LSI to Form Multi-Service Business Gateway Alliance
April 28 2008 - 9:05AM
PR Newswire (US)
MSBG solutions to enable quad-play service delivery for SMB and
enterprise remote branch office customers MILPITAS, Calif., April
28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LSI Corporation (NYSE:LSI) today
announced an initiative to form a multi-service business gateway
(MSBG) alliance and the availability of a reference platform to
enable rapid development of MSBG solutions. The formation of the
alliance represents an industry-wide effort among founding members
that include service, system and components providers. The primary
mission of the new alliance is to accelerate the development of
MSBG systems and complete solutions for service providers. "Managed
business services represent a key growth opportunity for service
providers," said Ibrahim Gedeon, chief technology officer, Telus.
"The MSBG alliance and reference platform can help accelerate the
delivery of managed services to business customers and will play an
important role in defining next-generation solutions." MSBG
solutions can replace PBX, media gateways, Internet access devices,
firewalls and routers with a single, cost-effective multi-service
platform. Using MSBG technology, service providers will be able to
offer small and medium business (SMB) customers access to
enterprise-grade managed services and provide enterprise customers
with access to corporate-level voice, video and data services at
remote branch office (RBO) locations. "Customer demand for multiple
services consolidated into fewer devices at the Internet gateway is
growing," said Abner Germanow, director of Enterprise Networking
Research at IDC. "Reducing hardware footprint is a big first win
and IDC expects new value to emerge from functions that operate
more effectively together when paired on a common platform." MSBG
solutions deliver integrated services including secure, unified
communication, high-speed connectivity and mobility by
consolidating routers, gateways and access devices. As a result,
service providers who deploy MSBG platforms will be better equipped
to deliver new applications and managed services to SMB and RBO
locations. "LSI and other MSBG alliance members are creating the
open technology platform to deliver high-performance solutions for
the emerging hosted business services market," said Tony Pereira,
business leader, Business Communications Portfolio, Nortel. "Nortel
is excited about leading with our Business Services Gateway into
this segment." Charlie Kawwas, vice president of segment marketing,
Networking and Storage Products Group, LSI, said, "Early on, LSI
recognized the potential of the MSBG market, but also realized that
a reference platform and solution delivery alliance were necessary
for the market to flourish. Through the combined efforts of MSBG
alliance members, service providers will now have the technology
required to deliver new managed business services at a much faster
pace." LSI will showcase its MSBG solutions at Interop 2008, April
28 to May 1, in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nev.
Alliance members will showcase their solutions in the LSI booth,
Palm H, and will announce their participation during Interop 2008.
On Tuesday, April 29, at 10:15 a.m. at Reef E, Kawwas will be
joined by Pereira, where they will jointly present the session
Managed Services: The Real-Time Tipping Point. This session will
explore the new services and efficiencies enabled by the
application of MSBG systems. About LSI LSI Corporation (NYSE:LSI)
is a leading provider of innovative silicon, systems and software
technologies that enable products which seamlessly bring people,
information and digital content together. The company offers a
broad portfolio of capabilities and services including custom and
standard product ICs, adapters, systems and software that are
trusted by the world's best known brands to power leading solutions
in the Storage and Networking markets. More information is
available at http://www.lsi.com/. Editor's Notes: 1. All LSI news
releases (financial, acquisitions, manufacturing, products,
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http://www.lsi.com/. 2. LSI and the LSI logo design are trademarks
or registered trademarks of LSI Corporation or its subsidiaries. 3.
Telus is a registered trademark of Telus Corporation. 4. Nortel is
a registered trademark of Nortel Networks. 5. All other brand or
product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective companies. DATASOURCE: LSI Corporation CONTACT: Dan
Devine of LSI Corporation, +1-610-712-6802, Web site:
http://www.lsilogic.com/
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