Innovative Shelf Provides Space for 6 NODE ATCA Blades in a Compact 6U Shelf -
Standard Shelf Management Boards Include Integrated HUB Functionality

San Diego and Las Vegas - June 16, 2008 - Asis (www.asis-pro.com), a global designer and manufacturer of complete enclosure systems for AdvancedTCA, CompactPCI and custom applications, today announced the introduction of its new Perform Series 6-slot AdvancedTCA shelf. Specifically designed for high-density systems, the shelf offers greater performance, reliability and availability than current solutions found on the market today.

The unique and revolutionary design of the new Asis 6-slot AdvancedTCA shelf provides space for 6 node ATCA blades in a 6U (10.5 inch) shelf making it well suited for telecom and data communications products that require high availability, fault management and real-time performance. Moreover, HUB functionality is already integrated in the standard shelf management boards.

The full featured shelf manager is based on Pigeon Point^TM 500 shelf management module (ShMM) and features a unique HPI-based software module, offering seamless access to the shelf control and management interface. The new shelf also features unique distribution of sensors, and comprehensive alarm I/O. Asis' proprietary Basic shelf manager is based on a PowerQuick processor and cost reduced ShMM. Lastly, Asis' fan control board automatically controls chassis temperature using dedicated temperature sensors located inside the chassis or controlled by the ATCA blade/switch using I2C bus.

With support for over 300 watts per slot and compliance with the strict NEBS (GR63) cooling requirements, the Perform Series 6-slot shelf surpasses the current solutions found in the market both in normal stage and in any failure condition. Featuring a fault-tolerant airflow design, two 38mm fan trays with eight high performance fans each and patented air flow technology, the Perform 6-Slot shelf push-pull cooling maximizes air flow to assure the highest-level of heat reduction. Asis' advanced cooling scheme also enables customization of the air flow according to user's specific needs - allowing extreme high power dissipation from selected slots. For applications requiring more than 300 watts per slot, the Perform Series airflow can be easily customized to meet specific thermal requirements.

The AC/DC 6-Slot Perform Series also features a 10gbps backplane that exceeds the AdvancedTCA standard while ensuring signal integrity. These enhanced capabilities are based on extensive practical experience and comprehensive Signal Integrity studies which led to the unique optimization of the backplane. In addition, the new shelf also incorporates three redundant and hot-swappable 1500 watt power supplies. For DC applications, the shelf also features hot-swappable and redundant -48VDC PEM.     

High Density Applications Benefit from New AdvancedTCA 6-Slot Shelf from Asis

These standard features together with exceeding MTBF and MTRR of the AdvancedTCA standard, makes the Perform Series 6-slot a perfect solution for high-availability blade applications. Available now, the NEBS ready RoHS compliant Perform Series 6-slot Shelf is designed to meet the requirements of CE, UL, TUV, EMC, and FCC.

Asis (www.asis-pro.com), a global designer and manufacturer of complete enclosure systems for AdvancedTCA, CompactPCI and custom applications, today announced the introduction of its new Perform Series 5-slot AdvancedTCA shelf that meets the space and cooling demands of today's dense computing environments. The new Asis-5 slot AdvancedTCA shelf exceeds the current available cooling on the market today.
 
With strict compliance to NEBS (GR63) and PICMG 3.0 cooling requirements, the Perform Series of products including the new 5-slot chassis features a fault-tolerant airflow design based on comprehensive thermal studies. Incorporating two 38mm fan trays with eight high performance fans each and patented air flow technology, the Perform 5-Slot shelf supports over 300 watts per slot of push-pull cooling to assure the highest-level of heat reduction. Asis' advanced cooling scheme enables customization of the air flow according to user's specific needs - allowing extreme high power dissipation from selected slots. For applications of more than 300 watts per slot, the Perform Series airflow can be easily customized to meet specific thermal requirements.

 The development of the Perform Series is based on the accumulated knowledge and experience in the implementation of the AdvacedTCA standard. As with the other Perform Series models, this new shelf is based on Pigeon Point^TM 500 shelf management module (ShMM) and features a unique HP-based software module, offering seamless access to the shelf control and management interface complete with intelligent sensor distribution and comprehensive I/O alarms.

