Chemical-Biological Sensor Integration Platform from RTI Relies on Embedded PC/104 Hardware from parvus Corp.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers FAIRFAX, Va. & SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2002 Automated Biological Point Detection System Leverages PC/104 Architecture to Enable Early-Warning Detection of and Response to Biological Warfare biological warfare, employment in war of microorganisms to injure or destroy people, animals, or crops; also called germ or bacteriological warfare. Limited attempts have been made in the past to spread disease among the enemy; e.g. Events parvus Corp. today announced that the world's most advanced chemical-biological point detection system infrastructure, SensorView, leverages embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. PC/104 hardware components from parvus. Relying on parvus' 10BaseT Ethernet Hub A device that all lines on an Ethernet segment are plugged into. 10Base-T and 100Base-T Ethernets are star networks and require a hub for operation. The earlier 10Base5 and 10Base2 Ethernets are bus networks, but are often wired into a star configuration using a central hub for improved and Ethernet Network Interface (NIC (1) (Network Interface Card) See network adapter. See also InterNIC. (2) (New Internet Computer) An earlier Linux-based computer from The New Internet Computer Company (NICC), Palo Alto, CA. ) Boards, SensorView is able to remotely command and control a network of nuclear, biological, and chemical detectors, collectors, identifiers and triggers to deliver early-warning automated detection, identification and communication of biological warfare agents (BWAs) and events. Created by software development company, Ricciardi Technologies Inc. (RTI RTI - Return from interrupt ), the SensorView System is the same "Pedigree" control system that is used in the only point detection system slated for mass production by the Joint Program Office for Biological Defense (JPO-DS) of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The Environmental Fan Card from parvus was also used in SensorView's PC/104 card stack to cool the unit's power supply and CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. module. The Fan Card offers RTI an intelligent PC/104 thermal management solution that uses dual fans and a temperature sensor to circulate air and monitor internal chassis conditions. The SensorView Control Unit (SVCU SVCU Swan Valley Credit Union (Canada) ) is available through RTI and can be packaged in a rugged aluminum enclosure from parvus if desired. (Note: artwork of the SVCU PC/104 card stack is available from parvus upon request). "RTI specifically selected parvus' PC/104 computer boards as the foundation for the SensorView Control Unit (SVCU) because of PC/104's characteristic advantages over other form factors and parvus' ability to supply high-performance commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) embedded components," said David Godso, director of engineering for RTI. After more than two years of writing source code for the SensorView System and preparing it for market, RTI expects SensorView to be used for both homeland security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States initiatives, as well as civilian first response agencies. Leveraging commercially available PC/104 computer hardware from parvus, RTI was able to develop the SensorView control unit without any near-term end-of-life issues and with the widespread vendor support for PC/104 technology. See www.SensorView.com for more info. About RTI Formed in 1992, RTI is an SEI CMM SEI CMM Software Engineering Institute Capability Maturity Model level 3 software development company and winner of the Inc 500, D&T fast 500, Virginia Fast 50 and Virginia Fantastic 50. RTI specializes in software & embedded hardware development, distributed/embedded systems solutions, and support to Fortune 500 Clients and Federal Agencies. RTI also provides professional design services in the area of homeland security, homeland defense and Distributed Information Technology. See www.rti-world.com for more info. About parvus Formed in 1983, parvus Corp. is an ISO- iso- or is- pref. 1. Equal; uniform: isobar. 2. Isomeric: isopropyl. 3. 9001 certified designer, manufacturer, and systems integrator of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) PC/104 products for embedded control environments. Its rugged, compact circuit boards and enclosure systems offer feature-rich, low-cost design solutions for military, medical, aviation and other commercial applications. For more information, visit www.parvus.com or call 801/483-1533. Note for Editors: High-resolution artwork can be downloaded at http://www.parvus.com/news.htm. |
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