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ACT/TECHNICO OFFERS AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO SECURELY ERASE OR PROTECT SENSITIVE DATA ON A PMC FORM FACTOR

Warminster, PA, September 2006 -- ACT/Technico (www.acttechnico.com), a leading supplier of embedded products and systems solutions, now offers a secure storage solution that provides an effective means to perform secure erasure or write-protection of sensitive data on a PMC form factor. The new Secure PMCStor is ideal for a wide range of commercial and military applications including ground mobile, shipboard, airborne and homeland security.

The Secure PMCStor provides a unique hardware-based implementation of two methods of data protection: Secure-Erase, with two levels of data purging; and Write-Protect, preventing data from being overwritten or modified. It couples a PCI/ATA core with secure-erase and write-protect logic implemented via a FPGA. The Secure PMCStor is a complete storage solution capable of operating in environments where extended shock and vibration conditions exist.

The Secure PMCStor features a hardware-initiated Secure-Erase with two erasure levels - destructive or non-destructive; a Write-Protect function enabled -more- 2

ACT-A-8069 via an external signal or switch; and the provision for on-board BIOS supporting system boot directly from the storage device.

The new storage solution is available with one or both data security features, and is suitable for extended temperature in air- and conduction-cooled environments. The air-cooled version ships with a front panel button or switch to initiate the secure features. The Secure PMCStor is fully tested prior to shipment. Storage capacities range from 2 GB to 16 GB. Bootable device drivers are currently available for Linux and VxWorks with other operating systems available upon request.

The Secure PMCStor can be packaged with many embedded board offerings, including ACT/Technico’s extensive range of commercial and rugged Pentium and PowerPC single board computers, Ethernet switches, and chassis solutions.

The Secure PMCStor is competitively priced - please contact factory for details. For more information, visit www.acttechnico.com, call (800) 445-6194, (215) 956-1200, or e-mail [email protected].

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About ACT/Technico For 29 years, ACT/Technico has been supplying boards, software solutions and integrated embedded systems to companies in military/aerospace, communications, medical imaging, and semiconductor equipment manufacturing. The ISO 9000 compliant company draws from its extensive product and system integration knowledge to deliver complete solutions that expedite time to market.

ACT/Technico is also a manufacturer and reseller of embedded hardware and software. In addition to offering leading edge Single Board Computers, mass storage and RAID products, networking solutions and device drivers for most major RTOS, Linux and Windows; the company also provides support for these products.

The privately held company is based in Warminster, PA, with additional offices in California, Florida, Maryland, Minnesota, New England, and Texas. For more information, please call (215) 956-1200 or e-mail to [email protected].