Parvus Demos New Alpha Systems, Rugged Computing Hardware Platforms for Mobile Digital Video Recording, Vehicle Tracking, Communication and Data Processing

Business Wire, Sept 27, 2005

DALLAS -- AlphaDVR(TM), AlphaAVL(TM), and AlphaVDS(TM) Standardized Embedded Systems from Parvus/Eurotech Displayed at International Transportation Expo

Parvus Corp. today unveiled its new Alpha family of rugged mobile computing devices at the APTA International Public Transportation Expo, booth #5348. Part of Parvus' new Mobile Information Infrastructure (M2i(TM)) solution, the AlphaDVR(TM), AlphaAVL(TM) and AlphaVDS(TM) are modular, highly configurable embedded computers pre-qualified to bus and train environmental standards and compatible with all major embedded and real-time operating systems (RTOS).

Enabling bus, rail, and other commercial vehicle suppliers and authorities to add wireless, GPS, cellular, video encoding, data acquisition, and vehicle diagnostics functionality, the Alpha series are available in three primary configurations to support on-vehicle (1) digital video recording (DVR), (2) automatic vehicle location (AVL) and communication, and (3) general-purpose vehicular data processing/server (VDS) applications. Each unit is reliably designed to withstand the shock, vibration, humidity, extreme temperatures (-25 C/ 70 C) and power requirements experienced on board vehicles, while providing robust and highly flexible Intel/AMD-based computing capabilities to support customer supplied software.

AlphaDVR(TM) Features

Video Encoding and Compression

--MPEG, JPEG-2000 Hardware

--Supports 4 to 8 NTSC / Pal / SECAM Video Inputs

Mass Storage

--Flash Solid State Disk (for OS & Application Software)

--High Endurance 20GB Mobile HDD for Data (Removable Or Fixed)

Wireless LAN Option

--2.4ghz High Speed WLAN 802.11g And 802.11b; R-SMA Connector

Ultra-Low-Power x86 Processor

--ULV Intel Celeron or AMD Elan CPU

Supported RTOS and Embedded Operating Systems

--Windows XPe, Windows CE, Linux (QNX, VxWorks upon request)

AlphaAVL(TM) Features

GPS Tracking

--12-Channel GPS Satellite Positioning

--Supports NMEA and Binary Protocols

Tri-Band Cellular

--GSM/GPRS Wireless Connectivity 900/1800/1900mhz

On Board CPU and Mass Storage

--Intel or AMD Low Power Embedded Processors

--Solid State Flash Disk for OS & Application Software

--High Endurance 20GB HDD for Data (External or Internal Removable)

Power Supply

--Power Input: 8.4v to 40vdc (Non-Isolated)

--Power Consumption: 15-25 Watts

Environmental

--Compliance: EN 50155, EN 61373, EN 50121, EN 61000, EN 55011

AlphaVDS(TM) Features

Ultra-Low-Power x86 Processor and Solid State Disk

--ULV Intel Celeron or AMD Elan CPU

--Flash DiskonModule HDD

--High Endurance 20GB HDD for Data (External or Internal Removable)

Supported RTOS and Embedded Operating Systems

--Windows XPe, Windows CE, Linux (QNX, VxWorks Upon Request)

Communication & I/O Functionality

--Combination of 802.11 Wireless, Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet LAN Controller, USB 2.0, USB 1.1, CAN, and/or IEEE-1394b (Firewire)

--VGA Analog Video, AC97 Audio (Line In, Line Out, Microphone)

--Isolated Digital I/O; Temperature Sensor and Diagnostics Monitor

Customers should contact Parvus Sales at sales@parvus.com for pricing and availability.

About Parvus

Since 1983, Parvus Corp. has been a strategic systems engineering and development partner for aerospace, defense, transportation, and industrial OEMs. Specializing in the rapid design and production of turnkey embedded computing solutions for harsh environments, Parvus leverages extensive expertise in systems integration and a complete line of rugged PC/104, PC/104-Plus, and PCI-104 computer modules to ensure high reliability and accelerate time-to-market for its customers.

Parvus is the U.S. arm of the Eurotech Group, which has operations across Europe, North America and Asia. Visit www.parvus.com or call 801-483-1533 for more information.

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