The AC/DC 5-Slot Perform Series also features a 10gbps backplane that exceeds the AdvancedTCA standard while ensuring signal integrity. These enhanced capabilities are based on extensive practical experience and comprehensive Signal Integrity studies which led to the unique optimization of the backplane. In addition, the new shelf also incorporates three redundant and hot-swappable 1500 watt power supplies. For DC applications, the shelf also features hot-swappable and redundant -48VDC PEM.

These standard features together with exceeding MTBF and MTRR of the AdvancedTCA standard, makes the Perform Series 5-slot one of the most feature-rich shelves in its classification today. Available now, the NEBS ready RoHS compliant Perform Series 5-slot Shelf is designed to meet CE, UL, TUV, EMC, and FCC requirements.

PICMG Technologies, booth R1

Netanya, Israel. January 27, 2008- Telkoor Telecom (TASE: TLK) the global provider of power supplies, for military, industrial and telecom applications today announced that its subsidiary in Israel, Telkoor Power Supplies Ltd. has received an order for large quantity of power supplies from ASIS-Pro a global designer and Manufacturer of AdvancedTCA shelves and ATCA chassis, The order includes PS-1548 (StrongBox) Front-End Power Supplies to be installed in AdvancedTCA (ATCA) enclosures.

PS-1548 drawers can be used in parallel operation for higher power loads. Single full loaded cabinet can be connected as a balance three-phase load, enabling a reliable and efficient operation of the system. I²C & IPMI management protocols options are available as well. PS-1548 is very cost-effective system with a cost of about 20c per Watt.

About Telkoor: Telkoor Power Supplies Ltd., a subsidiary of Telkoor Telecom Ltd. www.telkoor.com (TASE: TLK) is a market leader in power supplies for military and commercial applications, ranging from airborne, missiles, land-based, naval, ground vehicles and UAV to custom and off-the- shelf commercial systems for the telecom, industrial and consumer markets. Founded in 1979, Telkoor has extensive experience in design, manufacturing and delivering of custom military power supply platforms. The company is an approved vendor by US Army, US Air force and US Navy, NATO, IDF and global defense organizations.

About ASIS-Pro: ASIS-Pro (www.asis-pro.com) is a global designer and manufacturer of complete enclosure systems for ATCA, CompactPCI, and custom applications. Actively involved in the formation of the ATCA standard since its inception in 2001, ASIS has been chosen by Intel to co-develop the market’s first ATCA chassis. ASIS' goal is to lead the ATCA market by leveraging its expertise in high-speed interconnect and thermal modeling to develop ATCA products that exceed the standard in performance and availability.

Military Embedded Systems
Online article featured the Effective Series, as well as product photo. "Effective Series AdvancedTCA Chassis" 

Military Embedded Systems (PDF)

http://www.mil-embedded.com/products/search/index.php?q=Cooling&op=cn&max=40

Electronic Products
Online article featured the Perform Series as an ideal option to keep densely packed blades property ventilated. Clips also included a nice color photo. “Shelf Keeps Densely Packed Blades Cool” PDF

http://www.electronicproducts.com/ShowPage.asp?FileName=purc07.aug2007.html

CompactPCI & AdvancedTCA Systems
Through continued outreach, J&A was able conduct an interview between Editor Anne Fisher and Kevin Washington of Asis. The interview resulted in nice coverage on Asis as a company and the Perform and Effectives Series. “Catch and Release Versus Release and Catch”

Chassis Manufacturer to Focus on Solutions for ATCA® and MicroTCA® Open Standards              

Kfar Saba, Israel and San Diego, Calif. – June 13, 2007 – Asis , a global designer and manufacturer of complete enclosure systems for AdvancedTCA, CompactPCI® and custom applications today announced the formation of its North American subsidiary. Focusing on the growing market for system enclosures and chassis for telecommunications and computer systems that meet or exceed ACTA and MicroATCA open standards, Asis North America will provide its customers with comprehensive design, support and service.

“Our unique knowledge in designing high speed backplanes and high heat dissipation enclosures has gained us a solid reputation as well as a large global installed base,” said Asis’ Vice President of Sales North America, Kevin Washington. “We’re very excited to launch Asis North America in order to meet the growing demand for outsourcing chassis design and manufacturing that meets or exceeds today’s industry standard specifications. We have enjoyed tremendous success internationally because of our unparalleled combination of superior products and service, and we look forward to extending our capabilities into the North American market."

