Underscores escalating, widespread adoption of
industry standard MicroTCA technology
TEMPE, Ariz., – 12, December 2006 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced
orders worth $1 million for its MicroTCATM system products that will
enable off-the-shelf access to this open, standards-based technology.
The companies will integrate Motorola’s MicroTCA core communications server
technology into development systems to serve markets such as telecom access,
military communications and diagnostic equipment for the healthcare industry.
Early access to development systems such as this can help original equipment
manufacturers gain rapid technology discovery and vital time-to-market advantage.
Simon Stanley, analyst at large at Heavy Reading and principal consultant
for Earlswood Marketing said, “Motorola’s numbers are by far the largest
amount of revenue that I’ve seen for MicroTCA development systems and show that
after only a few months since its ratification, MicroTCA adoption is well
underway. The interest in MicroTCA across a range of markets encompassing
telecom, military, medical and industrial computing applications indicates that
MicroTCA has the potential to achieve significant economies of scale. With
development budgets cut to the bone, standardized platforms such as MicroTCA
will be crucial to the future success of many OEMs.”
“The availability of communications servers based on open standards such as
MicroTCA is accelerating the shift from the old supply chain model – where OEMs
supplied everything from boards to fully integrated applications – to a model
with systems integrators taking on much of the development previously kept
in-house,” said Paul Virgo, director of MicroTCA marketing, Embedded
Communications Computing, Motorola. “In fact, for the first time since Motorola
introduced the VMEbus 25 years ago, we believe that another standard has
emerged that could change the landscape of embedded computing across all
industry segments.”
“We haven’t seen this kind of broad-based interest in a standard since VMEbus,”
said Bob Behn, vice president marketing, Embedded Computing and Memory, Arrow
Electronics. “This clearly validates MicroTCA’s potential impact on the
market.”
“Bringing together the COTS economies of Motorola’s MicroTCA communications
servers and our integration and customisation capabilities will enable
equipment manufacturers to begin realizing the benefits of MicroTCA technology
now,” said Pat Cathey, senior vice president and general manager, Avnet
Technology Solutions.
Companies interested in the Motorola MicroTCA system products may contact Arrow Electronics and Avnet Technology Solutions.
Source: Motorola press release
