SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 14, 2011 – Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today introduced the Premier Design Services membership tier of the Xilinx Alliance Program, as an extension of its Design Services member base, to help FPGA customers accelerate new product development and make it easier for FPGA users to find the right partner for their design and development needs.

“The Xilinx Alliance Program creates a global ecosystem through close collaboration with our most trusted partners,” said Dave Tokic, Senior Director, Partner Ecosystems and Alliances at Xilinx. “As designs continue to become more complex, Xilinx understands … Read More → "Xilinx Alliance Program Introduces Highly Qualified Premier Design Services Providers to Accelerate Customer Design Productivity"

PARIS, France, November 14, 2011 — 6WIND, the industry standard for commercial multicore packet processing software, today announced the availability of a low-latency network layer as part of its 6WINDGate™ software solution. Optimized for high-frequency trading (HFT) applications, 6WINDGate provides low-latency protocols such as TCP Proxy (Termination and Retransmission), IP Forwarding and firewall. Along with 6WINDGate’s high-performance routing capabilities, these enhancements allow HFT Networking Equipment manufacturers to provide solutions without difficult-to-maintain, custom hardware technologies based on FPGAs or ASICs.

On GE’s WANic 56512 IP packet processor board, configured with a 750MHz Cavium OCTEON … Read More → "6WIND Announces Low-Latency Packet Processing Software for High-Frequency Trading Equipment"