Pleora Technologies, supplier of networked video connectivity solutions for mission-critical systems, announced it has been selected by Altera Corporation to participate in the Altera Megafunction Partners Program, known as AMPP.

Under AMPP, Altera forms partnerships with preferred third-party companies that develop IP (intellectual property) packages for its FPGAs (field-programmable gate arrays). Products offered by AMPP partners are promoted by Altera through its broad marketing and sales channel, which reaches thousands of customers worldwide.

Altera customers will now get direct and easy access to Pleora's iPORT NTx-Pro IP package, a portfolio of firmware, hardware, software, and design review services. The package leverages Altera's Cyclone III FPGAs to deliver customized solutions for real-time networked video connectivity over standard Ethernet networks.

"As an Altera AMPP partner, Pleora will have a much higher profile with innovative OEMs and systems integrators in the early stages of the design cycle," said Rob Lee, vice president of marketing and sales, Pleora Technologies. "The timing is excellent because we're about to launch significant enhancements to our end-to-end connectivity solution, including key upgrades to our developer tool set and support for the newest version of the GigE Vision standard."

"Pleora has been designing IP cores for video connectivity for our FPGAs since 2002," said Jim Smith, director of Altera Professional Services, Altera. "Altera FPGA customers looking for third-party video connectivity solutions will now be able to shorten their design cycle significantly by having direct access to Pleora's knowledge, experience, and IP."