Asis offers a complete range of AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA products as well as custom high-speed interconnect backplane design and production. As a PICMG® member, Asis has been actively involved in the formation of the ATCA and MicroTCA standards. The know-how gained in this process is implemented in a family of industry leading chassis that offer superior performance at a competitive cost/performance ratio.

About Asis:
Asis is a global designer and manufacturer of complete enclosure systems for ATCA, CompactPCI, and custom applications. Actively involved in the formation of the ATCA standard since its inception in 2001, Asis has been chosen by Intel to co-develop the market’s first ATCA chassis. Asis’ goal is to lead the ATCA market by leveraging its expertise in high-speed interconnect and thermal modeling to develop ATCA products that exceed the standard in performance and availability.

By combining global design and manufacturing capabilities, Asis can offer unique flexibility and responsiveness to customer’s specific needs. With this unique service-oriented approach, Asis is able to deliver the most complex projects in record time. Leading global manufacturers such as Lucent-Alcatel, ECI, Audio-Codes, Telco Systems and Polycom depend on Asis’ system expertise. 

Asis-Pro Introduces ‘Effective Series’ AdvancedTCA Chassis
for Cost Sensitive Applications

 San Diego, Calif., – July 23 2007 – Asis North America, a global designer and manufacturer of complete enclosure systems for AdvancedTCA, CompactPCI and custom applications today announced the introduction of its new Effective Series AdvancedTCA chassis especially designed for cost sensitive yet demanding applications. Available in AC or DC versions and 2, 5 and 14-slot configurations, the Effective Series ATCA chassis gives telecomm engineers TEMs and integrators a very cost-effective yet efficient design.  Effective Series 2 and 5-slot versions are available with removable top cover making them an ideal development platform.
 In order to meet the AdvancedTCA standard while keeping costs low, Asis has designed a cost-effective cooling system that implements a pressurized only cooling method and uses the latest fan and airflow technologies. The system has been verified to meet more than the 200W per slot requirement, while maintaining the NEBS requirement for noise reduction.

 The Effective Series offers users a choice for shelf management. The Shelf Manager Pro is a fully featured shelf manager and is based on Pigeon Point software. Developed in cooperation with Pigeon Point®, this system is designed to minimize footprint and cost while achieving the highest performance and conformance to the AdvancedTCA standard. For cost-sensitive applications, Asis North America’s proprietary basic Shelf Manager provides management and control of the fans only. The basic Shelf Manager is perfect for prototype and development applications as well as enterprise networks that don’t need the advanced features of the Pigeon Point system.

 The shelf’s backplane design is based on comprehensive signal integrity studies making this backplane one of the most cost-effective on the market. The design offers unprecedented optimization between cost and performance by reducing the number of layers while meeting the AdvancedTCA performance standards.

 These standard features along with Intelligent Power management and redundant power and shelf managers, makes the Effective Series one of the most feature-rich, yet cost-effective shelves on the market today. Available now, the NEBS ready RoHS compliant Effective Series chassis start at $1000.00 with a one-year warranty and are designed to meet CE, UL, TUV, EMC, and FCC requirements. For more information on the Effective Series, call 858-880-3967 or visit www.asis-pro.com

About Asis:

Asis is a global designer and manufacturer of complete enclosure systems for ATCA, CompactPCI, and custom applications. Actively involved in the formation of the ATCA standard since its inception in 2001, Asis has been chosen by Intel to co-develop the market’s first ATCA chassis. Asis 's goal is to lead the ATCA market by leveraging its expertise in high-speed interconnect and thermal modeling to develop ATCA products that exceed the standard in performance and availability.

By combining global design and manufacturing capabilities, Asis can offer unique flexibility and responsiveness to client’s specific needs. With this unique service-oriented approach, Asis is able to deliver the most complex projects in record time. Leading global manufacturers such as Lucent-Alcatel, ECI, Audio-Codes, Telco Systems and Polycom depend on Asis' system expertise.                            

