Kontron Is Premier Sponsor of Next Week's MicroTCA Summit
Company to give technical tutorial, take part in panel discussion and demo its latest MicroTCA open modular platforms as well as join multi-vendor interoperability demo
Where: MicroTCA Summit
Location: Chantilly, VA
Westfields Marriott - Grand Hall Pavilion, Booth #211
When: May 28 - 30, 2008
What:
Product Demonstrations
Kontron will showcase its latest MicroTCA solutions in booth #211. The company will offer live demonstrations of its Kontron OM6040 4-slot compact system for and the Kontron OM7100 10-slot multiprocessor redundant platform. Static demonstrations of the Kontron OM5080 2U Carrier Grade solution and the Kontron OM6062 6-slot platform will also be provided.
Multi-Vendor Interoperability Demonstration
Kontron will also participate in the multi-vendor interoperability demonstration with its Kontron AM4010 high-performance, packet-based AMC and Kontron AM4500 SATA Storage AMC Module. Interoperability demonstrations showing multiple vendors' products performing in a single rack will take place on the exhibit floor on Wednesday, May 28, Noon - 2 pm and 5 - 7 pm and Thursday, May 29, Noon - 2 pm.
Presentations
Dave Pursley, Field Applications Engineer from Kontron, will present a tutorial on MicroTCA System Design Challenges during the T1A - Intro to MicroTCA tutorial on Wednesday, May 28 at 8:30am - 11:00am. Pursley will cover the common trade-offs unique to MicroTCA systems and present an approach for addressing them. These will include reducing architectural overhead costs, dealing with a relatively high power density due to small form factor boards, and leveraging shelf management for both redundant and non-redundant systems.
Sven Freudenfeld, Manager of Business Development for Kontron, will participate in the Chat with the Experts forum on Wednesday, May 28th from 7:00pm - 8:30pm. Freudenfeld will be on hand to discuss hardware-related topics in an informal atmosphere where attendees can ask questions of experts in specific areas.
Press Briefings
Kontron technical representatives will be on-hand for editorial briefings to discuss the company's latest MicroTCA solutions and the current state of the market. To schedule a one-on-one interview at the Kontron booth or a pre-briefing prior to the MicroTCA Summit; please contact the one of the following public relations representatives:
Annette Keller
annettekeller@sbcglobal.net
949-640-4811
Donna St. Jean Conti
stconti@cox.net
949-367-1416
About Kontron
Kontron designs and manufactures standard-based and custom embedded and communications solutions for OEMs, systems integrators, and application providers in a variety of markets. Kontron engineering and manufacturing facilities, located throughout Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, work together with streamlined global sales and support services to help customers reduce their time-to-market and gain a competitive advantage. Kontron's diverse product portfolio includes: boards and mezzanines, Computer-on-Modules, HMIs and displays, systems, and custom capabilities. Kontron is a Premier member of the Intel® Embedded and Communications Alliance. The company is a recent three-time VDC Platinum vendor for Embedded Computer Boards. Kontron is listed on the German TecDAX stock exchange under the symbol "KBC".
For more information, please visit: www.kontron.com.
Donna St. Jean Conti, APR
Keller Communication
949-367-1416
stconti@cox.net
Mobile: 949-290-0622
