Embedded World 2019: Paragon and Visuality Systems Partner to Deliver Integrated SMB Protocol

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February 27, 2019

Paragon Software Group, a global embedded and desktop file system drivers company, and Visuality Systems, a global commercial SMB (Server Message Block) software stacks conmpany, have announced their partnership and cooperation in merging SMB server/client and file systems to deliver the best cross-platform SMB solutions for OEMs. Paragon Software Group’s File System Link (FSL) delivers one of the industry’s most competent cross-platform tools. NQE is a portable client and server solution that can be integrated into any embedded device with any OS, a CPU or compiler. 

With the new partnership, Visuality Systems’ NQE series will be integrated into Paragon’s file system drivers enabling device OEMs active in industry verticals such as automotive, Storage industry, Consumer Devices, Aerospace and Defense, Medical, Industrial Automation, Smart Devices, to deliver secure cross-platform file sharing solution to their end customers. The integrated file sharing solution features secure SMB3 encryption, substantially smaller footprint and memory usage compared to open source stacks, benchmark leading data transfer speeds and unprecedented reliability.

The NQ series are utilized in all possible areas from storage, consumer devices, aerospace and defense, medical, industrial automation, smart devices and more.  The partnership with Paragon will provide Visuality Systems the ability to sell the Visuality Systems NQ product line to many more parts of the world and enter into further market sectors. Sam Widerman, CEO of Visuality Systems, said “Visuality Systems is very proud to announce the partnership with Paragon. Both Visuality Systems and Paragon are industry experts with worldwide leading and certified technologies that are utilized in millions of devices around the globe. At the end it is all about customer requirements. Together Visuality Systems and Paragon can provide customers with solutions that are dependable, very well tested and reliable, plus introductions to more market sectors that will benefit both companies.” PBSI Paragon SMB 400

Paragon engineering team that stands behind the Paragon product range is now an extra asset for Visuality Systems to extend not only growth, but assist in keeping Visuality Systems being the de facto SMB worldwide standard with SMB solutions for all SMB market sections – Embedded SMB server and client, JAVA SMB client and an Enterprise SMB server for the Storage market.

NQE runs in millions of embedded devices, such as scanners, printers, home routers, mobile devices, automotive devices X-ray machines, automation devices, aerospace and defense, and virtually any device that is required to perform full file sharing functions in a Microsoft Windows networking environment.Konstantin Komarov, CEO of Paragon Software, commented: “Our collaboration with Visuality Systems addresses the market demand for the performance-optimized file system drivers. NQE carries tremendous flexibility and being integrated into Paragon’s drivers, it brings secure cross-platform file-sharing capabilities to the next generation of devices.”

For more information about Embedded World 2019: www.embedded-world.de

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