Articles

At NXTcomm 2008, Emerson Network Power displayed a range of capabilities illustrating the ability to construct a rapidly deployable computing solution to areas in urgent need of an effective telecommunications infrastructure. This solution is also ideal for customers who require mobility and flexibility for their telecom needs.

The article, Containerized Computing for Telecommunications Applications: Modular Deployment using Emerson Network Power Products demonstrates how we are at the forefront of providing solutions to meet these demanding needs.

A white paper, titled Leveraging the Communications Server Ecosystem by Hermann Berg and Larry Terry, has been published online at CompactPCI and AdvancedTCA Systems magazine. The white paper discusses how network equipment providers (NEPs) can reduce costs and improve their business agility by capitalizing on the maturing ecosystem for research and development (R&D) and maintenance of key products.

Clayton Tucker’s co-authored article, Real-world applications for Ruggedized MicroTCA has been published to CompactPCI and AdvancedTCA Systems magazine online edition.

The article, ATCA: Freedom of Choice Through Best-of-Breed, discusses how the market for Advanced Telecommunications Computing
Architecture (ATCA), Advanced Mezzanine Card (AMC) and MicroTCA products has changed over the last year, thus causing vendor and
customer consolidation and the formation of new companies to take advantage of open platforms and compete for market share.

Stuart Jamieson article, Choosing the right xTCA form for the most cost-effective solution, reviews the considerations important for cost-effective xTCA choice and use.

Stuart Jamieson and Gareth Smith’s article, A Signaling Gateway Can Stand Alone, appeared in the June 12 issue of Electronic Design. The article discusses how bridging traditional packet-switched telephony networks and next-generation IP networks with ATCA and MicroTCA offers a number of benefits for IP-based telephony.

The white paper, Industry Perspective: Ruggedized MicroTCA and AdvancedMC for Military Applications provides an overview of the status of ruggedized MicroTCA by industry experts, including Emerson Network Power. This white paper was based on informal surveys conducted by Intel®.

Paul Virgo’s MicroTCA Summit article has been posted online by two VertMarket (www.vertmarkets.com) publications. Click on the following links to be enlightened by Paul’s expertise as he discusses a number of the drivers of MicroTCA adoption, including issues that either impede
or accelerate the implementation of this popular open standard into diverse applications.
http://www.electronicsweb.com/article.mvc/MicroTCA-mdash-Another-Year-Older-And-Deeper-0001?VNETCOOKIE=NO
http://www.embeddedtechnology.com/article.mvc/MicroTCA-mdash-Another-Year-Older-And-Deeper-0001?VNETCOOKIE=NO

Paul Virgo and Nigel Forrester’s article MicroTCA extends to telecom and beyond was featured in VME & Critical Systems magazine.

Did you catch Jim Cramer’s Mad Money television show, which recently highlighted Emerson? To view the CNBC clip, and to find out why Cramer is a self-professed “walking commercial for Emerson”:
http://www.cnbc.com/id/24578611

PODCAST:

Keith Williamson, system architect, highlighted Emerson’s MicroTCA and System Management solutions at NXTcomm (June 2008).
http://www.opensystems-publishing.com/e-letter/cpci/2008/08/Emerson42.wav