San Jose, CA, 2001-10-02
OSE Systems, Interpeak, and IP Infusion announced
today that they are collaborating to deliver a full IPv6 router
reference design running on the OSE™ real-time operating system
(RTOS), using IP Infusion's ZebOS™ IPv6 routing suite, and Interpeak's
IPNET TCP/IP stack. This will provide a complete RTOS and IPv6 routing
solution that can be quickly integrated into core, edge, and access
network equipment.
"These three market leaders have combined forces to deliver to
our customers a proven, cost-effective and painless migration path
to the IPv6 Internet," said Johan Forneaus, CEO, Interpeak AB. "Each
company's product lends its strengths to make a truly formidable
solution."
OSE Systems offers one of the first RTOSs to support a dual mode
IPv4/IPv6 solution using Interpeak's IPNET TCP/IP stack. IP Infusion
is working with OSE Systems and Interpeak to integrate its IPv6
based OSPFv3, BGP-4+, and RIPng routing protocol modules onto the
OSE RTOS. In addition, IP Infusion is also integrating its IPv4
routing modules for OSPFv2, BGP-4, and RIP onto the IPNET and OSE
environment. Using the OSE RTOS, embedded system manufacturers will
have the only complete IPv4/IPv6 router reference design available
on the market. Manufacturers of network equipment will be able to
quickly move IPv6 routers to market using a fully integrated real-time
OS, TCP/IP, and IPv6 routing protocol suite.
"The High Availability, Fault Tolerance and distributed processing
capabilities of the OSE RTOS allows our customers to quickly meet
a demand for IPv6 without compromising the quality of their product,"
said Kevin Pope, Product Line Manager for Network Infrastructure
Products, OSE Systems.
"Early implementations of IPv6 are emerging. To support these initial
applications, routing solutions for IPv6 are needed. Putting together
a solution has been a challenge because of the lack of integration
and testing of IPv6 components," said Gary Hemminger, VP Marketing,
IP Infusion. "Equipment manufacturers selecting this fully tested
solution will reduce their design, implementation, and testing cycle
by 6-9 months."
The baseline of Interpeak's IPNET IPv6 product has already been
proven against all WIDE IPv6 implementations (including Hitachi,
Toshiba and Keio), the INRIA IPv6 protocol stack (for FreeBSD and
NetBSD) and also against Bay Networks equipment. IP Infusion's routing
protocols are tested and proven on the WIDE 6Bone network and at
the University of New Hampshire Interoperability Laboratory (UNH
IOL).
For more information about Interpeak IPNET and other Interpeak
networking products, please visit our product
page.
Stockholm, 2001-09-17
Interpeak today officially released its Web Server
Security Package for Wind River's industry-standard VxWorks® real-time
operating system. This enables VxWorks users to use a standard browser
like Microsoft® Explorer or Netscape® to securely communicate with
a VxWorks-powered target system over the Internet.
Using a Web Server is a powerful means to achieve remote management
and control of an embedded system via the Internet. The Web Server
is installed in the embedded system, which then can be browsed like
any homepage on the Internet. A desktop computer equipped with a
standard Web Browser such as Netscape or Microsoft Explorer can
be used as for this purpose, without any need for special software.
The HTTP protocol normally used by Web Servers does however not
contain any security measures. This means that all data are sent
in clear text, and that a hacker easily can access and compromise
the embedded system. Since such systems often handle critical tasks,
it is by no means acceptable that unauthorized parties can gain
access. Netscape recognized this problem in the mid-nineties, and
invented the HTTPS protocol, which adds authentication and strong
encryption to HTTP communication. HTTPS is now widely adopted, and
is handled by most major Web Browsers like, Netscape, Microsoft
Explorer, Opera etc.
Interpeak now introduces this technology to VxWorks users by releasing
a Web Server Security Package that adds HTTPS security to the Wind
Web Server™. This means that a VxWorks-powered target system can
be monitored and controlled in a secure manner via the Internet,
using a desktop computer equipped with a Web Browser.
"Remote management of embedded systems has traditionally been a
problem due to online threats that jeopardize privacy and data integrity,"
said Johan Fornaeus, CEO of Interpeak AB. "By combining the Wind
Web Server with the Interpeak Web Server Security Package, embedded
systems using VxWorks can be securely monitored and controlled over
the Internet. This greatly reduces maintenance costs and will also
enable new functionality to be added to current offerings."
"Networked security is crucial to products based on embedded software
with an Internet connection. Most embedded products perform critical
tasks that simply must not be compromised by unauthorized parts,"
said Caroline Yao, director of partner solutions for Wind River.
"The Interpeak Web Server Security Package will enable embedded
designers using the Wind Web Server to further enhance the security
of their products, realizing the full power of the Internet."
