Design Win! A-10 Warthog Tames Cheetah

Raytheon Technical Services has selected our high-end Cheetah platform for upgrading the MFCD (multi-function cockpit display) on the Air Force’s fleet of A-10 “Warthog” fighter planes. The MFCD provides pilots with additional situational awareness and improved control of the A-10 targeting pod. The upgraded display uses two Cheetah modules per assembly and provides battlefield networking capability that enables the pilots to identify friendly locations more readily, reducing the potential for friendly-fire incidents. VersaLogic’s initial release of 190 Cheetah platforms was made to Raytheon in December 2006. With purchase orders in-house for an additional 140 units, our expectation is to supply some 2,500 Cheetah platforms over the next 3 years in support of the A-10 upgrade program. Raytheon came to us for our long-term reliability and long-term product reliability. More importantly, our ability to offer customization elements (locked BIOS, custom heatsink configuration, and conformal coating) together with our legendary service and support assured us of this important and valuable design win.

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New Product, Python – coming soon to OEMs everywhere

In March of this year we will be releasing a new "reptilian" EBX  – the Python. This rugged platform provides an excellent migration path for existing VSBC-6 users and also serves as our entry-level EBX product for new opportunities. Powered by AMD’s LX800 CPU, the Python boasts dual Ethernet, on-board video, a CompactFlash socket, and an easy-to-use Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) port that supports up to 4 SPI devices. The SPI modules provide a low-cost option for a wide variety of I/O devices. For additional information on the Python, please review the following preliminary data sheet.

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Going Global

We are expanding our international sales presence and have recently added Germany, Italy, and China to our network of international distributors. With our continued development of RoHS-compliant products there is a tremendous upside opportunity to expand our overall sales revenue and to develop additional customers worldwide. We warmly welcome the following new international distributors to our portfolio:

ITALY, Goma Elettronica – http://www.gruppogoma.it
We have appointed GOMA Elettronica, based in Milan, as our official distributor in Italy. GOMA is already working several high-profile opportunities interested in our RoHS-Compliant Puma platform and our soon-to-be-released Python board.

GERMANY, Bressner Technology – http://www.bressner.de
We have appointed Bressner, based in Grobenzell, as our official distributor in Germany. We will be co-exhibiting with Bressner at one of the largest embedded tradeshows in the world, Embedded World in Nuremburg in mid-February.

CHINA, EVOC – http://www.evoc.com
We have appointed EVOC, based in Shenzhen, as our official distributor in China. Shenzhen's location (just south of Hong Kong) gives it a geographical advantage for economic development. In 1980, the first Special Economic Zone of China was built in Shenzhen.

We look forward to working closely with our new friends throughout the world!

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New Catalogs Have Arrived!

You can’t tell an embedded EBX board from an embedded EPIC platform without your new VersaLogic full-color catalog! Our illustrious Marketing Department has completed an update to our product catalog and we are making arrangements to ship each of our valued partners 100 copies of the new catalog. You should receive these in early February. If you require additional catalogs (or other Marketing collateral), please contact marketing@versalogic.com and we’ll be sure to keep you fully stocked! We have also generated a PDF copy of the catalog for electronic distribution.

Happy Selling!
 

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