Altran, part of Capgemini, announced that one of its networking software frameworks - its Intelligent Switching Solution (ISS) - is being used by QNAP Systems to build and deploy their new high-speed smart ethernet switches for the storage networking market. Network-attached storage removes the responsibility of file serving from other servers on the network. Potential benefits of dedicated network-attached storage, compared to general-purpose servers also serving files, include faster data access, easier administration, and simple configuration. Altran’s software frameworks are modular, flexible and scalable, and can be used to develop a variety of products and services. Altran’s ISS networking software framework is available on all leading chipsets and platforms, including white box platforms, and is pre-integrated with various ecosystem partners. It is a next-generation, SDN-ready solution designed on cloud-native principles.