Performance Technologies, Incorporated supplies integrated Internet protocol (IP) based platforms and solutions for communications networks and computer system architectures worldwide. The company markets a line of application-ready platforms under the trade name ‘Advanced Managed Platforms, which include Ethernet switching elements that operate as the nexus of its IP packet switching functionality, as well as the Intelligent Shelf Management, which offers the ability to manage the operation of its products within the platform. It also provides NexusWare, a Linux-based development environment that assists system engineers in integrating and developing packet-based embedded systems; communications software protocols, including X.25, Frame Relay, and SS7 and SS7/IP signaling software; and specialized packages, such as radar protocols used in weather tracking, air traffic control, and military communications applications. In addition, Performance Technologies provides SEGway signaling products that provide a signaling bridge between traditional telephone networks and the growing IP packet-switched network architectures. Further, the company offers compute products, network access products, and embedded systems products. Performance Technologies serves equipment manufacturers in telecommunications, data communications, defense and homeland security, and commercial markets. It markets its products through direct sales force and various other channels, including original equipment manufacturers, value added resellers, distributors, and systems integrators. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Rochester, New York.