TEMPE, Ariz [April 20, 2010] – Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR) and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™, today announced its participation in the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) Silicon Valley 2010 to be held April 26 through 29, at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, Calif. Located in booth #1638, Emerson Network Power’s Embedded Computing business will showcase its latest innovations in embedded systems technologies for the military, aerospace, automation, medical and industrial markets.
Booth Demonstrations
Emerson Network Power will host several in-booth product showcases at the event, including live proof-of-concept demonstrations of a wireless medical cart and an intelligent kiosk.
The medical cart proof-of-concept demonstration features Emerson Network Power’s MicroATX embedded motherboard powered by the latest Intel® Core™ i7 mobile processorintegrated into a next-generation, FDA Class 1 wireless Flo Series mobile workstation developed by Emerson’s Metro business. The platform combines the enhanced performance, security and management features of Intel’s Core silicon with the workstation’s easily serviceable mid-plane and rails, demonstrating Emerson and Intel’s collective efforts to drive healthcare innovation and speed time-to-market for original equipment manufacturers.
The intelligent kiosk demonstrates the ease of constructing a compact touch screen kiosk using Emerson Network Power’s latest MITX-ATOM-440 Mini-ITX motherboard. Equipped with the latest-generation Intel® Atom™ processor, the kiosk provides the right performance and price point suitable for interactive kiosk applications. The proof-of-concept demonstrates the motherboard’s wireless networking capabilities, provided by a Mini PCI Express socket that can accommodate a 3G, WiFi or WiMAX module.
Visitors to booth #1638 will also be able to meet with Emerson’s experts and see a variety of processor boards, including:
• COM Express® modules based on Intel® Core™ (COMX-CORE Series) or Intel® Atom™ (COMX-ATOM-420) processors
• VMEbus single-board computers (SBCs) based on the Intel® Core™ i7 mobile processor (iVME7210) or the Freescale 8548E processor (MVME4100)
• CompactPCI single-board computers based on the Freescale MPC8572 dual core processor CPCI6200 or the Intel® Core™ i7 mobile processor (CPCI7203)
• ATCA blades based on the latest 6-core Intel® Xeon® processor L5638 (ATCA-7367) or dual Cavium OCTEON CN5860 processors (ATCA-9305)
Recent Partnership and Product Announcements
Emerson Network Power recently announced a collaborative effort with Freescale Semiconductor to deploy Freescale multicore QorIQ processors on modular single-board computers based on the COM Express small form factor.
One of the first companies to announce board-level products powered by the latest generation Intel® Atom™ and Intel® Core™ i7 and Intel® Core™ i5 processor families, Emerson Network Power also recently announced ruggedized variants of the company’s MVME7100 and MVME4100 VME single-board computers. In addition, the company introduced the Centellis™ 2000 ATCA platform with a native AC power input option. The new option enables the solution to be used beyond telecom central offices in network-centric, military, aerospace, broadcast, scientific experimentation, medical and process control markets.
To learn more about open standards-based embedded computing solutions from Emerson Network Power, visit www.EmersonNetworkPower.com/EmbeddedComputing.
About Emerson Network Power
Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR), is the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™ from grid to chip for telecommunication networks, data centers, health care and industrial facilities. Emerson Network Power provides innovative solutions and expertise in areas including AC and DC power and precision cooling systems, embedded computing and power, integrated racks and enclosures, power switching and controls, infrastructure management, and connectivity. All solutions are supported globally by local Emerson Network Power service technicians. For more information on Emerson Network Power’s embedded computing products and services including ATCA®, COM Express®, CompactPCI®, embedded motherboards, MicroTCA®, VMEbus and OpenSAF® for original equipment manufacturers and systems integrators in the telecommunications, industrial, aerospace/defense and medical markets, visit www.EmersonNetworkPower.com/EmbeddedComputing. Learn more about Emerson Network Power products and services at www.EmersonNetworkPower.com.
About Emerson
Emerson (NYSE:EMR), based in St. Louis, Missouri (USA), is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions for customers in industrial, commercial, and consumer markets through its network power, process management, industrial automation, climate technologies, and appliance and tools businesses. Sales in fiscal 2009 were $20.9 billion. For more information, visit www.Emerson.com.