NextHop, Fulcrum Team Up

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- NextHop Technologies(R) Inc., the definitive source for networking software solutions, today announced that Fulcrum Microsystems, a world leader in delivering high-performance, standards-based interconnect devices for use in computing, storage, and networking, has partnered with NextHop for data-center switching software technology.

Fulcrum's FocalPoint 10-Gigabit Ethernet-switch chip family leverages the latest turnkey version of NextHop's industry-leading switching software. The advanced capabilities offered enable customers to achieve faster time-to-market and earlier time-to-revenue than other options available in the market.

"The integration of NextHop's newest generation of switching software with Fulcrum's FocalPoint switch chip family demonstrates the wide market appeal and excitement for high-speed, low-latency Ethernet interconnect solutions, which is the hallmark of our company," said Mike Zeile, vice president of marketing for Fulcrum. "We're delighted to add NextHop to our family of partners. To our customers, it brings a proven go-to-market model for producing feature-rich communication systems faster and more cost effectively than ever before."

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