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STOCKHOLM, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 2001-- Force Computers, a Solectron company (NYSE:SLR - news) and a leader in embedded computing, at the Voice on the Net (VON) Europe 2001 trade show announces the first of a family of UltraSPARC-IIe® processor-based single board computers (SBCs), the CPCI-550 SBC. Featuring Force's award-winning SENTINEL ``universal-mode'' PCI-to-PCI bridge (PPB) and the latest high-performance, embedded UltraSPARC-IIe 500MHz processor, the CPCI-550 SBC offers a fast, reliable Solaris® 8 operating system-based platform and supports the PICMG 2.16 draft specification for CompactPCI Packet-Switching Backplane applications. It provides an ideal solution for third-generation wireless, IP telephony, high-density embedded servers for Internet data centers and other demanding telecom/data comm applications in need of advanced switch fabric technologies combined with the UltraSPARC architecture.
``The CPCI-550 provides a state-of-the-art processor in a flexible form factor to reduce time-to-market and shave development costs,'' said Daniel Wuhrer, Force product marketing manager. ``This SBC starts a new family of CompactPCI products based on UltraSPARC-IIe technology as well as extends Force's effort to offer PICMG 2.16 compliance on all future board solutions. And because this processor appears on the Sun Microsystems embedded roadmap, it ensures a clear upgrade path into the future.''
Higher performance, lower power consumption
Compared to its predecessor, the UltraSPARC-IIi processor-based CPCI-540, the CPCI-550 features higher performance and lower power consumption coupled with increased upgradeability. The base SBC offers a wide range of features, including:
The CPCI-550 SBC can be used with a companion board to provide more I/O interfaces and PMC slots to suit application-specific configurations. The two-slot variant of the CPCI-550-dubbed the CPCI-552-includes additional features such as two PMC slots, one Wide Ultra2 SCSI interface and four 10/100 Ethernet interfaces.
SENTINEL: Crucial enabler of multi-SBC chassis
With universal-mode capability, SENTINEL chip-based SBCs can operate in any CompactPCI slot, allowing a chassis to be populated with many SBCs, which can talk to each other through the CompactPCI backplane. It supports industry requirements to build scalable systems for confined spaces. Large memory buffers allow data transfers across the CompactPCI bus without interruptions that can slow performance. Full Hot Swap support enables the creation of zero-downtime, High Availability solutions and allows SBC insertion/removal from a running system without the need to reboot.
SENTINEL technology also on Pentium III, PowerPC processor-based SBCs
Exclusive to Force SBCs, the SENTINEL universal PPB is also available on the CPCI-735/736 and PowerCore CPCI-680-Pentium® III and PowerPC(TM) processor-based SBCs, respectively-in addition to the SPARC processor-based CPCI-550 SBC. By integrating SENTINEL technology with Pentium III, PowerPC and SPARC processors, Force SBCs are the first solutions on the market that make the advantages of universal-mode capability available to embedded applications. With universal-mode capability, SENTINEL chip-based SBCs can operate in either the system or peripheral slots of a CompactPCI system. SENTINEL chip-equipped SBCs are targeted at applications in telecommunications, data communications, semiconductor test equipment, mass storage systems and high-end graphics applications such as radar.
¶ VON Europe 2001 trade show appearance
Force will show the CPCI-550 at VON Europe 2001, June 12-14, Stockholm (Sweden) International Fair, Booth 418/517. For more, see http://www.von.com/.
Availability and pricing
The CPCI-550 SBC ships in July under Force's Early Access Unit (EAU) program with volume shipments scheduled for October. Prices start at about US$3,000.
About Force Computers
Force Computers (www.forcecomputers.com) was founded in 1981 and is a leading designer and worldwide supplier of standard and custom systems and board-level computer platforms and services for the embedded market. The processor-independent company helps its customers develop embedded applications based on Alpha, MIPS, Pentium®, PowerPC(TM), PowerQUICC(TM), SPARC®, StrongARM and 68K(TM) technologies for embedded UNIX®, Linux(TM), Windows NT® and real-time applications. Force supports VME, CompactPCI®, PCI, PCI/ISA and PMC bus architectures as well as custom form factors. An ISO 9001 certified company, Force Computers practices Total Quality Management principles in all phases of the company's global operations. The company, along with its parent company, Solectron Corporation, is the 1997 winner of the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for manufacturing. Force's corporate headquarters and Asia Pacific headquarters is located in San Jose, California. Force's European headquarters is located in Munich, Germany.
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Force Computers Inc.
Lorraine Walston, 408/369-6144 (U.S. and Asia)
Lorraine.Walston@fci.com
or
Force Computers GmbH
Ulrike Mueller, +49 89 608 14-0 (Europe)
Ulrike.Mueller@force.de
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