This annual award is measured by overall investment, industry leadership and excellence and underscores Emerson’s commitment to making MicroTCA technology market-ready for the telecom, medical, defense and other industries.

“The adoption rate for MicroTCA is accelerating, and key customers are investing resources in this technology in a number of industry segments, including telecommunications, defense and medical imaging,” said Paul Virgo, director of marketing for the Embedded Computing business of Emerson Network Power. “This award shows that customers, industry segments and the ecosystem recognize our innovation and leadership in MicroTCA.”

In 2007, while still an entity of Motorola, the award-winning business announced a number of milestone developments in MicroTCA including:

The industry’s first design-win

Taking the lead in ruggedization initiatives

The latest processor technology on an AMC at an industry-leading price

The MicroTCA leadership campaign has continued in 2008 with innovative plastic packaging that targets enterprise applications, our relentless commitment to smashing through price barriers and an industry-leading product portfolio. Emerson is also participating in several MicroTCA conferences worldwide, giving the market plenty of opportunity to see these innovations first hand.

Another Accolade for Emerson Network Power!

Emerson Network Power’s VME Single Board Computer was awarded the Editor’s Choice Award by VME and Critical Systems magazine for contemporary SBC design. The MVME7100 enables original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of industrial, medical, defense and aerospace VME platforms to add performance and features for competitive advantage while extending the VME infrastructure lifecycle.

“It’s great to see Emerson Network Power continuing to invest in the VME market, especially with a product that protects and encourages the fundamental investment in VME,” said Chris Ciufo, Group Editorial Director of VME and Critical Systems magazine. “We selected the MVME7100 board as the winner of April’s Editor’s Choice Awards because this VME board provides it all—flexibility, reliability, quality and life cycle advantages—in a contemporary SBC design.”

“In light of the recent acquisition of Motorola’s Embedded Communications Computing business, this award reaffirms Emerson Network Power’s commitment to offer products that will sustain and improve the future of the VME market,” said Jorge Magalhaes, vice president of marketing for the Embedded Computing business of Emerson Network Power. “We will continue to serve our VME customers’ needs by delivering industry-leading solutions that support and strengthen the VME legacy, just as we do with the AdvancedTCA®, MicroTCA™ and CompactPCI® open standards.”

If you’re interested in meeting with Emerson at any of our events, please contact EmbeddedComputingSales@Emerson.com

What Those in the Know are Saying...

At the beginning of this year, Emerson Network Power completed the acquisition of Motorola’s Embedded Communications Computing group, thus solidifying the long-time Motorola entity as the Embedded Computing business of Emerson Network Power. Now, as we enter the half-year mark since the acquisition, here is what some of our customers, partners, and industry analysts are saying:

“The completion of this acquisition positions Emerson as one of the leaders in the embedded computing industry, a strong market with significant opportunities for growth. Acquiring Motorola’s Embedded Computing group brings complementary advanced technology and strong customer relationships to Emerson Network Power’s Embedded Computing business.”
- Brian Partridge, Director, Yankee Group.

“Through our existing ODM business with Emerson and our preferred OEM vendor relationship with Motorola’s Embedded Communications Computing group, both companies are well-known to me. I see this acquisition as positive news. With the addition of Motorola’s Embedded Communications Computing group, Emerson will be able to offer an extensive portfolio of solutions and expertise that can support NSN platforms in nearly all of our hardware needs.”
- Vesa Särkikangas, Director, Nokia Siemens Networks Platforms R&D, Supplier Relations.

“OKI believes this acquisition will enhance Emerson’s leadership in the embedded computing industry. We will continue to adopt the Emerson ATCA platform, which assures carrier-grade reliability by integrating Carrier Grade Linux distribution, comprehensive centralized platform management and high-availability fabric management in an SA Forum compliant platform.”
- Masasuke Kishi, President of Network Systems Company at Oki Electric Industry.

“Cavium has enjoyed a close relationship with Motorola’s Embedded Communications Computing group, collaborating on ATCA and AMC products using our market-leading processors. We look forward to continuing our relationship with Emerson Network Power to address the needs of our mutual customers.”
- Rajiv Khemani, Vice President of Marketing and Sales, Cavium Networks.

“MontaVista has worked with Motorola ECC since 1999, and our MontaVista Linux runs on their network equipment at leading telecommunications carriers around the world. We also have a longstanding, successful relationship with Emerson, and our experience with both of these innovators makes us confident their combination will become a major force in the telecom industry.”
- Jim Ready, CTO and founder of MontaVista Software.

“Wind River has had a long standing relationship with Motorola’s embedded computing business and we view this transition as a positive move for our customers and the industry. We expect to continue working closely with the Embedded Computing business of Emerson Network Power to deliver solutions and extend the benefits of leading-edge technologies such as Multicore application optimization, MicroTCA and AdvancedTCA to our joint customers.”
- Mike Langlois, General Manager Networking Solutions, Wind River.