Kontron announced a ruggedized server designed to operate in temperatures from 32 to 122 deg. F (0 to 50 deg. C). The KISS 4U KTC5520 features single or dual Intel Xeon 5500 or 5600 processors, up to 96GB of DDR3 memory, four drive bays, plus PCI and PCI Express expansion slots, the company says....
Kontron added to its range of rackmount Kontron Industrial Silent Server (KISS) devices with a model offering a PICMG 1.3 backplane and system host board. The KISS 4U PCI761 supports Intel Core i3, i5, and i7 processors running at up to 3.06GHz, up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM, five external drive bays and one internal bay, and up to 12 expansion slots, according to the company....
Kontron announced a 19-inch rackmountable server designed to provide Internet access and infotainment to railway passengers. The & Interparlo& is a 3U device that is available with up to three CompactPCI CPU boards, a RAID storage kit, and a 16-bit managed Ethernet switch, the company says....
Lanner announced a new version of a high-end, 2U rack-mount networking appliance with an Intel 5520 chipset and dual Intel Xeon 5600 processors. The & refreshed& FW-8892 appliance is equipped with a dozen DDR3 memory sockets, an optional Cavium security accelerator chip, up to 24 Ethernet ports, PCIe expansion, and four bays for SATA II hard drives, the company says....
Acrosser Technology announced a 1U rackmount network server that can be equipped with Intel Core 2 quad-core or dual-core processors, as well as Pentium or Celeron CPUs. The AR-R5800 offers eight gigabit Ethernet ports, two LAN bypass pairs, four USB ports, dual SATA hard disk drive (HDD) bays, and PCI Express expansion, the company says....
Kontron announced four devices sporting Intel's recently unveiled Xeon 5600 processors. The products include the new CG2100 carrier grade server, plus upgraded configurations of the existing NSN2U IP network server, the AT8050 AdvancedTCA blade, and the KTC5520-EATX server board, according to the company....
Axiomtek announced a fanless embedded PC that packs a 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and is intended primarily for railway applications. The tBOX320-852-FL has dual 2.5-inch drive bays, one externally accessible, plus a CompactFlash slot, two Mini PCI Express slots, and gigabit Ethernet ports with locking M12 connectors, the company says....
GE Intelligent Platforms announced a Linux-ready AdvancedTCA single board computer with an option for Intel's new Xeon 5600 processors. The dual-Xeon A10200 offers up to six cores clocked to 2GHz, plus 12MB of L3 cache per CPU, and offers dual 10GbE interfaces and four 1GbE interfaces, says the com...
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