Sensory Networks Joins eNsemble™ Multi-Core Alliance to Drive Content Inspection and Security Software Technology Innovations on Multi-Core Processors
Mountain View, Calif. - April 28, 2010 - Sensory Networks, a provider of pattern matching and acceleration software technology, today announced that it has become a member of the eNsemble™ Multi-Core Alliance, a premier industry organization founded to drive best-in-class innovations in multi-core parallel processing platforms and software development. Supported by a broad base of world-class hardware and software providers, the eNsemble Multi-Core Alliance serves as the foundation upon which original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) can more effectively and more efficiently develop high-performance networking equipment using industry-leading multi-core processors.
”The eNsemble Multi-Core Alliance is an important initiative that brings together all the critical elements that are necessary for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to develop high-performance systems that utilize multi-core processors,” said Sab Gosal, CEO of Sensory Networks. “The industry migration to multi-core processing platforms is central to our strategy of providing highly compelling security software solutions.”
Sensory Networks’ HyperScan is a high-speed L4-L7 pattern matching software library that fully supports regular expressions and enables performance tuning for even the most unique pattern sets and largest databases. It is optimized for advanced multi-core processors, and is targeted at networking and security products such as appliances, server blades, switches and routers.
“Sensory is a leader in pattern matching and content security software solutions that are optimized for multi-core processors, and we welcome Sensory as a valuable member of the eNsemble Multi-Core Alliance,” said Behrooz Abdi, executive vice president and general manager at NetLogic Microsystems, a founding member of the eNsemble Multi-Core Alliance. “By having a community of technology innovators who are respective leaders in their areas of expertise, the Alliance creates a platform on which these developers can innovate to create new, breakthrough applications that can take full advantage of the superior performance and functionality of multi-core processors.”
As a founding member of the eNsemble Multi-Core Alliance, NetLogic Microsystems (NASDAQ: NETL) is committed to an open programming model for its family of market-leading multi-core, multi-threaded processors to allow greater access and tighter coupling between networking software and the XLR®, XLS® and XLP™ multi-core processors. This enables significant improvements in the application development efficiency of software code and overall system performance. In addition, this enables the development of new enhanced services and applications for next-generation Internet networks that are highly optimized for multi-core, multi-threaded processors.
For more information about the eNsemble Multi-Core Software Alliance, please visit eNsembleAlliance.org.
About Sensory Networks
Sensory Networks is a provider of software pattern matching and acceleration software solutions that enable networking and security equipment vendors to significantly improve the packet processing intelligence and price/performance of their platforms that support resource intensive applications such as: Intrusion Prevention (IPS), Firewall, Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) and Content Filtering. The Company’s HyperScan software engine, while running on low cost, off the shelf platforms, is designed to operate with a wide range of CPU architectures, operating systems to accelerate content scanning throughput performance up to 10Gbps per CPU core, depending on the signature and system workload. Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., Sensory Networks has a research and development facility in Sydney, Australia. For more information please visit our website at www.sensorynetworks.com.