Oct. 20, 2009 (Business Wire) -- TeamF1, Inc., the leader in embedded networking and security software, and Cavium Networks (NASDAQ:CAVM), a leading provider of semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for networking, communications, storage, wireless, video and security applications, today announced that TeamF1’s customized Secure Gateway Solution (SGS) running on Cavium Networks’ ECONA processor drives NETGEAR’s FVS318G Gigabit VPN Firewall with DMZ, recently launched for the SMB market.

NETGEAR, a global provider of technologically advanced, branded networking products for business and home users, last month announced the launch of its latest ProSafe 8-port VPN Firewall, FVS318G, which provides advanced networking, VPN and security features to small businesses. This device offers a combination of reliable and rich feature-set, fast access speeds and high security jointly enabled by Cavium Networks’ ECONA processor running an optimized version of TeamF1’s software.

“We are pleased to expand our strategic relationship with TeamF1 on the ProSafe FVS318G," said Jason Leung, NETGEAR's senior product line manager for SMB security. "TeamF1, with their long standing partnership with Cavium and successful support for the ECONA processors, continues to set the standard as a technology partner for security and networking software solutions to target small-business-class VPN firewalls."

TeamF1's Secure Gateway Solution (SGS) is a member of its SMBware™ family of sophisticated, pre-packaged solutions with an array of customizable options to provide OEMs/ODMs the ultimate in product flexibility. SGS offers ironclad, advanced connectivity and security while allowing intuitive device management. Options for customization include multiple WAN options, multiple VPN types, a rich firewall / IDS / IPS feature-set and extensive IEEE 802.11 standards support.

"We are proud to support one of the world's leading networking vendors develop and launch innovative products successfully using our software technology," said Mukesh Lulla, president, TeamF1, Inc. "Our partnership with Cavium Networks has enabled our engineering teams to work closely with each other to maximize the performance and reduce the risk for our mutual customers, which proves to be a win-win proposition for all involved."

Cavium Networks’ ECONA family of ARM processors delivers a wide variety of highly integrated embedded SoC options at industry leading BOM cost and performance per watt. These processors implement the ARM™ core processor technology along with innovative hardware offload engines to provide up to Gigabit rate processing in the 0.5-1.5W power range.