Intel Ethernet Switch Boards manual  Driving Industry Standards

Kontron – A Global Company

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The Company

 Strategic Partners/Memberships

Bringing new applications to market first

Together with our major industry partners, Intel®, Freescale, IBM, Microsoft and WindRiver, we are working to reduce the time-to-market for our OEM customers. Kontron is a top level member of the Intel® Communications Allicance (ICA).

technologies and enables us to solve customer problems efficiently and quickly thanks to the top- level support we receive. Through our strategic memberships we drive new technologies and open standards that ensure Kontron is able to offer OEM

Kontron helps leading OEMs and systems integra- tors significantly to reduce their time-to-market and thus to gain a competitive edge. Kontron designs and manufactures innovative building blocks capable of supporting numerous applica- tions for today’s networked infrastructure. Our

On-Modules, industry standard board-level solutions, open platform communications servers, industrial-grade rackmount solutions, Human- Machine Interface (HMI) systems and rugged mobile computers. We also offer a host of embed- ded hardware as well as application specific tech-

Close relationships with our strategic partners allow us the earliest access to cutting-edge

solutions based on open standards that ensure open standards for future - oriented applications.

broad portfolio of products includes Computer-

Providing custom design and integration

nology and custom engineered solutions.

Driving Industry Standards

Although Kontron’s wide array of standard product designs offers options that can satisfy the require- ments of most applications, we also provide design

support for custom designs so we can meet appli- cation requirements that are unique to our custo- mers’ situations.

Industry Standards, Computer-On-Modules

In addition to designing products based on indus- try standard formfactors and featuring the latest technological advancements, Kontron’s engineers are embedded computer innovators. Kontron’s

loped by Kontron, has become the standard for custom-designed solutions based on Computer-On- Modules. Kontron’s DIMM-PC, X-board, E²Brain and the latest COMexpress/ETXexpress based on PCI-

Delivering global service & support

engineering teams create benchmark standards for cutting-edge embedded solutions. ETX (Embedded

Express are blazing new trails in embedded tech- nology.

As a truly global company we have R&D, manufac- turing and sales & support facilities located across Europe, the United States, Canada and the Asia- Pacific region. Each region has the skills and knowledge needed to support Kontron’s product lines and range of services, which is beneficial for global OEMs, enabling them to work effectively and efficiently. Support expertise and technical knowledge is located right where our customers need it – not many time zones away at a distant factory.

Kontron retains an experienced staff of highly knowledgeable sales and technical personnel

and our pre- and post-sales support is unparalleled in the industry. When you call Kontron for tech- nical support, you will have an application engi- neer on the line with you from start to finish. Kontron is committed to providing real-time, customer-focused support, whether you are calling to see how we can best meet your application needs or for troubleshooting assistance.

Technology eXtended), which was originally deve-

Flat panel technology

Embedded boards and modules from Kontron all have exceptional support for flat panel techno- logy. They support numerous flat panel sizes and resolutions, from small, quarter-panel VGA displays to the latest UXGA displays. Embedded products from Kontron support both digital and

LVDS interfaces, either directly onboard or through a simple adapter interface. Flat panel interface standards such as JILI and JIPA, developed by Kontron, make the integration of flat panels, including software and cabling, quick and easy. “We drive your display!”

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