GoAhead Software and Tail-f Systems announce roadmap for application ready platform
Integration of leading open standards-based high availability and network management solutions enables shortened development cycles and platform flexibility
EuroATCA Summit, Paris—September 18, 2007—GoAhead® Software, the worldwide leader in open standards-based high availability and systems management middleware for carrier-grade and mission critical systems, and Tail-f Systems, the leading developer of XML-based network management software for network equipment suppliers, announce plans to offer a pre-integrated, pre-validated solution that the two companies will deliver to their joint customers. This turnkey and highly available network management solution from leading commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) suppliers is application ready, removing the burden of integration which translates into significant time-to-market improvements for network equipment providers (NEPs).
“We are very excited to offer this powerful combination of leading, open standards-based solutions,” states Dr. Asif Naseem, GoAhead president and chief operating officer. “An application ready platform from Tail-f and GoAhead means NEPs can achieve carrier-grade availability and ensure network management out-of-box, equipping them to spend precious resources on revenue-generating applications,” Naseem continues.
Using a single XML-based data model, Tail-f’s ConfD allows developers to describe their networking application once and then automatically render CLI, Web, SNMP, and NETCONF management interfaces. This, combined with GoAhead’s comprehensive high availability solution proven on more than 20,000 deployments worldwide, enables NEPs to meet stringent availability requirements for new services while dramatically shortening development cycles.
“As new services such as quadruple play, VoIP and fixed mobile convergence emerge, network equipment suppliers are finding that in order to stay competitive, they must have a strategy to reduce costs, meet aggressive requirements and get these new services to market more rapidly,” states Hakan Millroth, CEO, Tail-F Systems. “This solution by Tail-f and GoAhead offers just that.”
Both GoAhead Software and Tail-f Systems are committed to open standards, and this application ready solution will serve as a jump start for those NEPs who want to leverage standards compliance to ensure platform flexibility, vendor choice and application portability.
GOAHEAD SELECTED TO SPEAK AT AdvancedTCA SUMMIT EUROPE 2007
GoAhead Software will be speaking and exhibiting (table #18) at the EuroATCA Summit at the Disney Newport Bay Club near Paris, September 18-19. Dr. Naseem will present “A Practical Guide to Ensuring Open Standards-Based Availability of your ATCA Platform” on Tuesday, September 18, in the High Availability Software session scheduled for 10:40 a.m. – noon.
ABOUT GOAHEAD
GoAhead Software is the worldwide leader in open standards-based high availability and systems management middleware for carrier-grade and mission critical systems for which downtime is unacceptable. With more than 20,000 deployments, GoAhead has the only proven, open standards-based solution, reducing risk so you can meet time and cost requirements. GoAhead’s leadership and long commitment to Service Availability Forum standards prevent vendor lock-in and protect your investments over time. Every day, industry leaders such as Motorola, Alcatel, Italtel, Lockheed Martin and Honeywell entrust GoAhead to speed time to market, lower costs and focus on differentiation. For more information, visit www.goahead.com. For press information, contact Lacy Williams at 425-468-5417 or lwilliams@goahead.com
ABOUT TAIL-F SYSTEMS
Tail-f Systems is the leading software developer of XML-based network management software for network equipment suppliers. Customers using Tail-f’s technology radically reduce their time-to-market and benefit from carrier-grade implementations of NETCONF, CLI, Web, and SNMP interfaces. Tail-f is a ventured funded company headquartered in Stockholm. Visit www.tail-f.com for more information.
GoAhead, SelfReliant and SAFfire are registered trademarks or trademarks of GoAhead Software, Inc. Tail-f Systems and ConfD are trademarks of Tail-f Systems. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holder.
