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News Release from: Emerson Network Power Embedded Computing | Subject: Centellis 500
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 27 February 2008
Low-cost MicroTCA system enters the
mainstream
Centellis 500 is a completely tested and validated MicroTCA system available for half the price of previous generation systems.
Emerson Network Power has unveiled the Centellis 500, a fully deployable MicroTCA system that uses innovative plastic packaging, and Emerson's MicroTCA Carrier Hub (MCH) and high performance processor module Available for under US $5000, the Centellis 500 is a completely tested and validated MicroTCA system available for half the price of previous generation MicroTCA systems
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 16 Jan 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Made using an injection moulded plastic enclosure that houses a MicroTCA backplane, fans, power module, MCH, PrAMC 7211 processor Advanced Mezzanine Card (AdvancedMCTM, AMC) and three additional AMC payloads, the Centellis 500 is designed from the ground-up to support a number of enterprise-level applications.
These include IP-PBX, packet processing, VoIP gateway, network point of sales (POS), industrial automation, access router, WiMAX, telemedicare, remote radiology and patient monitoring.
Development and deployment will be accelerated by Emerson's SpiderWareM3 graphical user interface (GUI)-based platform management, monitoring and maintenance software for quick system configuration and ease of use.
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"This revolutionary new product enables engineers to develop MicroTCA applications that may previously have been cost-prohibitive for the enterprise, medical and industrial automation industries", says Paul Virgo, Director of MicroTCA Marketing for the Embedded Computing business of Emerson Network Power.
"As a result, the Centellis 500 will introduce MicroTCA to new market segments and applications for the first time, allowing a broad range of new developers to focus on critical, differentiating features that provide a crucial competitive advantage and faster time to profit in the embedded community".
"By leveraging the enclosure technology to significantly lower the price, this product not only has the unique ability to make a revolutionary difference by introducing the MicroTCA advantage to a broad range of new customers and market segments, but also to the overall future and success of the MicroTCA standard", adds Virgo.
The Centellis 500 is the latest product that demonstrates Emerson's ongoing commitment to provide widespread access to leading edge, cost-sensitive and innovative MicroTCA technology solutions, having recently introduced a pair of dual-core AMCs using both PowerPC and Intel Corporation architecture processors at volume prices under US $2000.
The Centellis 500 will be available in the second quarter of 2008 through Emerson Network Power's global distributors.
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