SBS Technologies Introduces Dual Gigabit Ethernet PMCs for Conduction and Air Cooled Systems

Business Wire, Dec 9, 2003

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 9, 2003

-- Rear panel I/O access with supporting transition module

-- Dual 1000BaseT/100BaseTX/10BaseT Gigabit Ethernet interfaces

on a PCI mezzanine card (PMC)

-- Two levels of ruggedization available:

1. conduction cooled with conformal coating

2. commercial temperature

SBS Technologies(R) (Nasdaq: SBSE), a leading provider of embedded computing technology, introduced two new COTS PMCs with dual copper Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces and rear panel I/O access. Both PMCs are designed to support government and commercial applications requiring industry-standard high-bandwidth system interconnection, a PMC form factor, and I/O access via the rear panel.

"These Gigabit Ethernet cards are excellent examples of how the latest high-performance 'Information Technology' standards can be applied to embedded military, avionics, and industrial applications -- applications that often require rear access to all I/O," said Bill Molyneux, Vice President of SBS' General Purpose I/O Products. A conduction cooled version of this card, the PMC-GBIT-DT2CC, is offered for Military and other extended environmental applications. PCM-GBIT-DT2BP is the commercial temperature version.

Both Gigabit Ethernet cards are single-wide PMCs with 32/64-bit 33/66 MHz PCI, 66/133 MHz PCI-X. They have back panel I/O access, auto-negotiating protocol selection, and support for Jumbo frames. Transmit and receive FIFOs, 64 KB total per port, allow back-to-back transmissions with minimal interface latency.

Dual integrated low-powered MAC/PHY functionality is provided by the Intel 82546EB Ethernet chip. The chip appears on the PCI bus as a multi-function device reducing the number of PCI-to-PCI bridges required and, consequently, significantly improving bus performance.

Standard network connection is accomplished through a rear panel I/O and a rear panel interface module for Ethernet, the PIM-GBIT-DT.

Price and Availability

Both PMCs and the PIM module are available now. The price for the conduction cooled PMC-GBIT-DT2CC is US $1495.00. PMC-GBIT-DT2BP is US $475.00. PIM-GBIT-DT is priced at US $150.00.

About SBS Technologies, Inc.

SBS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SBSE), founded in 1986, designs and builds open architecture embedded computer products that enable original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to serve the commercial, communication, enterprise, and government markets. SBS products are integrated into a variety of applications, including communication networking, medical imaging, industrial automation, and military systems. The portfolio includes an extensive line of CPU boards, computer interconnections, avionics, telemetry, and fully integrated systems and enclosures. Headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, SBS maintains eight primary operating locations, has regional sales offices throughout the United States and has international sales offices in five countries. More information on SBS is available at www.sbs.com.

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This new product announcement contains forward-looking statements concerning SBS' product strategy and, technology and product capabilities. These statements reflect the perspectives and expectations of SBS management as of the date of this release. Actual results may differ materially from those projected or implied in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of risk factors, including sales and product strategy within SBS; changes in the general economy and in SBS' business, changes in demand for SBS' products; the impact of rapid technological and market change; and other risk factors listed from time to time in SBS' SEC reports, including those listed under "Risk Factors" in SBS' Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports.