ROCHESTER, N.Y., and CHICAGO, June 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At
GLOBALCOMM 2006, Performance Technologies (Nasdaq NM: PTIX), a leading
developer of platforms and systems for the world's evolving communications
infrastructure, today introduced a complete AdvancedTCA(R) (ATCA)
application-ready platform with AdvancedMC(TM) (AMC) functionality and 10Gb
Ethernet fabric. The new offering, which includes a next-generation ATCA
10Gb Ethernet switch, two AMC compute modules and a new ATCA 10Gb AMC
carrier blade, is the latest addition to the company's platform product
line. The products, which are also available individually, add to the
company's industry-leading family of blade products.
Performance Technologies' complete line of ATCA application-ready
platforms provides an alternative to existing commercial and proprietary
systems. Configurations include 1Gb/10Gb Ethernet or 10/100/1000 Ethernet
switches, comprehensive shelf management, high-performance compute
elements, and accommodate Linux or Solaris(TM) operating system software
and HA middleware. These configurations provide a complete, integrated base
platform for system designers looking to develop a wide range of
applications, including wireless, IMS, and VoIP.
"Today's telecom equipment manufacturers need to look beyond developing
voice applications, rather, they need to develop "triple-play" applications
that address voice, audio and video. The complete platform we announced
today provides manufacturers with the power, speed and bandwidth they need
to not only develop applications for the present market, but also develop
applications addressing future needs," said John Peters, CTO and senior
vice president of platform engineering for Performance Technologies. "These
products continue our long tradition of offering high availability, fault
tolerant solutions to customers and can act as the basis for many future
developments."
New Product Descriptions:
The ARP5210 is a 12U application-ready platform configuration with an
aggregate backplane bandwidth of 0.45 Terabit (450Gbs). It features
redundant 10Gb Ethernet base/fabric switches, comprehensive shelf
management, and compute elements enabled with Linux operating system
software and high availability middleware.
The ATC6640 is a base/fabric 10Gb Ethernet switch that fully utilizes
all the advanced capabilities of the PICMG(R) 3.0/3.1 specifications. It
features two completely independent switching cores, each with its own
management processor, and an aggregate bandwidth of 0.45 Terabit (450Gbs)
versus approximately 50Gbs in PICMG 2.16. The dual switches each support
IPv4/IPv6 switching/routing and can sustain non-blocking, full wire-speed
data rates.
The ATC8010 is one of the first ATCA AMC carriers that fully exploits
the 10Gb capabilities of PICMG 3.1. It supports four standard, single-width
AMC modules and can either aggregate or isolate the dual connections. This
advanced carrier then aggregates the collective bandwidth from all AMC bays
up to redundant 10Gb ATCA interconnects. The carrier also has provisions
for intra-bay connectivity for both SATA and PCI-Express. It is an ideal
compliment to the ATC6640 in applications that demand a distributed,
hierarchical, high-performance ATCA/AMC architecture.
The AMC111, the first of the two AMC modules, is a 64-bit single board
compute module that features an AMD Turion(TM) single core 2.0 GHz
processor and is designed for high-performance embedded applications. This
processor is built upon an architecture that offers advanced processing
speed while addressing power and heat constraints for an AMC form factor.
The AMC131 has many of the same features as the AMC111, with a 32-bit
processor with a 64-bit wide memory bus. Also designed for high-performance
embedded applications, the AMC131 features the Freescale MPC8641D dual core
1.0 GHz processor and provides a highly scalable PowerPC(R) architecture
that delivers next-generation performance and a flexible upgrade path from
32- to 64-bit computing.
Designed to run Linux, Solaris and Windows(R) applications, both the
AMC111 and AMC131 are ideal processors for high-end packet processing or
multi-threaded software environments found in IMS, wireless, softswitch,
defense or any other compute-intensive application. Both modules have a
wide range of additional features (including Micro-SD, USB2.0,
ECC-protected DDR SODIMM and 1Gb in front panel) and support for both the
AMC.1 (PCI-Express) and AMC.2 (Ethernet) at card edge. Either can be
installed on the ATC8010 or ATC6640 and be used either as a packet or
adjunct processor.
Performance Technologies' new family of ATCA and AMC products are sold
in high-availability platform configurations or as individual blades. For
further information on these or any Performance Technologies products,
please visit our Web site at http://www.pt.com .
About Performance Technologies
Performance Technologies (Nasdaq NM: PTIX) develops platforms and
systems for the world's evolving communications infrastructure. Our broad
customer base includes global technology companies in the
telecommunications, defense and homeland security, and commercial markets.
Serving the industry for 25 years, our complete line of embedded and
system-level products enables equipment manufacturers and service providers
to offer highly available and fully-managed systems with time-to-market,
performance and cost advantages.
Performance Technologies is headquartered in Rochester, New York.
Additional engineering facilities are located in San Diego and San Luis
Obispo, California; and Ottawa, Ontario (Canada). For more information,
visit http://www.pt.com or contact sales@pt.com .
Forward Looking Statements
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe
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 various risks and
uncertainties and the Company's actual results could 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, fluctuations in quarterly and annual results,
the reliance on a limited number of third party suppliers, limitations of
the Company's manufacturing arrangements, the protection of the Company's
proprietary technology, the dependence on key personnel, potential delays
associated with the purchase and implementation of an enterprise-wide
software system and potential impairments of investments. These statements
should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial
Statements, the Notes thereto and Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the Company as of December
31, 2005, as reported in its Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other
documents as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Note to Editors: Brand or product names are registered trademarks or
trademarks of their respective holders.
SOURCE Performance Technologies
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CONTACT:
Kelly Manuel of Performance Technologies,
Office - +1-613-782-2881, Cell: +1-613-282-5961, kmanuel@pt.com
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