FREMONT, Calif., Feb. 24, 2012. The Optoelectronics Company, a distributor of optoelectronic components, announced the release of two new, 638nm, high power, low operating current red laser diodes from Opnext, Inc.

TAIPEI, Taiwan, 24 Feb. 2012. Advantech in Taipei, Taiwan, is introducing the ARK-1120 compact fanless embedded computing system for uses that need a simple but dependable controller such as thin-client and factory automation applications with space limited or low-power-consumption designs.

Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Feb. 23, 2012. SRI International introduced salience-based compression, which allows full motion video with metadata to be sent across bandwidth-constrained networks, going as low as 50 kbps.

Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Feb., 23, 2012. Curtiss-Wright Controls Defense Solutions introduced the VRD1-CC rugged video switching, recording and distribution solution. The VRD1-CC meets several standards, including DO-160F, STANAG 2895, DO-160F, MIL-STD-461F and CEI 61000-4-52.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., 23 Feb. 2012. DRS Tactical Systems Inc. in Melbourne, Fla., is introducing Scorpion family of rugged handheld computers to improve command and control and situational awareness for front-line U.S. Army and Marine Corps warfighters who are operating on foot. DRS introduced the Scorpion rugged handheld computer this week at the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) ILW Winter Symposium and Exposition in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., 22 Feb. 2012. GE Intelligent Platforms in Charlottesville, Va., is introducing an enhanced version of the ICS-8580 rugged high definition video compression Express Mezzanine Card (XMC) module for video applications in aerospace and defense systems. The XMC helps users capture, transmit, and store high quality moving images at high speed with low latency and with minimal consumption of bandwidth or disk space, GE officials say.

WOBURN, Mass., 21 Feb. 2012. Concurrent Technologies Inc. in Woburn, Mass., is introducing the XM RS1/20x low-power Express Mezzanine Card (XMC) asynchronous serial communications adaptor for military embedded systems, as well as for industrial, telecommunications, commercial, and financial applications. The XMC embedded computing board supports either the industry standard RS232 interface, RS422 differential interface, or the RS485 multi-drop interface.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., 20 Feb. 2012. Intilop Inc., maker of complex ultra-low-latency networking Mega IP building blocks and systems, is introducing its 4th Gen. SX-Series 10G ultra-low-latency TCP Offload Engine (TOE) + EMAC + Altera PHY Mega IP cores running on a Stratix IV field-programmable gate array (FPGA). The TOE’s architecture is scalable, customizable, and adaptable. Intilop’s product-line solutions are available in flexible FPGA/ASIC/SoC technologies, which can accommodate a diverse set of technical design specifications.

QUIMPER, France, 20 Feb. 2012. Interface Concept in Quimper, France, is introducing the IC-INT-VPX3a 3U OpenVPX single-board computer for demanding military embedded systems applications like radar processing that require performance, flexibility, and reliability. The embedded computing module based on the Intel second-generation Core i7 processor.