DRS Technologies Receives $13 Million Order From General Dymamics for Rugged Computer Systems.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2000 DRS Technologies DRS Technologies, Inc. (commonly known as DRS; formerly known as Diagnostic/Retrieval Systems, Inc.) is a supplier of defense electronic products and systems to the United States Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy, aerospace and defense prime , Inc. (ASE (Adaptive Server Enterprise) A relational DBMS from Sybase that runs on Windows NT/2000, Linux and a variety of Unix platforms. ASE is a comprehensive and robust data management product with a long history dating back to the late 1980s. : DRS DRS Drives (street suffix) DRS Dispute Resolution Service DRS Doctorandus DRS Department of Rehabilitative Services DRS Direct Registration System (securities) DRS Department of Rehabilitation Services ) announced today that it has received a new order valued at approximately $13 million from General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : GD) to provide additional Explorer MP(TM) rugged Portable Multi-Platform Workstations for a variety of military ground force applications. Work for this contract will be accomplished by the company's DRS Rugged Systems, Inc. unit in Longmont, Colorado, and DRS Laurel Technologies unit in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. This order is the result of the exercise of options on existing, multiple-year contracts awarded to General Dynamics Communication Systems in Taunton, Massachusetts. Including this latest award, DRS has received orders to produce over 1,000 Explorer MP(TM) Workstations. The Explorer MP(TM) systems are full-function, fully integrated, portable UltraSPARC III(TM) workstations introduced last year that currently are being fielded under various U.S. Army and Marine Corps programs. Chairman, president and chief executive officer Mark S. Newman commented, &uot;We are pleased to receive this additional award from General Dynamics. The systems produced for this order, coupled with the success of our rugged, Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) systems already deployed, enhance our position as a leading supplier of high-performance, portable, rugged computers to land and mobile forces for a wide variety of combat C4I C4I Command, Control, Communications, Computers, & Intelligence (US DoD) C4I Command Control Communications Computer and Intelligence applications. We are pleased to continue to participate in programs that are key factors in the military's ability to rapidly field advanced computer technology in support of its ground force modernization strategies and its goal to dominate the expanded battle space of the 21st century.&uot; DRS's Explorer MP(TM) Rugged Portable Multi-Platform Workstations offer an unparalleled level of performance, functionality and ruggedization within a single compact enclosure. With these systems, users can run Combat Information Systems (CIS Cis (sĭs), same as Kish (1.) (1) (CompuServe Information Service) See CompuServe. (2) (Card Information S ), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), fire control and digital mapping applications, as well as other highly sophisticated programs. The Explorer MP(TM) workstations are capable of supporting the latest Intel Pentium(TM), Sun SPARC (Scalable Performance ARChitecture) A family of RISC CPUs from Sun that runs mostly under Sun's Solaris, but also under Linux and BSD operating systems. After development began in the mid-1980s by David Patterson of the University of California at Berkeley and Bill (TM), HP PA-RISC(TM), Motorola Power PC(TM) processors, together with a range of advanced multimedia and graphics systems. These systems also have been designed to support new versions of the ATX See ATX motherboard. (hardware, standard) ATX - An open PC motherboard specification by Intel. ATX is a development of the Baby AT specification with the motherboard rotated 90 degrees in the chassis. form factor processors as they become available. DRS's line of rugged, portable workstations provides reliable operation in harsh, real-world military environments. They were designed to meet a wide range of environmental and Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference) An electrical disturbance in a system due to natural phenomena, low-frequency waves from electromechanical devices or high-frequency waves (RFI) from chips and other electronic devices. Allowable limits are governed by the FCC. ) requirements. Product reliability and ruggedization are backed by DRS's extensive range of support options designed specifically for users of deployed equipment. DRS Technologies provides leading edge products and services to government and commercial markets worldwide. Focused on defense electronics, the company develops and manufactures a broad range of mission critical products, from rugged computers and peripherals to systems and components in the areas of communications, data storage, digital imaging, electro-optics, flight safety and space. The company offers a full complement of technical support and advanced manufacturing services. Additional information is available on the company's web site at www.drs.com. Note to Editors: In the third paragraph, the 4 in &uot;C4I&uot; is a superscript Any letter, digit or symbol that appears above the line. For example, 10 to the 9th power is written with the 9 in superscript (109). Contrast with subscript. . |
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