About Wind River
Wind River is a worldwide leader in embedded software and services
for creating connected smart devices. Wind River provides software
development tools, real-time operating systems, and advanced connectivity
for use in products throughout the Internet, telecommunications
and data communications, digital imaging, digital consumer electronics,
networking, medical, computer peripherals, automotive, industrial
automation and control, and aerospace/defense markets. Wind River
is How Smart Things Think™. Founded in 1983, Wind River is headquartered
in Alameda, California, with operations in sixteen countries worldwide.
About Interpeak
Interpeak AB - the embedded network security specialist - is headquartered
in Stockholm, Sweden, with a worldwide net of distribution channels.
The corporate mission is to provide state-of-the-art network security
solutions that are specifically designed to be used in embedded
systems. This includes VPN software and associated security protocols,
but also other IETF protocols that are required in modern networked
devices, such as the IPNET IPv4/IPv6 dual-mode TCP/IP stack.
For more information about the Web Server Security Package and
other embedded network security products, please visit our product
page.
Wind River Systems and VxWorks are registered trademarks of Wind
River Systems, Inc. Wind Web Server is a trademark of Wind River
Systems, Inc. All other names mentioned are trademarks, registered
trademarks or service marks of their respective companies or organizations.
Stockholm, 2001-08-27
OSE Systems brings Secure Shell (SSH) technology
to the embedded community with the release of Interpeak's SSH server
for the OSE™ real-time operating system (RTOS). SSH is the de facto
standard on the Internet to securely log into remote machines, and
is estimated to being used by three million developers in 80 countries.
SSH is a program used to log into another computer over a network,
to execute commands in a remote machine, and to move files from
one machine to another. With SSH and the OSE RTOS, network application
developers will possess an advanced and robust operating system
with strong authentication and secure communications for non-secure
channels. Embedded systems' management, configuration, interrogation,
and fault detection functionality can now be connected to in a secure
way without sharing that same ability with a Hacker.
In the rush to provide Internet-enabled embedded products, system
security is often overlooked. Currently, many Internet-connected
embedded systems do not share the same security methods typically
allocated for desktop machines, even though mission critical data
may be transmitted and received by the embedded system, such as
billing information.
"Traditional methods of connecting to embedded systems, like the
telnet application, are wide open to abuse and leave many embedded
products open to several very simple security threats," explained
Kevin Pope, Product Line Manager for Network Infrastructure Products,
OSE Systems, Inc. "Embedded systems' manufacturers using the OSE
RTOS can now benefit from one of the most widely used security applications
to ensure their embedded system is always available and information
is never compromised.
SSH was developed to replace traditional non-secure log-ins (for
example RSH and Telnet). Traditional methods of logging into a remote
system are vulnerable to different kinds of attacks. A person who
has root access to machines on the network, or physical access to
the wire, can gain unauthorized access to a system in a variety
of ways. It is also possible for such a person to log all the traffic
to and from the system, including passwords (SSH never sends passwords
in a format that can be read by this person).
In a SSH system, a hostile person that has taken over the network
can only force SSH to disconnect, the person cannot decrypt or play
back the traffic or hijack the connection. SSH protects against:
- IP spoofing, where a remote host sends out packets pretending
to come from another, trusted host
- IP source routing, where a host pretends that an IP packet is
coming from another, trusted host
- DNS spoofing, where an attacker forges name server records
- Eavesdropping and interception of readable passwords and other
data by intermediate hosts
- Manipulation of data by people in control of intermediate hosts
(hijacking).
Additionally, SSH provides several secure tunnelling capabilities
which may be used to create Virtual Private Networks (VPN). A variety
of authentication methods is also supported.
"Part of effective network protection is ensuring that remote communications
does not introduce security risks," said Johan Fornaeus, CEO of
Interpeak AB. "Interpeak SSH guarantees that information sent over
the Internet is strongly encrypted, thereby effectively preserving
the integrity of corporate networks."
For more information about Interpeak SSH and other Interpeak network
security products, please visit our product
page.
Stockholm, 2001-07-30
OSE Systems and Interpeak today officially released
the integration of the OSE™ real-time operating system (RTOS) with
Interpeak's IPNET protocol stack. The IPNET stack enables developers
using OSE to add IPv6 to their products. This will be particularly
useful to developers building embedded telecom and datacom applications.
IPNET's support for dual mode IPv4/v6 provides a number of significant
improvements over IPv4 alone, including: larger IP address space;
mandatory protocol support; autoconfiguration; built-in IPsec security;
multicast capabilities; and ad-hoc networking capabilities."
