Magazine makes switch its product of the year

Performance Technologies' ATC6640 AdvancedTCA 10 Gigabit embedded Ethernet Switch has been named Product of the Year for 2006 by Internet Telephony Magazine. The ATC6640 is the first base-fabric 10Gbit/s Ethernet switch that fully uses all the advanced capabilities of the PICMG 3.0/3.1 specifications. With a design based on years of experience gleaned from servicing the carrier market, it is the ideal interconnect for network-centric packet and protocol processing typically seen in contemporary wireless and wireline systems.

The newest member of Performance Technologies' award-winning line of embedded Ethernet switches, it offers greatly increased platform bandwidth, network performance and reliability in high availability applications including wireless, IPTV, VoIP, media and signalling gateways, telecomms switching/routing infrastructure and SS7 network elements.

'The ATC6640 provides telecom equipment manufacturers with the speed and bandwidth they need to develop future-proof systems aimed at emerging application markets, including IPTV, wireless, IMS, and advanced VoIP applications', said John Slusser, President and CEO for Performance Technologies.

'Being recognised by Internet Telephony is a distinct honour, and that validates our efforts in providing our customers with high availability, fault-tolerant solutions that make application development efforts both cost-effective and more efficient'.

'Internet Telephony is proud to bestow Performance Technologies with a 2006 Product of the Year Award'.

'Each year Internet Telephony magazine recognises companies that have demonstrated excellence in technological advancement and application refinements', said Rich Tehrani, TMC President and Editor-in-Chief of Internet Telephony magazine.

'Performance Technologies has proven they are committed to quality and excellence while addressing real needs in the marketplace'.

'We're proud to honour their hard work and accomplishments and look forward to more innovative solutions from them in the future'.