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Mercury Computer Systems Triples I/O Bandwidth for Latest RapidIO System

Posted on: Wednesday, 30 June 2004, 06:00 CDT

CHELMSFORD, Mass., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. today announced the ImpactRT(TM) 3200 multicomputer, a significant performance boost to its successful high- performance signal and image processing system based on the open standard RapidIO(R) interconnect architecture. Delivering up to 3.1 TeraOPS of processing with 575 Gbytes/s of internal system bandwidth and supporting up to 36 Gbytes/s of fiber I/O, the ImpactRT 3200 is ideal for high-end bandwidth and processing challenges in a commercial environment, including semiconductor imaging, and defense simulation and stimulation systems.

"High-end imaging applications are inundating systems with vast amounts of high-resolution data," said Richard Jaenicke, director of product management, Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. "The balanced architecture of the ImpactRT 3200 system uses an optimized implementation of the RapidIO switch fabric to more than triple the I/O performance to tackle the massive data streams."

The ImpactRT 3000 product line is based on the CompactPCI form factor. The ImpactRT 3200 has two significant enhancements over its predecessor: faster processors, at 1.35 GHz compared to 1.0 GHz, and more than triple the fiber I/O capacity, up to 36 Gbytes/s from 10 Gbytes/s. ImpactRT systems are optimized for cost-effective performance in commercial environments. Mercury also offers the RapidIO-based PowerStream(R) 7000, a ruggedized multicomputer targeted for high-end signal and image processing applications in deployed defense electronics systems.

Mercury's industry-leading multiprocessor graphical development and debugging tools, such as the multiprocessor trace analysis tool and library (TATL(TM)), enable the development of complex, real-time applications on the ImpactRT 3200. Multiprocessor communication libraries and algorithm libraries convert "islands of processing power" into a single, parallel-processing system that increases throughput and reduces latency. Software for the ImpactRT 3200 system is compatible with Mercury's widely used RACE++(R) Series software, maintaining the existing application programming interfaces (APIs) and development tool chain.

Availability

ImpactRT 3200 systems will begin shipping in July for configurations up to 2 TeraOPS and 24 Gbytes/s of fiber I/O. Larger configurations are expected to be available later this year. Additional information is available on Mercury's website: http://www.mc.com/ImpactRT3200. A high-resolution photograph can be downloaded from Mercury's image library: http://www.mc.com/71Systems.

About Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.

Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. is the leading supplier of high-performance embedded, real-time digital signal and image processing computer systems. Mercury's products play a critical role in a wide range of applications, transforming sensor data to information for analysis and interpretation. In military reconnaissance and surveillance platforms the company's systems process real-time radar, sonar, and signals intelligence data. Mercury's systems are also used in state-of-the-art medical diagnostic imaging devices including MRI, PET, and digital X-ray, and in semiconductor imaging applications including photomask generation and wafer inspection.

Based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, Mercury serves customers in North America, Europe and Asia through its direct sales force and a network of subsidiaries and distributors. Visit Mercury on the web: http://www.mc.com/.

Forward-Looking Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements, as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including those relating to the ImpactRT 3200 system. You can identify these statements by our use of the words "may,""will,""should,""plans,""expects,""anticipates,""continue,""estimate,""project,""intend," and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, general economic and business conditions, effects of continued geo-political unrest and regional conflicts, competition, changes in technology, delays in completing engineering and manufacturing programs, continued success in technological advances and delivering technological innovations, continued funding of defense programs and the timing of such funding, market acceptance of the Company's products, shortages in components, production delays due to performance quality issues with outsourced components, and as a U.S. Government contractor, the effect of procurement rules and regulations and the possible imposition of fines and penalties or the termination of the Company's contracts if the Company were to violate specific laws or regulations. These risks and uncertainties also include such additional risk factors as are discussed in the Company's recent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made.

RACE++ and PowerStream are registered trademarks and ImpactRT and TATL are trademarks of Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. Product and company names mentioned may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

Contacts:

Kathy Donahue Tom Yates

Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. Coltrin & Associates

978-967-1126 212-221-1616

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Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.

CONTACT: Kathy Donahue of Mercury Computer Systems, Inc., +1-978-967-1126; or Tom Yates of Coltrin & Associates, +1-212-221-1616

Web site: http://www.mc.com/

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