Emerson Network Power and Mercury Computer Systems Team to Promote Interoperability Standards in Military and Aerospace Applications

“Mercury and Emerson Network Power are both strong supporters of the movement to open computing architectures for defense prime contractors and commercial customers,” said Didier Thibaud, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Mercury Computer Systems Advanced Computing Solutions business unit. “Emerson Network Power’s technology prowess, with its roots in VMEbus leadership via its acquisition of Motorola’s Embedded Communications Computing group, combined with Mercury’s leadership in driving the OpenVPX™ standard, provides a strong basis for driving the next level of OpenVPX interoperability,” Mr. Thibaud added.

“This collaboration reflects the move to open architecture-based computing infrastructures to support the convergence of applications in the defense industry,” said Stephen Dow, President of the Embedded Computing business of Emerson Network Power. “Working with industry leaders such as Mercury to create integrated, standards-based computing platforms enables Emerson Network Power to help our customers optimize embedded computing technologies so they can focus on adding unique application value for their customers.”

This alliance combines the strengths of both companies – Mercury’s leadership in high performance signal and image processing, open standards hardware and software and systems integration and services – with Emerson Network Power’s leadership in standards-based embedded computing technology for the telecommunications, industrial automation, aerospace/defense and medical markets.