GD California, Inc. (GDCA) and Motorola Embedded Communications Computing (ECC) have agreed on a transfer of End of Life (EOL) MVME products. The technology transfer will include selected models of Motorola’s famous MVME line. As part of the agreement, GD California will become the exclusive supplier of these products assuming all the responsibilities related to manufacturing, repairing and technical support.
Both companies have already assigned key personnel to the project. The actual transfer of technology has been started, which involves transferring the manufacturing knowledge base BOMs, AVLs, Gerber files, etc. as well as training GDCA personnel on testing the products.

Since 1987, GD California have been providing assistance to both the manufacturer’s end of product life management problems, and to customers with discontinued material sourcing problems. They are committed to providing quality End-Of-Life (EOL) products and services. GD California, Inc. is the definitive solution to both the original manufacture and the end user. They are committed to provide quality End-Of-Life (EOL) products and services. To date, they have sold products to almost 5,000 customers world wide; serving approximately 1200 customers each year- One third of which are Fortune 1,000 companies. They currently support over 4,000 different products; the majority of which are Computer Circuit Card Assembly level. These products include: MBI, MBII, VME, SBUS, QBUS, UNIBUS, STDBUS, Telecommunications systems, SCSI bus boards; graphic boards; data storage units; chassis and canisters and small computer systems. Once the manufacturer transfers these products to GD California, Inc. their form, fit, and functionality are maintained at the level of revision, at the time of transfer. Services are provided to the Military, Telecommunications, Industrial Automation & CAM, Commercial Aircraft, Semiconductor Processing and Medical Testing Fields.

The Gecko is an efficient mid-sized SBC with an excellent balance of outstanding performance, very low power consumption, and a complete set of on-board features. This compact board features a highly reliable design to support OEM applications where long-term availability is required. The Gecko is a complete SBC with network capability and support for standard and proprietary device types.
The EPIC form factor on which it is developed offers a compact, cost-effective solution to developers who require a mid-range platform for performance and size (smaller than EBX, more features than PC/104).


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VersaLogic Corporation is dedicated to being the best supplier of embedded computer boards. As a result of that VersaLogic was recently awarded the prestigious Platinum Vendor ranking as one of the top performing embedded computer vendors in the world. The ranking is based on actual customer opinions compiled by VDC, a respected embedded computer industry research organization.
Engineering excellence, Superior service, Quality and Financial strength are the values that makes VersaLogic a first class manufacturer.
VersaLogic’s engineering team achieves excellence in design through attention to detail and a focus on quality. R&D and Engineering emphasis to design boards with superior reliability, durability and long-term availability. Service and support are every bit as important as the products VersaLogic deliver. With a philosophy of “treat every customer the way you would want to be treated,” they look forward to assist customers, especially with technical challenges.
Exceptional technical expertise is nothing without a strong, stable organization to back it up.
VersaLogic, a privately held corporation, has been carefully and conservatively managed for more than 25 years.

Silicon Control Inc. released a new product that verifies the performance of VME backplanes.
The VBT100 is a single board that plugs into a VME backplane and performs a series of extensive tests that check for intrusive voltages, correct power supply voltages, signal shorts/opens and proper impedance. The VBT100 operates from either backplane or external power allowing it to work in powered or unpowered backplanes.
It can also be used with other boards installed in the backplane and is hot swap pluggable. All signal inputs can withstand voltages from -40V to +40V.The intrusive voltage test identifies and measures all
signals that could damage other boards. The range of measurement for this test is -40V to +40V. The power supplies are constantly monitored and measured. If a supply voltage goes out of an acceptable range a message is displayed. Front panel LEDs are also provided that indicate proper power supply voltages. A short test checks for shorts to other signals, power and ground. The open test checks for opens and improper backplane terminations. The impedance test detects high and low impedance conditions. The VBT100 is a self contained unit with all information presented on a 24 character display and control switches on the front panel. After the tests are performed the user can scroll thru the test results which include the type of fault, signal name and connector pin.
The VBT100 is available in a standard 6U VME board in both 220mm and 160mm heights.

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Silicon Control, Inc. develops and market bus analyzers. These are powerful diagnostic tools used in the design, development, integration, test and support of computer systems. All of the bus analyzers are
single plug-in boards that capture and stimulate bus activity. Built-in features include tracing bus events, anomaly detection, performance analysis, compliance testing, master functions, stimulus pattern generation, target memory and more!

Bus analyzers from Silicon Control are available for VMEbus, CompactPCI, PMC-X, PCI-X and PC/104+.

The Analyze It! Software is the ultimate user interface for the control and display of analyzer setups and data. Open multiple windows for state, waveform, master, stimulus, performance analysis,
compliance testing, target memory and configuration scanning. Each window has its own controls, (Stop, Go, Setup) so every feature can operate independently. Change displays to fit your application by moving signals, changing bases and colors, defining grouped signals and much more.

The ITK100 IP Telephony Developer Platform receives "Product of the Year Award" for outstanding Innovation.

The Platform creates a foundation for the delivery of highly innovative solutions. The ITK100 combines Crystal's rugges CS100 1U server platform with AudioCodes high quality IPM-260 Media Processing Board and Developer's kit. The IPmedia™ (IPM) Boards are complete VoIP media processing solutions providing IP and PSTN interfaces to build next generation applications for current and future networks. The 1U CS100 rackmount server assures a high-density, rugged platfom for next generation applications in military and telecommunications environments. The combination of these products, the ITK100, is essential to create the most advanced, rugged and reliable VoIP systems for ISVs and OEMs to deploy in the industrial, military and telecommunications market.


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Crystal Group, Inc. is uniquely comprised of three business competencies rolled into a single supplier.
They are server manufacturer, systems provider, and a custom design and manufacturing services provider. This three-tier approach is unique in the server industry and allows Crystal to excel at the delivery of turnkey systems tailored to specific customer needs.
Crystal provides server architecture and related integration services for mission critical installations wordwide. They design, manufacture, integrate and support server-based systems architecture for communications, broadband, goverment, and industrial applications.