashing the platform central processing unit (CPU) to do a lot more. Now, even a single platform can support from one to multiple ports of GbE, thereby further scaling up the performance. Under similar conditions, legacy GbE silicon completely overwhelms the platform's CPU. Ample's high-performance LAN (local area network) silicon is optimized to become a standard feature of all PC platforms -- servers, workstations, desktops, notebooks and storage. It is used as a LAN-on-motherboard or adapter card in the platform. "New platforms with high-performing multi-core CPUs need high-performance networking to fully release the platform's power and provide the best value to end-users," said Sanjay Sharma, chief strategy officer for Ample Communications. "For these modern platforms, legacy LAN and traditional CPU-constrained LAN limit the platform's performance and scalability and negatively impact platform power and cost. Ample's high-performance GbE silicon enables these CPU platforms to do a lot more for less." Ample, together with industry partners, is accelerating the industry's transition from legacy LANs to high-performance LANs. With broad industry momentum behind this, it is expected that high-performance LANs will become the standard feature on all PCs in the near future. This transition has already started with such industry efforts as Microsoft's Scalable Networking initiative. Ample's high-performance GbE silicon is compatible with the innovations introduced in the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Scalable Networking Pack announced today at Microsoft's WinHEC 2006 conference. "Ample's high-performance GbE silicon, paired with Microsoft's Scalable Networking Pack, enables improved performance and a better overall PC user experience," said Margaret Arakawa, senior director, Server and Tools Business at Microsoft Corp. "These innovations deliver incredible value for end-users through greater scalability, reduced power consumption and lowered costs." Ample's high-performance GbE silicon is available for deployment. It has been extensively tested, and has full support for all major operating systems. About Ample Communications Headquartered in Fremont, Calif., Ample Communications provides innovative Ethernet silicon for wired communications. Ample Communications is privately held. For more information, visit www.amplecomm.com. Third party brands and names are the property of their respective owners. |
