Arkoon Network Security selects Wind River for next-gen network equipment

LES ULIS, FRANCE: Wind River, a world leader in embedded and mobile software, announced that Arkoon Network Security has standardized on Wind River Linux to develop Arkoon’s FAST 360 family of network security devices.

Arkoon’s FAST 360 range of network appliances is designed for the enterprise and run on Wind River Linux optimized for Cavium OCTEON and Intel Xeon processors.

“Explosive broadband data traffic growth is creating new pressures on equipment companies to constantly improve network performance and increase security capabilities,” said Mike Langlois, general manager for networking and telecommunications at Wind River.

“By providing optimized software solutions for the latest hardware platforms, Wind River is helping Arkoon deliver differentiated network security appliances that can address the security challenges persistent in today’s faster, intelligent networks.”

“The FAST 360 product family is designed to meet the diverse needs of Arkoon’s embedded and enterprise customers looking for reliability, flexibility, security and, most of all, speed,” said Laurent Hausermann, director of products and services at Arkoon Network Security. “Wind River’s networking expertise and world-class support were key reasons for us to select Wind River Linux.”

Given the diversity of Arkoon’s range of FAST 360 products, Arkoon required a fully optimized, highly customizable platform to meet varying product development demands and architecture requirements. Arkoon relied on Wind River to deliver the open source innovation and customization available from Linux, coupled with the benefits of a stable, carrier grade commercial product.