SALT LAKE CITY, UT and SAN DIEGO, CA – February 5, 2008 – Parvus Corporation today unveiled the DuraCOR™ 820, a new small form-factor tactical mission computer at booth #2214 of the AFCEA/USNI West 2008 Conference, the largest defense and technology exposition and conference on the West Coast, being held at the San Diego Convention Center February 5-7.
The DuraCOR 820 is a rugged mission computing system, optimally designed for space/weight-constrained military/aerospace ground mobile and airborne deployments. Targeting manned and unmanned applications where reliable high performance computing is required, the DuraCOR 820 delivers compliance to MIL-STD-810F environmental conditions (high altitude, thermal, shock, vibration, humidity), MIL-STD-461E EMI/EMC levels, and 28VDC avionics power supply standards (MIL-STD-704E).
Less than 3″ in height and 3lbs (< 1.36kg) in weight, the DuraCOR 820 tactical computer features a conductively-cooled 1.4GHz Intel Pentium-M processor and a solid state disk pre-loaded with a Linux[
] or Windows XP Embedded operating system image. Rugged watertight ultraminiature Mil-spec performance connectors bring out dual 10/100 Ethernet network connections, three USB, two RS-232, DIO, Keyboard, Mouse, and power.
The DuraCOR 820 is currently in pre-production and has an estimated list price of $9,995. Its robust combination of function and small form-factor ruggedness enables the DuraCOR 820 to support a wide range of field applications, including Command and Control (C2) On-the-Move, Unmanned Vehicle Operator Control, C4ISR Situational Awareness, etc.
About Parvus
Parvus Corporation is a leading provider of rugged hardware platforms to the military, transportation, homeland security and medical device industries. We specialize in rugged mobile networking solutions, displays, and embedded computer technologies for demanding real world applications. Parvus was founded in 1983 and is the US arm of the Eurotech Group, a world leader in pervasive computing with operations across North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit www.parvus.com.
