Leader and Innovator of Embedded IP Networking Software

6WIND develops cutting edge embedded IP networking software for OEM licensing. Our vision is to be the Open Network Engine to empower multi-services IP gateways and systems that networking OEMs and system integrators need, to respond timely to a fast-converging and competitive IP-centric world.

As IP becomes the convergence layer to federate ubiquitous communication services for new multi-media homes and enterprises, net-centric defense and industrial applications, many standalone appliances and systems need to integrate or be designed on advanced IP technologies. The intelligence of a networking product is shifting to a large extent from the hardware to its embedded IP software. Several years ago, software R&D cost was cited to be around 10 percent of total development cost. Today it's closer to 70 percent due to complexities of:

IP everywhere. Growing IP-centric services demand that routing be supported by richer features for secure access, quality of service, multicast, and mobility. As services mature and IP-centric devices explode, these features are multiplying along with larger address and service capacities. The inevitable co-existence of IPv6 with IPv4 will add to the number of protocols required to support services on both even as new protocol standards are being developed, iterated and added. Evolving hardware performance. As services evolve and more IP-centric devices get added to networks, hardware technologies provides adapted solutions from highly integrated System on Chips to powerful Multi-Core Network Processor technologies. Open Source proliferation. Use of open source technologies is becoming the norm but time needed to adapt to latest hardware technologies such as Multi-Core Network Processors is highly under-estimated. The richer the networking functionalities, the more integration, testing and optimization is required to debug, stabilize and render the networking layer robust and reliable.

6WIND's mission is to deliver its embedded IP 6WINDGate™ software with the Open Network Engine advantage to address such challenges and enable networking OEMs and system integrators to design, build and develop better high performance and quality solutions rapidly and cost-effectively.

Trusted Global Software Company

6WIND is a privately held company created in 2000 after a spin-out from Thales, world leader in cutting edge electronics serving the aerospace, defence, and security markets. The company's history is naturally rooted within a solid culture of industry-proven software innovation in communication systems design for defense and electronics networking.

Since its inception, 6WIND has received strong backing from world class investors and shareholders, including Sofinnova Partners, CDC Entreprises Innovation, TechFund Europe and US, ACE Management, and Thales. It has shown dynamic growth with solid track records, working with major networking equipment providers and system integrators in Europe and Asia, such as Alcatel, Alstom, Arkoon, CTC, Konka, Mercury, Modacom, Samsung Electronics and Thales. Deployment of its software technology extends to international networking projects for NATO, CNES, European Space Agency, French MoD, China Telecom, KDDI and Korea Telecom just to name a few.

The cutting edge development and continuous innovation by 6WIND on new IP technologies and innovative software architectures led to the success of 6WINDGate™, the first comprehensive IP networking software available off-the-shelf with built-in XML-based management layer and the first application-ready networking software for Multi-Core Network Processor technology.

6WIND belongs to a dynamic ecosystem of major industry leaders (including chip-set manufacturers, OEM board vendors, OS and application providers), notable R&D labs, open source communities and standardization bodies, enabling its software technology to benefit from latest IP networking standards and enhancements, and guaranteeing its cutting edge evolution. The 6WINDGate™ products are the result of skilful leveraging of open source developments with in-house patented innovations.

The company's ongoing R&D efforts are further complemented by strategic partnerships and alliances with leading research institutes. 6WIND was the first European-based networking technology to be granted the IPv6-ready logo.