Leading Provider of Rugged Electronic Systems Shows Commitment to CompactPCI and xTCA Architectures
Brockton, MA – June 15, 2010 – SIE Computing Solutions Inc., a provider of rugged electronic systems for mission-critical and performance-critical embedded computing platforms deployed in harsh environments, today announced that the company has renewed its status as a PICMG executive member. SIE has been an active PICMG member since the organization was founded in 1994.
PICMG is a consortium of companies who collaboratively develop open specifications for high-performance telecommunications and industrial computing applications. PICMG’s mission is to offer equipment vendors common specifications, increasing availability and reducing costs and time to market. PICMG specifications include CompactPCI, AdvancedTCA, AdvancedMC and CompactPCI Express.
“PICMG members have a long history of developing groundbreaking new technology solutions, and we are proud to have SIE Computing Solutions as one of the key organizations helping to lead our consortium’s efforts,” said Joe Pavlat, PICMG president and chairman. “By leveraging the expertise of leading vendors such as SIE, PICMG can incorporate the knowledge of the best and brightest minds in our industry, enabling us to offer the advanced technology specifications that create a better market opportunity for everyone involved, as well as superior technology solutions for the user.”
SIE Computing Solutions is a world leader in the engineering, design and manufacturing of custom and standard products that support open architecture bus structures such as VME, VXS, VPX, CompactPCI, AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA, as well as other switch fabric technologies. SIE provides enclosures, backplanes, system integration and custom engineering solutions developed with a board-agnostic approach to match the precise specifications and supplier preferences of its customers.
“SIE Computing Solutions remains committed to the CompactPCI and xTCA architectures, so being involved as an executive member of PICMG is a natural fit for our company,” said Chris Boutilier, president and CEO of SIE Computing Solutions. “Throughout SIE Computing Solutions’ nearly forty-year history in the embedded computing industry, we and our customers have derived many invaluable benefits from working with industry consortia such as PICMG.”
About SIE Computing Solutions
SIE Computing Solutions, Inc. specializes in rugged electronic systems for mission-critical and performance-critical embedded computing platforms deployed in harsh environments. With deep engineering expertise in thermal design, signal integrity, complex interconnection and power management technologies, SIE provides enclosures, backplanes, system integration and custom solutions for VME, VPX, CompactPCI, xTCA, small form factors and more developed with a board-agnostic approach to match the precise specifications and supplier preferences of its customers. As a preferred vendor to the world’s largest defense and industrial companies, SIE customers leverage best-in-class processes from initial concepts, design and development, prototypes, certifications and production.
SIE Computing Solutions has an almost forty-year legacy of providing open architecture systems to the military, transportation, oil & gas exploration, medical, telecommunications and other industrial/emerging markets. SIE Computing Solutions’ facilities are ISO 9001/2008 and ISO14001/2004 certified to ensure the delivery of consistently high quality products. Based in Brockton, Massachusetts, SIE Computing Solutions is a wholly-owned subsidiary of S.I.E. AG, a privately-held embedded computing company. For more information, visit www.sie-computing.com, call 1.800.926.8722, or email [email protected].
