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Softwire (company)

Softwire is a UK-based software development company.

Softwire was founded by Pete Kenny, Dan Shavick and Phil Marsden in 2000. Zoe Cunningham is the current Managing Director.

Softwire

Softwire can mean:

  • softwire (protocol), a type of network tunneling protocol
  • Softwire (company), a UK-based software development company
  • The Softwire, a series of young adult science fiction novels
Softwire (protocol)

In computer networking, a softwire protocol is a type of tunneling protocol that creates a virtual "wire" that transparently encapsulates another protocol as if it was an anonymous point-to-point low-level link. Softwires are used for various purposes, one of which is to carry IPv4 traffic over IPv6 and vice versa, in order to support IPv6 transition mechanisms.