SALT LAKE CITY, UT -- (Marketwire) -- 07/02/09 -- Parvus Corporation today announced that Military Embedded Systems magazine, providing technical coverage of COTS technology over the whole program lifecycle, has selected the DuraCOR 820® for its coveted Editor's Choice Award. The DuraCOR 820 is a rugged, ultra-small tactical mission computer measuring less than 3.0" in height and 3.0 lbs in weight.

The DuraCOR 820 serves as an ideal high-performance computing subsystem for space/weight-conscious manned and unmanned systems. Designed for military and aerospace ground mobile and airborne deployments, the DuraCOR 820 features a conductively-cooled 1.4GHz Intel Pentium-M processor and solid state disk pre-loaded with a Linux or Windows XP Embedded operating system. This corrosion/splash-resistant unit is qualified to reliably operate in ambient temperatures of -40ºC to +71ºC, 15G operating shock, 95% humidity, 60,000 ft altitude, and aircraft/helicopter vibration profiles.

Chris Ciufo, OpenSystems Media Group Editorial Director and Editor of Military Embedded Systems magazine, selected the DuraCOR 820 for the award because of the system's extensive rugged capabilities.

"For years Parvus has been bringing rugged Small Form Factor (SFF) products to the civilian and military markets. The company's latest effort, the DuraCOR 820, is a svelte 3" high and weighs about 3 lbs," said Ciufo. "The 'little cube that could' is designed for command and control on the move, unmanned vehicle operator control, or C4ISR applications."

For more information on the DuraCOR 820, visit http://www.parvus.com/product/overview.aspx?prod=DuraCOR820

ABOUT PARVUS

Parvus Corporation is a leading supplier of rugged COTS computing and IP networking subsystems for Size, Weight, and Power (SWaP) constrained military, aerospace, and homeland defense applications. Parvus' tactical mission processors, network routers and Ethernet switch products provide highly reliable command, control, computing and communication (C4) capabilities for situational awareness and mobile data processing in airborne, ground vehicle, and naval installations. Parvus was founded in 1983 and is part of the Eurotech Group, a world leader in small form factor and high-performance computing with operations across North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit http://www.parvus.com.

About OpenSystems Media

OpenSystems Media has been a leading publisher of electronics magazines, e-mail newsletters, websites and product resource guides for more than 20 years. OpenSystems Media offers E-casts and Techcasts for engineers and provides interactive tools where engineers can communicate directly with presenters and top industry editors. Current publications include: CompactPCI and AdvancedTCA Systems, DSP-FPGA.com, Embedded Computing Design, Industrial Embedded Systems, Military Embedded Systems, PC/104 and Small Form Factors, and VME and Critical Systems. For more information, visit www.opensystemsmedia.com.