"The new IPv6 standard represents a great leap forward for networked
embedded systems," said Johan Fornaeus, CEO of Interpeak AB. "Combined
with the OSE development environment, the IPNET dual-mode stack
will give embedded designers access to a fault-tolerant distributed
platform that is ready for both current and future communication
needs."
Interpeak's IPNET stack is an IPv4/IPv6 dual stack, able to handle
both current and future communications needs, with simple migration
from IPv4 to IPv6 using a single TCP/IP stack. Its message-passing
interface integrates seamlessly with OSE applications, removing
the necessity to copy data over a socket interface. In addition,
developers using OSE can continue to develop their IP applications
using the simple, high-performance message-passing architecture
designed to overcome the shortcomings of "semaphore and mailbox"
programming.
"IPNET provides the means for our customers to drop IPv6 and security
into their product while maintaining backward network compatibility,"
said Kevin Pope, Product Line Manager for Network Infrastructure
Products, OSE Systems. "IPNET is ideal for today's competitive market
because it is not only easily integrated, but is also compatible
with OSE's existing networking products portfolio. Some of the promises
of the ‘next generation’ Internet are now made available to OSE
customers.
For more information about IPNET and other Interpeak network security
products, please visit our product
page.
Stockholm, 2001-07-06
Accelerated Technology, Inc. has partnered with
Interpeak to offer embedded network security solutions to Nucleus
users. With Interpeak's network security technology, embedded Nucleus
applications can safely tap the power of the Internet.
The Internet represents an opportunity to add significant functionality
to products such as vehicles, wireless devices, telecom equipment
and consumer electronics. However, it also exposes these products
to security threats from competitors and hackers. Interpeak's security
technology provides Nucleus applications with encryption to protect
sensitive data, authentication to stop intruders and integrity to
prevent tampering with data. This enables Nucleus-powered embedded
systems to realize the full potential of the Internet.
"As a provider of embedded products that are applicable to a broad
range of applications, Accelerated Technology must team up with
partners that are able to provide our customers with the additional
capabilities they need to get to market more quickly with the most
off-the-shelf software possible. Interpeak's efforts to integrate
their broad spectrum of Internet security protocols adds to the
robustness of the Nucleus RTOS solution while allowing us to focus
on general capabilities required by a greater number of prospective
customers. I am very thankful for the efforts of companies like
Interpeak that spend the time and effort to integrate with the Nucleus
RTOS," said Neil Henderson, president of Accelerated Technology,
Inc.
"Secure communication is an increasingly important feature of modern
embedded real-time systems. By having secure means to communicate
over the Internet, embedded systems can add significant value and
functionality to previous offerings. The partnership with Accelerated
Technology will allow Interpeak to serve a wider market with its
portfolio of embedded network security solutions. The seamless integration
with the Nucleus RTOS provides Nucleus users with ready-to-use secure
Internet access. This results in a versatile embedded platform that
is ready for the challenges facing embedded systems on the Internet,"
said Johan Fornaeus, CEO of Interpeak AB.
Read
the press release.
Stockholm, 2001-06-28
Interpeak today released IPNET, a new full-featured
TCP/IP stack that will set new standards for embedded networking.
IPNET is a true IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack, supporting simultaneous use
of IPv4 and IPv6 in a variety of configurations.
Embedded systems have traditionally been forced to use TCP/IP stacks
with limited functionality in important areas. This is due to CPU
and memory constraints, but also because embedded stack vendors
have difficulties to allocate the expertise that is required to
implement the increasing number of Internet protocols. Interpeak
now addresses this problem by releasing IPNET, a full-featured IPv4/IPv6
dual-stack that is able to handle both current and future communication
needs.
One of the most important features of IPNET is the support for IPv6,
which provides a number of significant improvements over IPv4:
- Larger IP address space
- Mandatory protocol support
- Autoconfiguration
- IPsec security built-in
- Multicast
- Ad-hoc networking
Since IPNET is a IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack, both IPv4 and IPv6 applications
are supported simultaneously. This means that the migration from
IPv4 to IPv6 can be handled with a single TCP/IP stack.
For additional information, please visit the IPNET
homepage.
Stockholm, 2001-05-30
Interpeak today announced the intention of porting
their embedded network security products to the Nucleus real-time
operating system. This will allow a wide range of embedded applications
to benefit from using state-of-the-art network security products.
Nucleus is a royalty free RTOS, used in a variety of applications
such as wireless, navigational controls, multimedia, office automation,
set top boxes, consumer electronics, medical, and other. Its main
features are:
- Well documented, delivered with source code
- Proven in thousands of applications
- Deterministic
- Efficient, with small footprint and CPU overhead
- Available for most major CPUs
"It is our ambition that Interpeak network security products should
be plug-and-play compatible with all major real-time operating systems",
said Johan Fornaeus, CEO of Interpeak. "Integrating the Interpeak
product portfolio with the Nucleus RTOS is an important step to
complete this strategy."
