Middleton, WI – December 3, 2009 – Extreme Engineering Solutions is shipping XCalibur1541, the MPC8572E based 6U VPX[] board that ranges from commercial to full blown military (conduction-cooled) applications. With Freescale Semiconductor’s dual-core MPC8572E PowerQUICC™ III processor, XCalibur1541 delivers enhanced performance and efficiency for today’s commercial, industrial and military embedded computing applications. XCalibur1541 is a powerful solution structured for system designers demanding high processing performance with lower power consumption and also features:

• Freescale MPC 8572E PowerQUICC® III processor with dual e500 Power Architecture® cores at up to 1.5 GHz

• Two channels of up to 4 GB of DDR2-800 ECC SDRAM

• Up to 4 GB of NAND flash and 256 MB of NOR flash

• Four Gigabit Ethernet ports

• Two SATA 3.0 ports

• Two USB ports

• Two PrPMC/XMC interfaces

• In-house X-ES operating system support includes:

o Green Hills INTEGRITY™ Board Support Package (BSP)

o Wind River VxWorks™ BSP

o QNX Neutrino™ BSP

o Linux BSP

• Guaranteed 4-hour technical response to all hardware and software questions

Pricing and Availability: XCalibur1541 is available now from stock; pricing starts at $8,095 and may vary based on processor speed, memory configuration and ruggedization level. Volume discounts are available.

About Extreme Engineering Solutions, Inc.

Extreme Engineering Solutions, Inc. (X-ES) designs and builds chassis, single-board computers, I/O, power, backplane, and system-level products within the embedded computer industry. X-ES offers cutting-edge performance and flexibility in design plus an unparalleled level of customer support and service. For further information on X-ES products or services, please visit our website: www.xes-inc.com or call (608) 833-1155.

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