Company Announces Plans to Offer VME, CompactPCI and VPX Single Board Computers based on Intel® Core™ Duo Processors
LEESBURG, VA – May 17, 2006 Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, a division of Curtiss-Wright Controls, and a leading designer and manufacturer of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) VME and CompactPCI products for commercial and rugged grade COTS computing solutions, has launched a major expansion of its single board computer (SBC) product line based on Intel® Core™ Duo processors. The company announced a broad range of Intel Core Duo processor based SBC designs that will include air-cooled and conduction-cooled ruggedized variants on VME, CompactPCI (cPCI), and VPX (VITA 46) platforms.
“Intel’s new Core™ Duo processor promises to make them a significant player in the embedded Military market,” said Lynn Patterson, vice president and general manager of Curtiss-Wright’s Modular Solutions group. “The introduction of Intel Core Duo processors, with their high performance, lifecycle management extensions and enhanced power management, represents a new emphasis on the features that matter most to Mil system integrators. We’re excited to expand our COTS product line with this innovative new processing engine.”
In addition to Intel® Core™ Duo processor based VME, cPCI and VPX SBCs, Curtiss-Wright is also extending its current offering of operating systems with support for Solaris, Windows XP Embedded, and Linux on specific platforms. The new boards are targeted for a broad range of commercial, semi-rugged and rugged military applications, including naval and wide body aircraft platforms, ground radar stations and flight simulators.
Leveraging its position as a leading COTS military vendor, with over 20 years of experience in the embedded systems market, Curtiss-Wright will extend its industry-leading Guardian Select™ lifecycle management services to its new line of Intel Core Duo processor based SBCs. Guardian Select provides COTS customers with comprehensive product life cycle support, including obsolescence and configuration management, longevity of supply, extended warranty and priority repair services.
In addition to traditional embedded features sets, such as built-in-test (BIT), software controlled power management, and thermal and power monitoring, the new product family will be available in a broad range of ruggedization levels, enhanced with Curtiss-Wright’s unparalleled mechanical engineering expertise. Curtiss-Wright will also entertain customization requests, such as I/O mapping and special markings, and make available test data, including MTBF and FMECA, upon request.
Today, technology road maps and service offerings from hardware vendors for the military commercial and semi-rugged market are frequently driven by larger non-military embedded markets segments such as telecommunications, industrial automation and medical systems. While Mil-system integrators, and in fact, the Military itself, are often attracted by the lower cost and ubiquity of technology aimed at these market segments, the lack of lifecycle management services and military environment support can present a daunting challenge.
“Curtiss-Wright’s new boards offer embedded system designers a new choice,” added Lynn Patterson. “These Intel® Core™ Duo processor based products give system integrators pervasive x86 technology packaged with market-specific military standards, mechanical engineering, technology and supported with unmatched lifecycle services, and offered at the right price.”
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About Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing
Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing is the industry’s most comprehensive and experienced single source for embedded solutions, ranging from Processing, Subsystems, Data Communication, DSP, and Video & Graphics to the most advanced board level components and fully integrated custom systems. The Embedded Computing group serves the defense, aerospace, commercial and industrial markets and is part of Curtiss-Wright Controls Inc. For more information about Curtiss-Wright visit www.cwcembedded.com.
About Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc.
Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Curtiss-Wright Controls is the motion control segment of Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW, CW.B). With manufacturing facilities around the world, Curtiss-Wright Controls is a leading technology-based organization providing niche motion control products, subsystems and services internationally for the aerospace and defense markets. For more information, visit www.cwcontrols.com.
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