RadiSys' CompactPCI Telecom CPU Now Features Faster Processing Speeds and Increased Performance.Business Editors &Technology Writers HILLSBORO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2000 RadiSys Corp. (Nasdaq:RSYS), a leading global designer and manufacturer of embedded computing solutions used by OEMs in the telecommunications, automation and other industries, upgraded its popular CompactPCI(R) CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. for the telecom and Internet OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and markets with the Intel(R) Mobile Pentium See Pentium M. (R) III BGA (Ball Grid Array) A popular surface mount chip package that uses a grid of solder balls as its connectors. Available in plastic and ceramic varieties, BGA is noted for its compact size, high lead count and low inductance, which allows lower voltages to be used. processor. RadiSys introduced its latest product to the embedded market Refers to custom-designed, computer-based devices and applications that perform a fixed set of tasks. It may refer to cellphones and other handhelds, network appliances (routers, access points, modems) and myriad consumer electronics products. at the Bus &Board Conference, Jan. 31 - Feb. 1, San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , where it is a corporate sponsor. This is the ideal CompactPCI CPU solution for OEMs who manufacture a variety of telecom equipment, including telco billing systems, carrier class equipment, voice and data gateways, voice messaging Using voice mail as an alternative to electronic mail, in which voice messages are intentionally recorded, not because the recipient was not available. systems, PBXs, network routers, etc. RadiSys' latest CPU features increased speeds (500 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. ), performance and power, all of which increases the OEM's productivity in all aspects of developing embedded, telecom and Internet applications. RadiSys' EPC-304 is identical to RadiSys' popular EPC-204 CompactPCI CPU card with the rear transition module (introduced in March 1999), with one major exception -- the EPC-304 features the 500MHz Intel Mobile Pentium III BGA processor. Intel's latest processor is considerably faster than the Mobile Pentium II processor found in the previous EPC-204. &uot;The EPC-304 offers OEMs the same proven high-quality performance our customers have to come to expect with our popular EPC-204 CPU, only now at a much higher processing speed,&uot; says Arif Kareem, Vice President and General Manager, Telecommunications Division, RadiSys Corp. &uot;This is one more example of RadiSys keeping up with the Intel processor evolution to enable our customers to upgrade and migrate to newer, faster processors.&uot; Highlighted Features Designed to be fully compliant with PICMG's revision 2.1 specification for CompactPCI, the EPC-304 offers hot swap capabilities. Additionally, the CPU features 2 144-pin SODIMM (Small Outline-DIMM) A DIMM module with a thinner profile due to the use of TSOP chip packages. SODIMMs are commonly used in laptop computers. See memory module and TSOP. sockets (access up to 256MB of SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) A type of dynamic RAM (DRAM) memory chip that has been widely used since the late 1990s. SDRAM chips eliminated wait states by dividing the chip into two cell blocks and interleaving data between them. ), 1,024KB Bootblock Flash, 2 IDE channels, 2 10/100Base-TX Ethernet controllers, on-board SVGA (Super VGA) A screen resolution of 800x600 pixels. Third-party vendors extended IBM's VGA display standard and were the first to use the term. SVGA has also referred to 1,024x768 resolutions. See PC display modes. and 1 battery-backed real-time clock. The ECP-304 alarm monitors the system/processor voltage, system cooling fan speeds, environmental sensors and watchdog/software alarm events. The alarm capabilities are needed to address the high reliability needs of telecom and Internet applications. The EPC-304 supports multiple operating systems including Windows NT(R), Linux(TM) and VxWorks(R). RadiSys latest CPU has a two-year warranty and is currently available. It can be ordered under the product name EPC-304. RadiSys (Nasdaq:RSYS) designs and manufactures embedded subsystems that are used in a wide variety of electronics systems, from telecommunications equipment to medical devices to robotics applications. Its subsystems include Intel-based embedded computers, signal processors, communications interfaces, and certain types of embedded software. RadiSys' highly differentiated position in the market is a result of its intense focus on Intel-based technology, having the broadest array of building blocks, and having a &uot;perfect fit&uot; product development strategy of using its intellectual property to design high-volume customer- and application-specific subsystems. RadiSys is a registered trademark of RadiSys Corporation. All other products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Except for the historical statements and information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release, including the expectations of future orders, revenues, including estimated revenues from design wins, and business levels, are forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The following are among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially: business conditions and growth in the telecommunications and electronics industry and general economy, both domestic and international; lower than expected customer orders or variations in customer order patterns due to changes in demand for customer products and customer and channel inventory levels; competitive factors, including pricing pressures, technological developments and products offered by competitors; availability of components and qualified personnel; technological difficulties and resource constraints encountered in developing new products; the timely flow of competitive new products and market acceptance of those products. These forward looking statements should be considered in light of these factors and other factors discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ending Dec. 31, l998 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For more information, contact RadiSys at info@radisys.com or http://www.radisys.com or call 800/950-0044 or 503/615-1100. For press information only: Eric Stebel, Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Manager, RadiSys Corp. 713/541-8200. |
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