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Nature of Operations
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
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Nature of Operations

Radisys Corporation (“Radisys” or the “Company”) was incorporated in March 1987 under the laws of the State of Oregon for the purpose of being a leading provider of embedded wireless infrastructure solutions for telecom, aerospace, defense and public safety applications. The Company's market-leading Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture (“ATCA”), Internet Protocol (“IP”) Media Server, Computer-on-Module (“COM”) Express, Rackmount Server platforms, and world-renowned Trillium software coupled with an expert professional services organization and market expertise enable customers to bring high-value products and services to market faster with lower investment and risk.