Mercury Computer Systems Multicomputers Deployed in Recon/Optical Digital Reconnaissance Camera Component of U.S. Navy SHARP System.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CHELMSFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 2003 U.S. Navy's SHAred Reconnaissance Pod (SHARP) System Entered New Round of Low-Rate Initial Production Mercury Computer Systems Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. NASDAQ: MRCY provides high-performance embedded, real-time digital signal and image processing solutions. Mercury designs and builds embedded multicomputers, which may be considered to be either loosely coupled , Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : MRCY), announced today that its RACE++(R) Series conduction-cooled multicomputers have been designed into the digital reconnaissance camera component of the Navy's SHAred Reconnaissance Pod (SHARP) system by Recon/Optical, a principal supplier of sophisticated reconnaissance imaging systems for industrial and military applications. The SHARP system, which has entered a new round of low-rate initial production, is an all-weather medium- and high-altitude electro-optical and infrared digital reconnaissance capability currently utilized by the F/A-18F Super Hornet hornet: see wasp. fighter jets. Mercury has received orders totaling about $1 million for RACE++ systems to be delivered between FY03Q4 and FY04Q2. Additional orders are expected. Mercury's RACE++ conduction-cooled multicomputers have been incorporated into the design of Recon/Optical's dual spectral band aerial reconnaissance camera, a key component of the SHARP system. The RACE++ VME (Virtual Machine Environment) An operating system from Fujitsu Services (formerly ICL) that runs on its Series 39 mainframes. Introduced in 1975, VME is a comprehensive product that provides a variety of utilities for datacenter operations. multicomputers will perform image and data processing data processing or information processing, operations (e.g., handling, merging, sorting, and computing) performed upon data in accordance with strictly defined procedures, such as recording and summarizing the financial transactions of a on the sensor platform, enabling near real-time reconnaissance. The digital camera has the ability to produce both infrared and visible spectrum images simultaneously. Mercury's conduction-cooled systems enable the camera to be deployed in the extremely harsh environments often encountered during reconnaissance missions. Photographs of the ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). CA-279 dual-spectrum camera and images photographed by the camera are available on Mercury's web site at www.mc.com/38applications and www.mc.com/39applications. Additional information about Recon/Optical, Inc. is available at www.roi.bourns.com/. Additional information about Mercury's RACE++ Series conduction-cooled systems is available at: http://mc.com/defense_electronics/products/ productslevel2.cfm?id=22&category=Systems About Recon/Optical, Inc. Recon/Optical, Inc. has been in operation since 1922. As a multifaceted, high-technology company, it is a principal supplier of sophisticated tactical and long-range reconnaissance imaging systems, infrared framing and scanning systems, weapon mounts and stabilization systems, opto-mechanical and electro-optical sighting systems, and military and industrial optics. Recon/Optical is a subsidiary of Bourns, Inc. of Riverside California, a world leader in electronic components. Recon/Optical headquarters are located in Barrington, Illinois Barrington is a village in Cook County, Illinois and Lake County, Illinois. The population was 10,168 at the 2000 census. Barrington is part of the greater Chicago metropolitan area. , with domestic offices in Riverside, California Riverside is the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States and is also a focus city of the Greater Los Angeles Area. The city is named for the nearby Santa Ana River. As of 2006, Riverside had an estimated population of 293,741. and Washington D.C., and representatives worldwide. About Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY) is the leading producer of high-performance embedded, real-time digital signal and image processing image processing Set of computational techniques for analyzing, enhancing, compressing, and reconstructing images. Its main components are importing, in which an image is captured through scanning or digital photography; analysis and manipulation of the image, accomplished computer systems. Mercury's products play a critical role in a wide range of applications, transforming sensor data to information for analysis and interpretation. In military reconnaissance and surveillance platforms the company's systems process real-time radar, sonar, and signals intelligence data. Mercury's systems are also used in state-of-the-art medical diagnostic imaging devices including MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. , CT, PET, and digital X-ray, and in semiconductor imaging applications including photomask generation and wafer inspection. Based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, Mercury serves customers in North America, Europe and Asia through its direct sales force and a network of subsidiaries and distributors. Visit Mercury on the Web: www.mc.com RACE++ is a registered trademark of Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. Product and company names mentioned may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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