Asis Introduces AdvancedTCA 14-Slot Shelf for Dense Computing Applications –
New System Exceeds NEBS Cooling Requirements and Offers the Best Cooling
and Smallest Footprint on the Market

 San Diego, Calif. and Chicago, – June 18, 2007 – Asis North America (www.asis-pro.com), a global designer and manufacturer of complete enclosure systems for AdvancedTCA, CompactPCI, and custom applications today announced the introduction of its new Perform Series –14-slot AdvancedTCA shelf designed to meet the space and cooling demands of today’s dense computing environments. The 14-slot shelf uniquely offers greater computing density by its ability to fit three 14-slot, 12U shelves mounted in a standard 42U rack while maintaining critical cooling performance of 300 watts per slot. Designed for dense blade server environments, the new Perform Series 14-slot Shelf will be on display at NXTComm in booth #4257UU.

 Exceeding NEBS (GR63) and PICMG 3.0 cooling requirements, the Perform Series of products including 2, 5, 6 and 14-slot chassis featuring a fault-tolerant airflow design based on comprehensive thermal studies. Incorporating advanced fan systems and patented air flow technology assures the highest-level of cooling. Asis’ advanced cooling scheme enables customization of the air flow according to user’s specific needs – allowing extreme high power dissipation from selected slots. For applications of more than 300 watts per slot, the Perform Series airflow can be easily customized to meet specific thermal requirements.

 The Perform Series also features a 10gbps backplane that exceeds the AdvancedTCA standard. Through comprehensive signal integrity studies, Asis engineers were able to optimize the speed of the backplane without compromising signal integrity.

 The development of the Perform Series is based on the accumulated knowledge and experience in the implementation of the AdvacedTCA standard. With this knowledge, Asis has developed a comprehensive shelf manager with a unique HPI-based software module that provides seamless access to the shelf control and management interface complete with sensor distribution and comprehensive I/O alarms.

These standard features together with exceeding MTBF and MTRR of the AdvancedTCA standard, makes the Perform Series 14-slot one of the most feature-rich shelves on the market today. Available now, the NEBS ready RoHS compliant Perform Series 14-slot Shelf is designed to meet CE, UL, TUV, EMC, and FCC requirements. For more information on the Perform Series, call 858-880-3967 or visit www.asis-pro.com.

Asis Introduces AdvancedTCA 14-Slot Shelf for Dense Computing Applications – New System Exceeds NEBS Cooling Requirements and Offers the Best Cooling and Smallest Footprint on the Market

About Asis:
Asis is a global designer and manufacturer of complete enclosure systems for ATCA, CompactPCI, and custom applications. Actively involved in the formation of the ATCA standard since its inception in 2001, Asis has been chosen by Intel to co-develop the market’s first ATCA chassis. Asis’ goal is to lead the ATCA market by leveraging its expertise in high-speed interconnect and thermal modeling to develop ATCA products that exceed the standard in performance and availability.

By combining global design and manufacturing capabilities, Asis can offer unique flexibility and responsiveness to the client’s specific needs. With this unique service-oriented approach, Asis is able to deliver the most complex projects in record time. Leading global manufacturers such as Lucent-Alcatel, ECI, Audio-Codes, Telco Systems and Polycom depend on Asis' system expertise.                                        

 Asis is a global designer and manufacturer of complete enclosure systems for AdvancedTCA, CompactPCI, and custom applications. We spoke to Kevin Washington, VP Sales Asis North America, about the company’s new Effective Series AdvancedTCA chassis, which according to Asis targets cost-sensitive yet demanding applications.

Q. What led to the introduction of the Effective Series?

A. We had two goals in mind. One, to provide a high quality, highly available, and reliable product that met the cost target of a development system. This would allow our customers to use the product as a development platform, and two, by simply scaling, adding components, to have a releasable telco grade product that can go right into production.

The design intent was two-fold; one is to be very cost-effective, which we have certainly managed to do, and to have the performance that is required for a deployable product.

Q. What were your customers telling you about their needs for something that was cost-sensitive but still had to meet the AdvancedTCA standard?

A. When we questioned our customers, we found that a lot of the platforms that were currently available were introductory products that had been manufactured almost as a proof of concept and then productized. Such products did meet the price point in some cases but were not intended to be deployable products. So the market was flooded with development systems that were not necessarily deployable. We wanted to bring to that market a development unit that could be taken into production.

