MTC5070 is First in a Family of Carrier-Grade, Cost-Efficient MicroTCA
Solutions
ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Performance
Technologies (Nasdaq: PTIX), a leading developer of communication platforms
and systems, today announced the immediate availability of its new MTC5070
MicroTCA(TM) platform. Designed for equipment manufacturers and application
developers, this highly integrated system provides a full-featured,
cost-efficient 1U MicroTCA offering at a price-point of under $2,000 for
volume purchases. Performance Technologies will demonstrate this innovative
approach to MicroTCA integration at the Embedded Systems Conference Silicon
Valley, McEnery Convention Center, San Jose, CA, from April 15-17, 2008, in
booth 1510.
The MTC5070's architecture eliminates high overhead costs associated
with more traditional modular approaches to building MicroTCA-based
products by incorporating vital platform infrastructure functions of
Gigabit Ethernet switching, PCI-Express(R) switching, MicroTCA-compliant
carrier and shelf management, storage interconnect, as well as power
supplies into the system. The result is one of the highest payload slot
counts per 1U rack height in the industry and a substantially lower overall
cost structure. This gives system architects of telecom, datacom, and
aerospace and defense applications the ability to vastly reduce product
costs.
"Embedded design teams have embraced open standards-based platforms,
such as MicroTCA, because these platforms meet the technical needs of users
and most importantly because they drive down development times and material
costs," said Eric Heikkila, Director of the Embedded Hardware & Systems
Practice at VDC. "VDC believes that driving down development time and cost
is absolutely vital to the success of any open-standard platform.
Performance Technologies has well positioned the MTC5070 with its highly
integrated architecture to do just this. It provides a way for MicroTCA
users to meet their most important objectives."
Key Features of the MTC5070 include:
-- Scalable 1U steel enclosure designed to meet Network Equipment Building
System (NEBS) standards
-- Six configurable AdvancedMC(TM) (AMC) payload slots
-- Front-to-back cooling (an industry first for a 1U MicroTCA Platform)
-- 40W per slot power and cooling
-- Built-in MCH and power functions
-- Gigabit Ethernet and PCI-Express fabric support
-- MicroTCA-compliant carrier and shelf management
-- Telco clock support
-- Removable 300 watt AC or DC power supply
-- SATA and SAS storage interconnect between AMC modules
"The MTC5070 continues our innovative and unique philosophy of
integrated hardware and software solutions for the embedded industry," said
Performance Technologies President and CEO John M. Slusser. "Our new
MicroTCA products demonstrate our longstanding commitment of providing our
customers with the latest embedded technologies for the development of
their next generation products and systems."
The MTC5070 is the first in a line of planned MicroTCA platforms from
Performance Technologies and supports the company's family of AdvancedMC
modules that include a variety of x86 and PowerPC(R)-based single-board
compute modules, and the company's recently announced AMC590 video/storage
module. These embedded product offerings provide foundations for new
product applications such as WiMAX gateways, security gateways, wireless
infrastructure equipment, media gateways, and military communications
systems.
Embedded engineers seeking to more quickly develop new products based
on the MTC5070 can also utilize NexusWare(R), Performance Technologies'
Carrier Grade Linux(R) operating system and development environment that is
pre-integrated throughout the company's embedded hardware product lineup.
This powerful software distribution enables design teams to save extensive
time and resources by utilizing a carrier-grade kernel and an application
development environment that is fully integrated with Performance
Technologies' MicroTCA and AMC products.
"Performance Technologies' approach to MicroTCA is a refreshing
development that combines performance and scalability at an ideal price
point for the industry," said Ernie Bergstrom, President, Crystal Cube
Consulting. "I believe that the capabilities of the MTC5070 combined with
the company's AdvancedMC modules and software offerings will provide a
needed application-ready MicroTCA platform and encourage the adoption of
this emerging standard."
Full specifications and product images for the MTC5070 can be found at
http://www.pt.com/MTC5070.
About Performance Technologies (http://www.pt.com)
Performance Technologies (Nasdaq: PTIX) is a global supplier of
integrated IP-based platforms and solutions for advanced communications
networks and innovative computer system architectures. Our Embedded Systems
Group offers robust application-ready platforms that incorporate
open-standards based software and hardware, providing significantly
accelerated end product deployment benefits for equipment manufacturers.
Our Signaling Systems Group offers the SEGway(TM) product suite, which
includes IP STPs, SS7 over IP transport solutions, and signaling gateways
that enable lower operating costs through utilization of IP networks,
thereby creating competitive advantages for carriers in existing and
emerging markets.
Performance Technologies is headquartered in Rochester, New York.
Additional engineering facilities are located in San Diego and San Luis
Obispo, California, and Kanata, Ontario, Canada.
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harbor" for certain forward-looking statements. This press release contains
forward-looking statements which reflect the Company's current views with
respect to future events and financial performance, within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and is subject to the safe harbor provisions of those
Sections.
These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties, and the Company's actual results can differ materially from
those discussed in the forward-looking statements. These risks and
uncertainties include, among other factors, general business and economic
conditions, rapid technological changes accompanied by frequent new product
introductions, competitive pressures, dependence on key customers, the
attainment of design wins and obtaining orders as a result, fluctuations in
quarterly and annual results, the reliance on a limited number of third
party suppliers, limitations of the Company's manufacturing capacity and
arrangements, the protection of the Company's proprietary technology, the
dependence on key personnel, changes in critical accounting estimates,
potential impairments related to investments, foreign regulations, and
potential material weaknesses in the future. Forward-looking statements
should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial
Statements, the Notes thereto, Risk Factors, and Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the
Company as of December 31, 2007, as contained in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K, and other documents filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
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Related links:
http://www.pt.com
http://www.pt.com/MTC5070
CONTACT:
Will Smith, Marketing Communications Manager
of Performance Technologies, +1-585-256-0200, wjs@pt.com
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