Mercury Computer Systems Signs Corporate Purchase Agreement With Raytheon Electronic Systems.Business/Technology Editors CHELMSFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 2000 Mercury to Supply PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). and VME High-Performance Systems for Embedded Computing Applications 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), a leading provider of real-time digital signal and image processing computer systems, announced today it has entered into a preferred supplier corporate purchase agreement with Raytheon Electronic Systems in El Segundo, California
El Segundo is a city in Los Angeles County, California on the Santa Monica Bay, incorporated on January 18, 1917. The population was 16,033 at the 2000 census. . The agreement includes Mercury's entire line of RACE(R) Series PCI and VME high-performance multicomputer systems. This agreement will streamline procurement and specification processes for both companies. Mercury's product lines were chosen based on their scalability and real-time processing capabilities. These systems are currently being used in the radar systems of surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft, in sonar system upgrades for the U.S. Navy, and in a wide array of U.S. and allied defense platforms. In addition, these commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) systems provide the signal and image processing power for many of the leading medical diagnostic imaging manufacturers. "Mercury has been a supplier to Raytheon for many years and has been repeatedly selected for programs based on a complete cost, technical, and managerial evaluation," said Michael Vahey, director of technology, National Processor Center, Raytheon Electronic Systems. "Our competitive analysis indicates Mercury's products will continue to satisfy Raytheon's embedded computing requirements." Raytheon is a substantial Mercury customer and has ordered the company's RACE technology for numerous military programs. These include the Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) Radar, airborne or satellite-borne, that uses special signal processing to produce high-resolution images of the surface of the Earth (or another object) while traversing a considerable flight path. System-2 (ASARS-2); the radar improvement program aboard the U.S. Air Force's U-2 reconnaissance aircraft; the HISAR(tm) integrated surveillance and reconnaissance system, which adapts synthetic aperture radar (SAR (Segmentation And Reassembly) The protocol that converts data to cells for transmission over an ATM network. It is the lower part of the ATM Adaption Layer (AAL), which is responsible for the entire operation. See AAL. SAR - segmentation and reassembly ) and electro-optical technologies for use in a variety of commercial and paramilitary applications; and the Global Hawk Integrated Sensor Suite, an unmanned aerial vehicle A powered, aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator, uses aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift, can fly autonomously or be piloted remotely, can be expendable or recoverable, and can carry a lethal or nonlethal payload. (UAV). "The military's COTS strategy is successfully providing the most advanced technology for many programs," said Vincent A. Mancuso, vice president and general manager of Mercury Computer Systems' Government Electronics Group. "Raytheon continues to be one of Mercury's highly valued customers and this preferred supplier agreement will enable us to provide them with increasingly cost-effective solutions." About Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY) is the leading independent producer of high-performance embedded, real-time digital signal and image processing computer systems that transform sensor data to information for analysis and interpretation. Mercury's products play a critical role in a wide range of defense electronics and medical imaging applications. In air-, sea-, and land-based military platforms, these systems process real-time radar, sonar, and signals intelligence data. Mercury's systems are also used in state-of-the-art medical diagnostic devices, including magnetic resonance imaging magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), noninvasive diagnostic technique that uses nuclear magnetic resonance to produce cross-sectional images of organs and other internal body structures. (MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. ), computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography positron emission tomography: see PET scan. positron emission tomography (PET) Imaging technique used in diagnosis and biomedical research. (PET), and the rapidly growing field of digital X-ray. Based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, Mercury serves customers in North America, Europe and Asia through 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 of their respective holders. |
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