Synergy Microsystems Announces New PMC Modules for IEEE 1394 and Ultra160 SCSI I/O.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2002 Synergy Microsystems Inc., a veteran innovator of advanced 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. and CompactPCI computing technologies, today announced its release of two new PMC (1) See Portable Media Center. (2) (PCI Mezzanine Card) A PCI-based mezzanine card that is widely adapted to VMEbus, CompactPCI and PCI cards. modules offering advanced IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 1394 and Ultra160 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. communication. The PFIR PFIR People For Internet Responsibility module offers the choice of dual front or dual rear IEEE 1394 ports. The PSC (Public Service Commission) Same as PUC. 2 offers the choice of one or two Ultra160 SCSI buses with the option of simultaneous front and rear routing. The card supports all speeds of SCSI up to 160 MB/s, providing easy connection to new and legacy SCSI peripherals. Both modules support Linux(TM) with VxWorks(R) support available soon. Pricing starts at $975 for the PFIR, $1,195 for the PSC2. The PSC2's high speed SCSI allows connection to today's fastest hard drives, while the PFIR's 400Mb/s interface allows hot-pluggable connection to economical, high capacity hard drives. The PFIR also allows connection to video cameras, which are finding increasing use in embedded real time applications. Both cards are optimized for use with Synergy single board computers. The new modules are available in both forced air and conduction cooled versions. Both cards are designed to mate to the conduction cooling frame of Synergy's Rhino 10 PowerPC VME single board computer, allowing the modules to be used at extreme temperatures. About Synergy Microsystems Synergy Microsystems Inc. specializes in designing and manufacturing multiprocessor single board computers and I/O cards for VME and CompactPCI systems to meet the needs of demanding real-time applications. The company has a long track record of extracting the highest possible performance from current and emerging SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. technologies, and supporting these technologies through long product life cycles. In business since 1985, the corporation is privately held, with headquarters in San Diego and R&D facilities in both San Diego and Tucson, Ariz. PowerPC is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. VxWorks is a registered trademark of Wind River Systems. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. All other names, products and services are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Note: Photos are available at http://www.synergymicro.com/PressRel/02_05_08.pmc.html. |
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