Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Emerson Unveils New MicroTCA Products

Emerson Network Power has enhanced its MicroTCA portfolio through increased software support, new and enhanced products and a wider range of operating system choices. New products include the AMC-9210, which is based on the Cavium OCTEON Plus high-performance, multi-core processor architecture.


In addition, Emerson Network Power will be adding three new storage AMCs to its family to support greater storage density and rugged applications, including:

  • AMC-S302 -- 80GB SATA Drive

  • AMC-S602 -- Dual 80GB Heavy Duty SATA Drives (doubles the slot density)

  • AMC-S502 -- 32GB Solid State SATA drive


The company's MicroTCA portfolio enhancement also includes support for the latest Linux operating systems from Wind River (Platform for Network Equipment, Linux Edition 2.0) and MontaVista (CGE 5.0).


Finally, the Embedded Computing business of Emerson Network Power introduced SpiderWareM3 platform management software for remote management, monitoring and maintenance of IPMI-compatible MicroTCA platforms. The software offers the capability to recognize and manage Advanced Mezzanine cards (AMCs) from various suppliers.http://www.EmersonNetworkPower.com/EmbeddedComputing