Jaluna, Netbricks and Texas Instruments Join to Demonstrate IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Functionality on TI's Carrier Infrastructure Platform

Jaluna, Netbricks and Texas Instruments Join to Demonstrate IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Functionality on TI's Carrier Infrastructure Platform

May 19, 2006

-- Netbricks' IMS Platform Will Feature Jaluna's Linux Environment and TI's Digital Signal Processing at VON Europe, Stockholm, May 15-18

    STOCKHOLM, May 19 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Taking a
significant step toward realizing an all-IP communications
infrastructure, Jaluna, Netbricks and Texas Instruments
Incorporated (TI) [NYSE:TXN] today announced the first
demonstration of a IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) solution
applicable in the area of the next generation networks,
moving forward to a fixed and mobile converged network
environment. On display at both the Netbricks [#236] and TI
[#C801] booths, the demo will feature Netbricks' SIP-BRICKS
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and DIAMETER-BRICKS
Diameter Protocol (Authorization Authentication -
Accounting) running on TI's carrier infrastructure
optimized digital signal processors in Jaluna's Linux
environment. For more information, please visit
http://www.ti.com/sc06101 .

    An all-IP based infrastructure will enable both
wireless and wireline service providers to deliver more
products and services with one-third less equipment and in
half the time. Equipment manufacturers will realize an
effective, evolutionary path to developing systems capable
of delivering multimedia/3G services, within an IP
multimedia services (IMS) environment, while streamlining
investment in research and development.  Additionally,
consumers will benefit from greater flexibility and access
to more sophisticated services available to them, such as
mobile video conferencing and video content streaming.

    Netbricks is a leading company supplying
telecommunication protocols technology to all major telecom
equipment manufacturers and integrators. Proposing a
complete product portfolio covering circuit and packet
telecommunication technologies, Netbricks is partnering
with major telecom and data companies to accelerate
transition to the "All IP" future telecom model
including the most recently standardized IMS and TISPAN
architectures."We are excited to demonstrate efficient
IMS control protocols functionality on TI's DSP," said
Didier Raffenoux, president of Netbricks. "We believe
that this will enable the control functionality to also run
on that platform which is already present in the media
domains of IMS and to provide a cost efficient solution to
deploy IMS networks and equipment." 

    Jaluna is the global leader in virtual infrastructure
software for connected devices. Jaluna OSware, Linux
Edition for TI's TMS320C6000(TM) DSP is designed for
products, such as multimedia IP devices and telecom
equipment that require capabilities and features of Linux,
in association with TI's DSP/BIOS operating system and
applications. Customers using Jaluna OSware, Linux Edition
quickly create new software solutions that enable the
introduction of Linux at a minimal cost. Jaluna OSware also
guarantees that the same proven software can be used on more
and more powerful processor boards in the future, in
particular those based on multi-core chips.

    "Our virtualization technology on TI's DSP enables
a fast and easy implementation of Netbricks software,"
said Mark Milligan, vice president of marketing and
business development of Jaluna. "Jaluna OSware, Linux
Edition on TI's carrier infrastructure platform can be the
basis for a new set of applications migrating to
DSP."

    TI's carrier infrastructure platform offers higher
solution density and significant flexibility to handle both
control and processing functionality. The DSP based system
on a chip solution offers video and wireless codecs,
setting the stage for IMS that offers unmatched quality of
services and unique offerings, like digital video from
generation to delivery and digital quality voice and
fixed-mobile convergence (FMC).

    "We believe that the high performance and inherent
flexibility in a DSP is a perfect fit for driving the
evolution of an all-IP carrier infrastructure," said
Josef Alt, European business development manager with Texas
Instruments' Communications Infrastructure Group. "By
running higher-level protocol stacks and network layers in
an IMS environment, we believe that we are redefining what
a digital signal processor can do. TI's DSPs offer a
greater breadth and depth of support for voice, data and
video processing than other general purpose
processors." 

    About Jaluna Inc.

    Jaluna Inc. is the global leader in Real-time
Virtualization(TM) technology for connected devices. The
company's virtualization software platform, Jaluna
OSware(TM), allows customers to streamline their device
software architecture by combining differing operating
system application environments in a single device. As a
result, the world's largest semiconductor companies,
manufacturers and carriers are gaining greater flexibility
and control of their products and services while leveraging
legacy investments, integrating industry standards and
incorporating new technologies. With more than 20 years of
experience developing and deploying system software for
network infrastructure, multimedia IP devices and mobile
phones, Jaluna is paving the way for the development of
next generation connected devices and networks. 

    Jaluna Inc. is headquartered in San Jose, Calif. with
research and development facilities in France, and
operations worldwide. For more information, visit
http://www.jaluna.com or call 408.954.7350, or +33 1 39 44
74 00.

    About Netbricks 

    Headquartered in Orsay, France with facilities and
representatives in Israel, Japan and USA , Netbricks
develops and markets portable source code software
implementing telecommunication protocols in compliance with
major international and industry standards. 

    In business since 1989, Netbricks has a client list of
more than 400 leading telecom and data equipment
manufacturers worldwide. 

    Thanks to its widely deployed field proven software
portfolio that covers circuit/TDM as well as packet/IP
technology, Netbricks has clearly become a leading
technology enabler to migrate towards NGN and IMS
architectures. 
  
    About Texas Instruments

    Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative DSP
and analog technologies to meet our customers' real world
signal processing requirements.  In addition to
Semiconductor, the company includes the Educational &
Productivity Solutions business.  TI is headquartered in
Dallas, Texas, and has manufacturing, design or sales
operations in more than 25 countries.

    Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol TXN.  More information is located
on the World Wide Web at http://www.ti.com .

    Trademarks

    The TMS320C6000 is a trademark of Texas Instruments. 
All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.

    For more information, please contact:

     Didier Irlande 		
     Jaluna			
     Tel:   [phone]	
     Email: [e-mail]

     Alain Champenois	
     Netbricks		
     Tel:   [phone]	
     Email: [e-mail]

     Marcia Barnett		
     Texas Instruments	
     Tel:   [phone]		
     Email: [e-mail]

SOURCE  Texas Instruments Incorporated