Kalray, a semiconductor and software company developing new- gen multi-core processors for high performance applications has unveiled MPPA2 256 core processor, optimized for data center network interface card (NIC). The processor gives perfect solution for the rapidly increasing data with its easily scalable data network. Kalray's Bostan-N processor, derived from the second generation of MPPA massively parallel manycore architecture offers flexible and offers high performance. It delivers 256 C/C++ fully programmable cores, 2x 40GbE/8x10GbE line rate performance, and less than half the power consumption of the nearest competitor. "Programmable NIC is necessary to effectively keep pace with managing the complexities of transferring data efficiently. Our patented, deterministic manycore processor architecture is the best solution for implementing rapidly network and storage virtualization. Our company offers intensive and embedded high-performance computing to businesses. It’s innovative supercomputing on a chip technology delivers an unmatched level of high-performance, low-power, real-time, and easily-programmable processors and solutions, Eric Baissus, CEO, Kalray.