SAN DIEGO and SAN MATEO, CA – August 7, 2008 - Continuous Computing [1]®, global provider of integrated systems and services that enable telecom equipment manufacturers (TEMs) to rapidly deploy Next Generation Networks, today announced that the company has acquired substantially all of the assets of Embedded Solution Partners, a value-added provider of best-in-class embedded software products and services. The acquisition brings to Continuous Computing a team of key personnel with strategic customer and partner relationships, as well as critical communications software and telecom infrastructure integration experience. Jim Ritchie, CEO and co-founder of Embedded Solution Partners, joins Continuous Computing’s executive team as senior vice president of corporate development.
“With decades of experience solving customers’ complex problems with innovative communications products and services, we expect the combined Embedded Solution Partners and Continuous Computing team to have broader market presence, opportunities, and capabilities,” said Mike Dagenais, president and chief executive officer of Continuous Computing.
“I am delighted to join such a well established and respected company as Continuous Computing and am excited about the opportunity for us to continue growing our revenue and customer base through an expanded set of offerings,” said Jim Ritchie. “From the inception of Embedded Solution Partners we focused on best-in-class embedded software and services from the highest-caliber partners in the business. Working with the Trillium [2] team at Continuous Computing and having access to a complete lineup of ATCA [3] and cPCI [4] products is a dream opportunity.”
Originally founded six years ago, Embedded Solution Partners specializes in assembling software and technology from partners to create higher-level solutions for customers including NETGEAR, Force10, GENBAND, L-3 Communications, U4EA Technologies, and more. Embedded Solution Partners aggregates third-party technology and software from a strong ecosystem such as TeamF1 [5], Silicon & Software Systems [6] , Elitecom [7], and others. Embedded Solution Partners’ knowledge and relationships will provide accelerators for key components of Continuous Computing’s FlexTCA Systems [8] including its Trillium System Software [9].
For more information on Continuous Computing or the acquisition of Embedded Solution Partners, please visit www.ccpu.com [1].
About Embedded Solution Partners
Embedded Solution Partners is a value-added provider of embedded software technology and services. In partnership with the industry’s leading embedded software and tools vendors, the company offers best-in-class products and technology, expert professional services, and turnkey solutions – all to help customers maximize the success of their embedded projects. Embedded Solution Partners’ clients are manufacturers of leading-edge embedded products from communications infrastructure and military equipment to industrial applications and medical instrumentation.
About Continuous Computing
Continuous Computing® provides integrated systems and services that enable telecom equipment manufacturers to rapidly deploy Next Generation Networks (NGN). More than 150 customers worldwide benefit from the company's unique blend of customized professional services, Trillium® protocol software, AdvancedTCA and CompactPCI systems, and BladeCenter hardware. Continuous Computing helps customers reduce platform lifecycle costs, optimize data delivery, and accelerate deployments of NGN, 3G Wireless, and IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) infrastructure. The company is ISO-9001 and CMMI certified and is based in San Diego with development centers in China and India. For more information, visit www.ccpu.com [1].
Continuous Computing is a member of the Intel Embedded and Communications Alliance (www.intel.com/go/ica [10]), Sun Partner Advantage Program (www.sun.com/partners [11]), Communications Platforms Trade Association (CP-TA) (www.cp-ta.org [12]), Femto Forum (www.femtoforum.org [12]), IMS Forum (www.imsforum.org [12]), Service Availability Forum (www.saforum.org [13]), and the Blade.org ecosystem (www.blade.org [14]).
Continuous Computing, the Continuous Computing logo, Create | Deploy | Converge, Flex21, FlexChassis, FlexCompute, FlexCore, FlexDSP, FlexPacket, FlexStore, FlexSwitch, FlexTCA, Network Service-Ready Platform, Quick!Start, TAPA, Trillium, Trillium+plus, and the Trillium logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Continuous Computing Corporation.
Links:
[1] http://www.ccpu.com/
[2] http://www.ccpu.com/products/trillium/
[3] http://www.ccpu.com/products/atca/
[4] http://www.ccpu.com/products/cpci/
[5] http://www.teamf1.com/
[6] http://www.s3group.com/
[7] http://www.elitect.com/
[8] http://www.ccpu.com/systems/
[9] http://www.ccpu.com/systems/trillium-system.html
[10] http://www.intel.com/go/ica
[11] http://www.sun.com/partners
[12] http://www.cp-ta.org/
[13] http://www.saforum.org/
[14] http://www.blade.org/