Satellite Technology Feature Article
October 30, 2009
Mercury Computer Receives Multimillion-Dollar System Order from a Defense Supplier
By Anshu Shrivastava, TMCnet Contributor
Mercury Computer Systems, a provider of embedded computing systems and software for image, sensor and signal processing applications, reported that it has received a multimillion-dollar system order from a prominent defense supplier for its global radar upgrade program.
The company is expected to deliver a complete signal processing solution employing its OpenVPX-compliant Ensemble 6000 Series products. The company did not disclose the name of the supplier.
Additionally, company officials said that their services and systems integration organization is providing comprehensive professional services aimed at the development, validation and qualification of the complete subsystem for this ground-based defense system.
In addition to simplifying the system, the company’s multi-plane architecture also supports scalability and facilitated interoperability between the different elements in the system.
Company officials said that Mercury is able to deliver “superior” signal processing capability in a heterogeneous environment overlaid with a robust systems management infrastructure by leveraging the design principles of the OpenVPX System Specification.
The Customer’s investment in radar processing software was protected thanks to the company’s commitment to performance migration via software portability. And, it also provided performance enhancements without the need to rearchitect the Customer’s application.
Didier Thibaud, general manager of advanced computing solutions at Mercury, said that the customer is focused on leveraging standards-based architectures while meeting their customers’ increasing demands for more war fighting capability.
“Mercury’s standards-based road map and software portability, combined with our renowned expertise in the development, interoperability, and optimization of embedded signal processing systems, clearly position us as the partner of choice for this vital upgrade,” he added.
Additionally, Mercury is also expected to support the customer’s “quick reaction capability” by delivering an integrated OpenVPX-based architecture in less than 10 months, and with low-rate initial production in less than 16 months.
This week, the company also announced initial shipments of its Ensemble 8000 Series AdvancedTCA (News - Alert) system to Artiza Networks, supporting Artiza’s next-generation test equipment for wireless applications.
Anshu Shrivastava is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Anshu’s articles, please visit her columnist page.
Edited by Marisa Torrieri
