Emergency Response and Wireless Location Systems     by Manlio Allegra       Home         Topics: Main | M&A | Funding | Earnings | Jobs | People | Bankruptcy | Silicon | Europe | Japan | Most Acquisitive | Archive   Motorola Acquires NetPlane Systems Motorola Computer Group acquired NetPlane Systems, a developer of networking protocol software, for an undisclosed amount of cash. NetPlane Systems (formerly Harris & Jeffries) was a division of Mindspeed Technologies, the Internet infrastructure business of Conexant Systems. NetPlane develops networking protocol software for the control plane, while Motorola Computer Group provides OEMs with intelligent hardware and software building blocks for next-generation networks and embedded computing applications. Motorola Computer Group plans to expand NetPlane's source code business and support its customer base of nearly 300 OEMs worldwide. The companies also noted that their complementary technologies could also serve markets outside the telecom industry. For example, NetPlane's control plane protocols can be integrated on CompactPCI or VMEbus boards or Processor PMC modules supplied by Motorola for applications in the industrial automation and defense industries. NetPlane Systems has 62 employees in Westborough, Massachusetts and Hyderabad, India. http://www.netplane.com http://www.motorola.com/computer 03-Feb-03 NetPlane is a supplier of IP, MPLS, ATM, Frame Relay and SS7 source code solutions to network equipment manufacturers. Prior to May 2000, the company was known as Harris & Jeffries. (H&J). Conexant Systems acquired privately held NetPlane Systems in October 2000 in a deal valued at approximately $140 million at the time (2.7 million CNXT shares). In July 2002, Mindspeed announced plans to reduce its investments in high-end optical networking applications while emphasizing multiservice voice over packet, T/E carrier, and ATM/MPLS network processor solutions. The cost cutting measures included a major workforce reduction (400 jobs or 35% of staff), the elimination of R&D investments in OC-192 packet processing and next-generation SONET solutions, closure of its Novanet OC-192 SONET design center in Israel, and divestiture of its NetPlane subsidiary. Recent Financial News Cisco to Acquire Arch Rock for Wireless Energy Sensors 9/2/2010 Alcatel-Lucent Acquires OpenPlug, Extending its Application Enablement Strategy 9/1/2010 NSN Partners with Telefónica on Smartphone Experience Lab 8/30/2010 Intel Confirms Acquisition of Infineon Wireless 8/30/2010 Cisco to Acquire ExtendMedia for Video Content Management 8/26/2010 Nimbula Raises $15 Million for Cloud OS 8/25/2010 HP Bids $24 per Share for 3PAR, Topping Dell 8/23/2010 Nokia to Acquire Motally for Mobile Analytics Service 8/20/2010 ZTE Reports 1H 2010 Revenue of US$4.5 Billion 8/19/2010 China Mobile Appoints Mr. Li Yue as CEO 8/19/2010 China Mobile Tops 554 Million Customers 8/19/2010 Airband and Sparkplug Announce Merger -- Fixed Wireless Operators 8/19/2010 Marvell Acquires DS2 for Powerline Chips 8/19/2010 Marvell Posts Revenue of $896 Million, Up 5% Sequentially 8/19/2010 Brocade Posts Revenue of $504 Million, up 2% YOY 8/18/2010 > More news...   Search  this site   Search the Web   Get Your Column Published Emergency Response and Wireless Location Systems by Manlio Allegra Interview: NSN's Sue Spradley on LightSquared's Wholesale Mobile Data Paradigm by Sue Spradley Mobile Backhaul Transition Requires New Testing by Joe Zeto Cybersecurity Requires Public/Private Coalition by Greg Oslan A Rethinking of Cloud Services and Network Architecture by Jim Theodoras Delivering Scalable Video Solutions <br><i> Advantages of SVC-Optimized QoS</i> by Andy Singleton