Entries summary:

• Geme 42000, Compact Embedded Controller
• Communication Appliance, Unified Communication Appliance
• Sans Serif, Open Modular Microtca
• Kontron, Kiss 2u

ADLINK Technology Inc., announces the release of the new GEME-42000, a low-cost compact PC-based controller for low-power, embedded applications. The GEME-42000 is equipped with an Intel Ultra Low Voltage Celeron M processor (1.0 GHz) and up to 1 GB DDR333 RAM, and can be controlled from remote locations and run continuously in critical applications including machine tools and digital video capture. Low power, fanless CPU applied for embedded applictaions Supports multi-applications: motion/vision/DIO/communications/High Speed Link Expandable enclosure design for one PMC and up to three PC104 modules Compact design with frontal access OS support: Windows CE, Windows XP Embedded, and Linux(Default User ID: root, Password: adlink for Linux) AC/DC power supply unit Hardware Monitoring (WDT, CPU temperature) The GEME-42000 fully meets the needs of embedded controllers; it is compact, has front side access, is highly-reliable, and offers an expandable architecture with optional motion, I/O, and communication modules in PMC or PC/104 form factors...

Lanner Electronics Inc, a global leader in network hardware platforms, releases FW-8650, a Unified Communication Appliance designed for a broad array of network service applications; network security, QoS, bandwidth management, load balancing and VoIP. "Lanner has added to its diverse portfolio of network technologies offering a universal platform to build multi-service network appliances," stated Will Chen, CTO. "Based on the Intel Q965 Express Chipset and Intel Core 2 Duo processor combo, and featuring two expansion slots, Lanner has delivered a system that is not only incredibly powerful, it also scales to meet the needs of your specific application." "The Intel Q965 Express chipset offers features that specifically address key requirements in network service applications, such as; increased memory bandwidth, faster system bus and low power processor support," said Rose Schooler, director of marketing, Embedded and Communication Processor Division, Intel...

Kontron introduced the Kontron OM6040, a compact and modular MicroTCA platform that is ideally configured for the design of small, compact and highly integrated multiprocessor systems based on either PCI Express (PCIe) and Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) packet switching backplane technologies.   Features 5 slot MicroTCA chassis incl. Fans (MCH + 4x AMC) 150W AC Power supply 1x MCH with PCIe switch (3rd party product from NAT) 1x AM4010 PrAMC 2GB ,1.5GHz 1x AM4500 SATA HDD AMC 60GB 2x Spare AMC peripheral slot Pre-installed WindRiver Linux Small, packet switched backplane systems are the first choice for telecommunication applications in markets such as 3GSM, triple play, military, police, government and avionics. As well as telecommunications, image and video processing applications in the medical, industrial quality management and simulation sectors profit form the extremely fast serial communication protocols...

The new Kontron Industrial Silent Server 19-inch / 2U server family (KISS-2U)i now equipped with a redundant power supply unit, a hot swap RAID 1 subsystem and the latest power-saving multi-core processors, the Kontron KISS-2U is one of the smallest and fastest high-availability servers that has ever been built for long-lifecycle and robustly designed applications. This extremely compact and ultra quiet 19 inch / 2U industrial server packs multi-core performance and layout flexibility into a reduced installation depth of only 350 mm. This new server from Kontron is attractive both for professional data server applications in air-conditioned server rooms and for embedded applications in automation, medical technology, security engineering, traffic engineering and building control technology. Thanks to the especially robust design of all its components, the Kontron KISS-2U exhibits high performance with minimal power loss...