Q. For what types of applications were the development systems not full fledged enough?

A. They did not meet NEBS requirements for cooling and redundancy. The most important was the cooling requirement mandated by AdvancedTCA: 200 W per slot, even with a single fan failure – that is the shortcoming of most development systems, they do not meet that. Also having dual power entry modules, dual shelf managers, and dual power supplies led people towards meeting the redundancy requirements that AdvancedTCA dictates.

Q. What is the chief difference between the Asis Perform Series and the Asis Effective Series?

A. The primary difference is the Effective Series was designed to meet the AdvancedTCA specification while providing a very cost-effective development system that could go into production.

The Perform Series chassis was designed to be a very cost-effective or high value solution. However, it is designed in every way to exceed the AdvancedTCA specification. For example, the Perform Series are designed to dissipate 300 W per slot and also the backplanes are designed to operate at 10 Gig.

Q. What applications are you targeting with Perform?

A. Although AdvancedTCA was developed to address the needs of the telecom market, enterprise level customers, as well as the military, who require AC applications, are looking at AdvancedTCA because of the ability to dissipate up to 300 W per slot.

Q. In some cases can’t the enterprise folks get by with a little less stringency?

A. Absolutely. That is another differentiator in the Effective Series; it is scalable, with one power supply, one shelf manager. We have an option for a basic shelf manager that simply controls the fans—it is ideally suited for the enterprise-level customer.

Q. What would be next on the enterprise level customer’s wish list to make products more enterprise-like?

A. The big differentiator is AC input. In addition there is the ability to have redundant power supplies or a single power supply if need be. The next step would be no shelf manager or even a more simplified fan control scheme that does not necessarily communicate via the IPMB.

Q. Do you see yourselves headed in that direction?

A. We do have enterprise-level customers that are pulling us in that direction. The Effective Series’ basic shelf manager is a scaled down version of our current shelf manager. The next step would be to have something even simpler.

Q. Will you have to make some choices as to what markets you address?

A. We are positioned now to have a breadth of product to cover the ones we are targeting: military, medical, telecom, and enterprise. We are aware that modifications to specific markets and specific customers will be required. If we find a big enough niche in one of those markets for one of the modified products, then that would be a product that we would consider standardizing.

Q. Are you following MicroTCA’s path through life and what are your thoughts about that?

A. Yes we are. As we did with AdvancedTCA, we want to have a very thoughtful response to the MicroTCA market, so we certainly have conceptual designs that we are ready to act on, but we are pulling back a bit to really see where that market is going and what the end customers will require in terms of configuration. There are many many options right now for MicroTCA because it is in its infancy.

Q. Do you think sometimes the term “family” gets used too loosely?

A. I think it does. For example, there are product families that are really not very cohesive. They may target different slot counts, but they are not really a true family.

The Effective Series is a true family of products. When I say that I mean that shelf managers, power supplies, and power entry modules all are part of that family, and the two-slot, five-slot, and 14-slot chassis would use the same power supply and shelf managers. There truly is an economy of scale that contributes to the cost effectiveness of the products.

TelephonyWorld.com
J&A pitched information on the Perform Series to editor who requested an additional photo for his review. “Asis Introduces AdvancedTCA 14-Slot Shelf for Dense Computing Applications”  PDF

http://www.telephonyworld.com/cgi-bin/review/viewnews.cgi?category=all&id=1182208738

CompactPCI and AdvancedTCA
The Perform Series was featured as a great solution to meet high space and cooling demands. “Asis Introduces AdvancedTCA 14-Slot Shelf for Dense Computing Applications”
PDF

http://www.compactpci-systems.com/news/db/?6837

ECN 
Asis featured the Perform Series online as a great solution to meet high space and cooling demands. “AdvancedTCA 14-Slot Shelf for Dense Computing Applications”  PDF 

http://www.ecnmag.com/article.aspx?id=142676

EDN Newsletter
Online publication featured Asis’s Perform Series and offering it as a optimal choice for dense blade server environments. Clip also features a color photo. “Asis Perform Series: AdvancedTCA Shelf Allows Customizable Airflow” PDF

http://www.edn.com/index.asp?layout=contentDetail&articleid=CA6458334&spacedesc=newsletter

RTC Magazine
Online publication featured the Perform Series as an option to meeting the advanced space and cooling demands of dense computing applications. “14-Slot ATCA Shelf for Dense Computing Applications”  PDF

http://www.rtcmagazine.com/home/article.php?id=100864&pg=2