OSE SYSTEMS, INTERPEAK, AND IP INFUSION COLLABORATE TO BRING THE FIRST EMBEDDED IPV6 ROUTER REFERENCE PLATFORM TO THE MARKET

October 2, 2001, Stockholm - OSE Systems, Interpeak, and IP Infusion announced today that they are collaborating to deliver a full IPv6 router reference design running on the OSET real-time operating system (RTOS), using IP Infusion's ZebOST IPv6 routing suite, and Interpeak's IPNET TCP/IP stack. This will provide a complete RTOS and IPv6 routing solution that can be quickly integrated into core, edge, and access network equipment.

OSE Systems offers one of the first RTOSs to support a dual mode IPv4/IPv6 solution using Interpeak's IPNET TCP/IP stack. IP Infusion is working with OSE Systems and Interpeak to integrate its IPv6 based OSPFv3, BGP-4+, and RIPng routing protocol modules onto the OSE RTOS. In addition, IP Infusion is also integrating its IPv4 routing modules for OSPFv2, BGP-4, and RIP onto the IPNET and OSE environment. Using the OSE RTOS, embedded system manufacturers will have the only complete IPv4/IPv6 router reference design available on the market. Manufacturers of network equipment will be able to quickly move IPv6 routers to market using a fully integrated real-time OS, TCP/IP, and IPv6 routing protocol suite.

"The High Availability, Fault Tolerance and distributed processing capabilities of the OSE RTOS allows our customers to quickly meet a demand for IPv6 without compromising the quality of their product," said Kevin Pope, Product Line Manager for Network Infrastructure Products, OSE Systems.

"Early implementations of IPv6 are emerging. To support these initial applications, routing solutions for IPv6 are needed. Putting together a solution has been a challenge because of the lack of integration and testing of IPv6 components," said Gary Hemminger, VP Marketing, IP Infusion. "Equipment manufacturers selecting this fully tested solution will reduce their design, implementation, and testing cycle by 6-9 months."

The baseline of Interpeak's IPNET IPv6 product has already been proven against all WIDE IPv6 implementations (including Hitachi, Toshiba and Keio), the INRIA IPv6 protocol stack (for FreeBSD and NetBSD) and also against Bay Networks equipment. IP Infusion's routing protocols are tested and proven on the WIDE 6Bone network and at the University of New Hampshire Interoperability Laboratory (UNH IOL).

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 www.ose.com.

About Interpeak AB
Interpeak AB, the embedded network security specialist, is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with a worldwide net of distribution channels. The corporate mission is to provide state-of-the-art network security solutions that are specifically designed to be used in embedded systems. This includes VPN software and associated security protocols, but also other IETF protocols that are required in modern networked devices, such as the IPNET IPv4/IPv6 dual-mode TCP/IP stack. For more information, please visit our web site www.interpeak.se, or email us at info@interpeak.se.

About IP Infusion Inc.
IP Infusion, headquartered in San Jose, Calif., is a leading provider of advanced network software for the support of next-generation core, edge, and access equipment. With the explosion of networking technology and Internet standards, IP Infusion's solutions make it easier for equipment vendors to deliver solutions to the market in a timely, cost-effective manner. By providing these portable, platform-independent networking software solutions, IP Infusion enables equipment vendors to quickly integrate leading edge Internet protocols into their products without the software development expenses normally associated with complex product development. IP Infusion is a member of the Network Processing Forum and is an active participant in the IETF standards organization. For more information, please visit www.ipinfusion.com, send e-mail to sales@ipinfusion.com, or call (408) 794-1500.

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