For more information about the Nucleus RTOS, please visit Accelerated
Technology Inc.
Stockholm, 2001-04-23
Interpeak announced today the immediate availability
of two new security packages for OSE--the new generation RTOS. The
two packages further strengthen the Interpeak product portfolio,
providing a complete security solution for networked embedded systems.
The first package--Secure INET--protects all networking applications
in an OSE system from security threats. This is done by adding industry
standard IPsec security and IKE key exchange to the OSE INET TCP/IP
stack. IPsec provides strong encryption, integrity, authentication
and replay protection while IKE is used for secure key distribution.
Since IPsec is applied on the IP level, it is possible to add security
to an existing system without changing a single line of application
code.
The second package--Secure WEBS--provides full security for an
embedded OSE Web Server, and can work with a standard Web browser
like Explorer or Netscape. Secure WEBS utilizes Interpeak SSL to
implement security functions, and since SSL support already is present
in all major browsers, existing systems can be secured without any
client software modification. This allows for embedded systems to
be securely managed using a standard browser.
For more information about Secure INET, Secure WEBS and other Interpeak
network security products, please visit our product
page.
Stockholm, 2001-04-08
Interpeak will participate in the Embedded Systems
Conference, San Fransisco, April 10-12. The Interpeak CEO and VP
Engineering will be available to give presentations and answer any
questions regarding Interpeak's embedded network security products.
Schedule
Tuesday, April 10, 1 PM - 8 PM Wednesday, April 11, 9:30 AM - 7
PM Thursday, April 12, 9:30 AM - 3 PM
Location
Moscone Convention Center, South Hall 747 Howard Street, San Francisco
Booth #926
For more information, please visit www.esconline.com.
Stockholm, 2001-03-23
ENEA OSE Systems selects Interpeak as its security
partner. The partnership means that OSE customers now have access
to the latest security technology.
The agreement enables ENEA OSE Systems to sell Interpeak security
products in combination with OSE - the new generation RTOS. All
Interpeak products are closely integrated with OSE, offering higher
performance and great ease-of-use. ENEA OSE Systems will also manage
the front-line support for Interpeak products.
Stockholm, 2000-09-28
Industrivärden is entering in as a new part-owner
of the newly started Internet security company Interpeak, with 20
percent of the capital and votes. The company's founders are the
other part-owners. The capital contribution will be used to strongly
expand the company's product portfolio.
Interpeak develops and sells technically qualified software that
provides security for embedded systems used on the Internet. In
the years immediately ahead, billions of embedded systems are expected
to be used online, which will create an immense need for security
solutions. Interpeak has the required know-how to meet this development.
Embedded systems are computers that are built into industrial and
consumer products, such as cars, mobile phones, manufacturing machinery,
and so on. They are used in essentially all electronics products,
and today tens of billions of embedded systems are already in use
around the world.
When embedded systems are used online via the Internet, substantial
value-added is created by enabling control and upgrading of products.
However, the lack of effective security solutions has limited the
opportunities to use embedded systems online. Interpeak is at the
forefront in developing software that enables secure networking
applications. The company currently has six products on the market.
Interpeak was founded by Lennart Bång, Johan Fornaeus and Ulf Olofsson.
Bång's achievements include creation of a globally leading communication
structure (TCP/IP-stack), which is used by several international
telecom companies, and he has founded and headed the Internet protocol
company Netstream AB. Fornaeus, with 17 years of experience with
embedded systems, founded OSE in 1984 and was its chief executive
until 1989. He has also served as chief technology officer at ENEA
Data. In 1992 he and Olofsson founded the real-time operating system
manufacturer Unicore Labs AB.
"Through Industrivärden's active involvement, Interpeak will be
gaining a long-term, stable owner with a valuable contact network,"
says Johan Fornaeus, CEO of Interpeak.
Carl-Olof By, Executive Vice President of Industrivärden, comments:
"Demand for embedded systems security products on the Internet is
very strong, and with the help of capital from Industrivärden, Interpeak
will have the opportunity to meet this demand and thereby dramatically
grow its business."
Stockholm, Sweden, September 28, 2000
AB INDUSTRIVÄRDEN (publ)
For further information, please contact:
Carl-Olof By, Executive Vice President and CFO, Industrivärden,
tel. +46-8-666 64 00. Johan Fornaeus, President and CEO, Interpeak,
tel. +46-8-776 40 81 or visit www.industrivarden.se
and www.interpeak.se.
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