Honeywell Receives $9.4 Million Award To Upgrade Memory Hardware For International Space Station.Business Editors PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2000 Honeywell (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HON) announced today that its Space Systems business has been contracted by Boeing, Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, city (1990 pop. 181,519), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast, across from Santa Catalina Island, in an oil-producing area; inc. 1909. It manufactures aerospace vehicles, aircraft parts, optical instruments, and heat transfer equipment. , Calif., to upgrade International Space Station Multiplexers/Demultiplexers (MDMs) with new versatile flash memory technology that provides rapid storage and retrieval of data as well as a significant increase in storage capacity. Under the agreement, which is valued at $9.4 million, Honeywell will provide Boeing with 20 Solid State Mass Memory Units (SSMMUs), which are scheduled for delivery in 2001. Honeywell's SSMMUs will interface with the International Space Station's host computer via a Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. ) with all transmitted data being stored in Honeywell's state-of-the-art flash memory components. The memory design incorporates Error Detection And Correction (algorithm, storage) error detection and correction - (EDAC, or "error checking and correction", ECC) A collection of methods to detect errors in transmitted or stored data and to correct them. This is done in many ways, all of them involving some form of coding. (EDAC EDAC - error detection and correction ) technology to ensure data transmitted to the host is accurate. The design also incorporates a wear-leveling algorithm to extend the useful life of the SSMMU SSMMU Solid State Mass Memory Unit . For instance, when continuously writing data at a maximum SCSI transfer rate in the 1-Gigabyte configuration, the useful life exceeds 25 years. Using solid state units for data storage eliminates the time delays of access, latency and seek associated with other types of nonvolatile storage Noun 1. nonvolatile storage - computer storage that is not lost when the power is turned off non-volatile storage flash memory - nonvolatile storage that can be electrically erased and programmed anew . The electronic unit also provides the user with greater flexibility as it is expandable from 500 Megabytes to 10 Gigabytes. The new technology requires little or no modification and has been designed for ground and human space applications. Testing has confirmed that the SSMMU devices are radiation tolerant and therefore well suited for space environments. Replacement of the current mass storage device will be performed on-orbit by astronaut crews. Honeywell's aerospace business has sales of $10 billion and is headquartered in Phoenix. It is a leading global provider of integrated avionics, engines, systems and service solutions for aircraft manufacturers, airlines, business and general aviation, military, space and airport operations. Honeywell is a US$24-billion diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; power generation systems; specialty chemicals; fibers; plastics; and electronic and advanced materials. The company is a leading developer of software, solutions and Internet e-hubs, including MyAircraft.com and MyPlant.com. Honeywell employs approximately 120,000 people in 95 countries and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the symbol HON, as well as on the London, Chicago and Pacific stock exchanges. It is one of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average Dow Jones Industrial Average The best known U.S. index of stocks. A price-weighted average of 30 actively traded blue-chip stocks, primarily industrials including stocks that trade on the New York Stock Exchange. and is also a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. Additional information on the company is available on the Internet at www.honeywell.com. This release contains forward-looking statements as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including statements about future business operations, financial performance and market conditions. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties inherent in business forecasts. |
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