Cswitch Corporation Selects Rockfish Technology for Interlaken Verification IP

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Oct 16, 2008 -- Cswitch Corporation, the leader in high performance configurable solutions for networking, storage and server applications, announced the selection of Interlaken Verification IP from Rockfish Technology for the CS90 Family of Configurable Switch Array Devices. The CS90 Family of products is the first programmable solution to embed Interlaken which is fast becoming the de-facto standard for high performance chip-to-chip serial communication.

"Rockfish Technology really stands out as offering protocol expertise and proven VIP," stated Godfrey D'Souza, Cswitch Vice President of Engineering. "Rockfish Technology's founder has been with Interlaken since Interlaken's inception and the VIP has been proven in multiple deployments. Rockfish Technology offered a complete solution that met our critical time to market needs and subsequently provided outstanding customer service; something that was very important to Cswitch Corp's success."

Interlaken is the new standard that is necessary for enabling a wide range of new networking applications, including 40G and 100G Ethernet and Cswitch is the only configurable supplier ready to enable the market.

"The flexibly deployed bandwidth of the Cswitch Configurable Switch Array chip is perfect fit for the Interlaken Protocol and Rockfish is proud to have been selected for its Interlaken Verification IP," stated Jason Jones, President of Rockfish Technologies. "We believe our expertise in providing a reliable Interlaken verification suite is key to enabling customers like Cswitch Corporation."

About Rockfish Technology

Rockfish Technology provides solutions that include the Verification Intellectual Property (VIP) as well as consulting and support tailored to each projects needs. The Rockfish Technology VIP product line includes Interlaken, the new Interlaken Look-Aside Protocol, XAUI and 10G Ethernet for use in telecom and networking systems. For more information on Rockfish Technology portfolio of standards-based VIP technologies, go to www.rockfishtechnology.com.

About Cswitch Corporation

Founded in 2003, Cswitch is a privately held semiconductor company based in Santa Clara, CA. Cswitch offers the highest performing configurable solutions for the networking, storage, wireless base station and telecom markets. For more information on Cswitch Corporation, visit www.cswitch.com.