AXIOMTEK Introduces Series of Extended Temperature SBCs

CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif., Feb. 1, 2005 – AXIOMTEK, a world renowned provider of industrial and embedded systems and components, today announced it has launched a series of new extended temperature embedded Single Board Computers (SBCs) based on three of the company’s most popular 3.5-inch Capa and 5.25-inch Petit boards. The latest additions to the growing AXIOMTEK embedded product line are ideal for an array of industries, systems and industrial applications requiring high-performance, low-power, low-thermal computing in extreme temperature environments ranging from -25 to 70 Celsius (-13 to 158 Fahrenheit).

Available in two compact form factors in choice of high-performance Pentium or Pentium M processors and configurations, AXIOMTEK’s extended temperature embedded SBCs include the 300 MHz SBC84500VEA-300 and SBC84510VEE-300 3.5-inch Capa, and the 600 MHz SBC83810VEA-600E 5.25-inch Petit computing platforms. Manufacturers, system integrators and software developers are able to select the most appropriate platform for their systems based on bandwidth, video, Ethernet communications and audio requirements. All the boards come with Microsoft’s Windows CE.NET 4.2 and Windows XP embedded operating systems pre-loaded onto a Solid State Disk (CompactFlash) for greater system design flexibility.

“The three new computing platforms represent our continuing commitment to meet our customer requirements in industrial applications,” said Kit Chiu, AXIOMTEK Product Director. “We are constantly applying our engineering expertise to introduce the most timely, advanced and reliable systems and components to provide our customers with faster system development times and optimal time to market for new solutions.”

The three available SBCs provide customers with the needed flexibility, high reliability and scalability for extreme environmental applications. Each board has been uniquely engineered to reduce thermal heat using a ruggedized fan-less design for maintenance free convenience. Furthermore, AXIOMTEK has taken extreme measures to test and validate each SBC design across all temperature ranges to ensure the computing platforms meet its high-quality MTBF and board integrity standards.

As complete turnkey computing platforms, customers are able to maximize their competitive advantage for deploying next generation systems faster, while minimizing development time and costs.

Customers who require customized support are able to work with AXIOMTEK using its eSmart™ custom integration services. In as little as 30 days, AXIOMTEK will perform custom integration work on a customer’s chosen computing platform including device drivers and IRQ settings; embedded operating system support, customer proprietary device drivers and applications; bootloader, utilities, and more as required – further reducing development time for the customer. As a result of the customization work, the customer has a tested and validated SBC platform ready for mass production.

Pricing and Availability
The SBC84500VEA-300, SBC85410VEE-300 and SBC83810VEA-600E are available immediately with pricing based on customer’s SBC configuration requirements. The AXIOMTEK 3.5-inch Capa embedded SBC product line now includes five platform choices. The 5.25-inch Petit embedded product line now includes nine SBCs and seven riser cards. Product specifications can be viewed on the AXIOMTEK Web site at www.axiomtek.com.

About AXIOMTEK
Founded in Taiwan by a group of young and aggressive engineers in 1990, AXIOMTEK has been acknowledged as one of the major design and manufacturing companies for diverse and market niche solutions in a wide array of industrial and embedded applications. Since the company’s establishment, it has successfully gained worldwide recognition for its innovative designs, product quality and exceptional customer service. Today, AXIOMTEK offers a wide range of products including Industrial Computer Chasses and Workstations, Super Slim Panel PCs and HMI Solutions, Data Acquisition Systems, Single Board Computers from 386 to Pentium II/III, PC/104 Modules, Embedded Computers in every conceivable form factor, CompactPCI systems and more. AXIOMTEK employs an international distribution network with tracking and inventory control located in Taiwan, USA, China and Germany to ensure rapid delivery of customer orders. The company can be found on the Web at www.axiomtek.com.