FORCE COMPUTERS INTRODUCES DUAL PENTIUM III PROCESSOR-BASED SINGLE BOARD
SAN JOSE, Calif., (Sept. 26, 2000) - Force Computers, a Solectron company (NYSE: SLR) and a leader in embedded computing, today announced the Flexor IDP3S370/733, a single board computer (SBC) configured with either single or dual Intel Pentium(r) III processors and the ServerSet(tm) III LE chipset from ServerWorks, Inc. The Flexor IDP3S370/733 is targeted for a wide range of industries including industrial control, telecommunications, medical, print, transportation and aerospace/defense.
This new Flexor single board computer provides a high-quality, high-performance processor for PICMG-compliant passive backplane systems and is part of a flexible and scalable range of systems offering low design costs and low lifetime product costs.
Within the Flexor product range, the IDP3S370 is the high-end solution in the Intel processor-based product family. Customers now may choose among four price/performance points: Flexor ICS370, IP3S370 and either the new single- or dual-processor IDP3S370/733. This new single board computer can be configured to provide maximum performance in footprints ranging from the 'shoe-box' size model 5 platform through to a large number of I/O slots in the model 20 platform.
While bringing high performance to a wide range of requirements, this single board computer targets applications such as high-performance graphics for medical imaging and air traffic control, multi-head MMI for power distribution management or industrial control, raster image processing for printing systems and high-performance network switching or hubs. The high-performance requirements of these applications are met through the Flexor IDP3S370/733's use of both Pentium III processors and ServerWorks' ServerSet III LE chipsets.
"The technology we developed for high-performance general-purpose Intel-based servers is a perfect match for high-performance embedded applications as well," noted David Pulling, ServerWorks' executive vice president of marketing and sales. "Our mission at ServerWorks is to drive the growth of the Intel-based server market. Embedded applications play a key role in fueling that growth, and we're excited that Force Computers, a key supplier to this market, has adopted our technology."
"The combination of Force Computer's high-quality design and manufacturing with the modularity of the Flexor product line is seen in the Flexor IDP3S370/733. This SBC provides customers with the optimum combination of high performance coupled with rapid development and low lifetime costs for their embedded solution requirements," said Eric Gauthier, director, embedded systems for Force Computers.
Powerful features
The Flexor IDP3S370 is a dual socket 370 design that provides high performance from Intel's Pentium III processors running at 733MHz and longevity of availability by using products from Intel's embedded roadmap. Other major features are 133MHz FSB, on board 10/100 Ethernet, PCI graphics, LVDS SCSI and the ServerWorks ServerSet III LE chipset that provides high-speed support for up to 2GBytes per second of PC133 main memory with error checking and correction technology, as well as 64-bit PCI interfaces. This SBC also features support for industry standard Intel processor-compatible operating systems including Windows, Linux(tm) and real-time operating systems.
The IDP3S370 qualifies as the highest performance SBC of its kind, based on its single-slot footprint and socket 370 features. Competitive products are implemented as a main plus daughter board occupying two slots or use Slot 1 technology.
Pricing and availability
The list price for the Flexor IDP3S370/733 starts at US$1899, and it will be available in Q4 of 2000.
The Flexor PICMG PCI/ISA family
Based on PICMG PCI/ISA standard compliant passive backplane technology, the Flexor product family provides a range of processors, backplanes and enclosures, which combine to create platforms that are matched to customer requirements. The PICMG passive backplane technology offers the advantages of low-cost peripherals and I/O cards from the PC market, but with flexibility and reliability that standard PCs cannot match. When combined with Force's commitment to quality and longevity, the Flexor product family offers the optimum solution for industrial and embedded computing requirements.
Intel Applied Computing Platform Provider Program
Force is a charter member of Intel's Applied Computing Platform Provider program. Intel Applied Computing Platform Providers is a licensed program consisting of third-party board vendors who meet Intel's strict criteria for quality assurance, manufacturing capacity, design capability, tools and support.
About Force Computers
Force Computers (www.forcecomputers.com) was founded in 1981 and is a leading designer and worldwide supplier of standard and custom systems and board-level computer platforms and services for the embedded market. The processor-independent company helps its customers develop embedded applications based on Alpha, MIPS, Pentium(r), PowerPC(tm), PowerQUICC(tm), SPARC(r), StrongARM and 68K(tm) technologies for embedded UNIX(r), Linux(tm), Windows NT(r) and real-time applications. Force supports VME, CompactPCI(r), PCI, PCI/ISA and PMC bus architectures, as well as custom form factors. An ISO 9001 certified company, Force Computers practices Total Quality Management principles in all phases of the company's global operations. The company, along with its parent company, Solectron Corporation, is the 1997 winner of the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for Manufacturing. Force's corporate headquarters and Asia Pacific headquarters is located in San Jose, California. Force's European headquarters is located in Munich, Germany.
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