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FORCE ADDS SYSTEM 4 TO FLEXOR LINE.


Force Computers, a Solectron company (NYSE:SLR) and a leader in embedded computing, has introduced the System 4 embedded server, the latest addition to the Flexor
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flex·or (fl
 family of modular system solutions. Preconfigured standard with either a 566MHz Celeron A family of lower-cost Pentium chips from Intel. The first Celerons in 1998 were Pentium II chips without an L2 cache. In 1999, models included a 128KB cache, which increased performance. As subsequent Pentium chips were introduced with larger caches, the 128KB cache was retained for Celerons. In 2004, the Celeron M was introduced, which is a Celeron/Centrino version of the Pentium M. See Centrino and Pentium M. or dual 1GHz Pentium III processor-based single board computer (SBC), the System 4 is designed to meet application requirements for high slot counts across a wide range of processing needs--from the most cost effective to the highest performance. It's targeted at OEMs designing networking, telecommunications and customer premises equipment for e-commerce vendors, telecommunications providers and others using large servers for purposes such as digital X-ray and magnetic resonance imaging. This 4U-high system offers 15 slots -- of which 10 are full-length 64-bit PCI slots -- to accommodate OEM needs for mixing and matching I/O expansion cards to meet their configuration requirements.

"With the addition of the System 4 to Force's broad portfolio of configurable embedded system solutions, the Flexor line now offers OEMs a selection of products from a basic 1U server all the way to a fully configured 4U system," said Michael Beauchemin, Force product manager. "And with 15 expansion slots that can be populated with virtually any combination of peripheral cards, a Celeron or dual Pentium III based System 4 offers a powerful, cost-effective solution that's tough to match. Compared to off-the-shelf products, this system offers greater configurability for slot count, Ethernet, memory, processor, storage and power supply. Not to mention, Flexor products meet exact OEM needs -- from exclusive branding to custom engineering -- since we'll work with OEMs out of our global footprint of six design centers, all backed by Solectron's ISO 9001 certified manufacturing strength, a benefit few other outsource embedded providers can offer."

Or customers can select their SBC configuration from among four other processor options: single Celeron 733MHz processor; single Pentium III 600 or 850MHz processor; dual Pentium A PC with a motherboard that contains two Pentium CPUs. Such machines are designed for use with an operating system that supports symmetric multiprocessing (SMP), such as Windows NT or 2000. See SMP. III 866MHz processors. All SBCs include graphics, serial, parallel, USB and Ethernet interfaces -- and select SBCs feature SCSI interfaces.

For maximum flexibility, System 4 offers 15 expansion slots -- of which 10 are full-length PCI slots, three are ISA slots and two are for SBCs -- and options for DVD/floppy, CD/floppy and internal drives. And a powered 15-slot enclosure is also available separately.

Based on PICMG PCI/ISA standard passive backplane A backplane that adds no processing in the circuit. See backplane. technology, the Flexor line provides a range of processors, backplanes and enclosures that combine to create platforms to match OEM requirements. PICMG passive backplane technology offers advantages of low-cost peripherals and I/O cards from the PC market but with flexibility and reliability standard PCs can't match. Combined with Force's commitment to quality and longevity, Flexor products offer optimum industrial/embedded computing solutions. Availability and pricing

System 4 embedded servers are now available in volume. Prices start at $3,099 for fully configured Celeron processor-based models and $5,999 for high-end Pentium III processor-based units.
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Date:Feb 4, 2002
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