User:MICHWJ/sandbox
Concurrent Technologies Plc
[edit]Overview
[edit]Concurrent Technologies was founded in 1983 by Glenn Fawcett, to design and manufacture a diverse range of high performance Intel® processor boards, switches, networking, storage and software products which are for use in embedded solutions.
Since its establishment over three decade ago, the company has expanded and now has UK headquarters in Colchester, Essex and US headquarters in Woburn, MA. Along with additional design facilities in Bangalore, India and Sales Support in China. Concurrent Technologies is also supported by a worldwide network of sales representatives and distributors.
Concurrent Technologies is a public limited company (PLC) and as a result can be found on the London Stock Exchange.
Products
[edit]Concurrent Technologies offer a comprehensive range of Commercial Off-The-Shelf products that are based on Open Standards. Each board product is orientated around long-life cycle applications and enhanced reliability in all aspects of operation.
Form Factors
[edit]Concurrent Technologies designs boards in a range of form factors. VPX, AdvancedMC, VME, CompactPCI and XMC, along with software packages, are all available from Concurrent Technologies. Concurrent Technologies specialise in both Air-cooled boards and Ruggedized boards.
Air-cooled
[edit]Air-cooled boards when in operation rely solely on the air around them to keep them at optimal operating temperature.
Ruggedized
[edit]Ruggedized boards are suitable for increased levels of demand. This would include increased operating temperature ranges, increased shock and vibration and extreme operating environments, such as dust, sand, mud and increased humidity. Ruggedized boards are most likely to be found in environments where additional protection of the board is required to ensure smooth operation. For example, in military vehicles or communication equipment.
Markets
[edit]Concurrent Technologies supply embedded solutions into a variety of markets which include; Military, Aerospace, Communication, Industrial, Transport and scientific.
Military: Typical applications may include; intelligence, surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR), Command, Control, Communications, Compute (C4), RADAR, LIDAR, Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), Electronic Intelligence (ELINT), Simulation and Guidance.
Aerospace: Concurrent Technologies have created a range of 3U rugged products that are optimized for Size, Weight and Power (SWaP) which means they are suitable for deployment on airborne vehicles.
Communication: Typical applications may include 3G/4G basestation equipment, VoIP gateway adjunct services and local control and storage.
Industrial: Typical applications may include oil and gas extraction and exploration, producttion control, renewable energy systems and semiconductor process equipment and optical instrumentation.
Transport: Typical applications may include control of driverless freight trains, automatic number plate recognition
Scientific:
Partners
[edit]Working closely with 3rd party companies, Concurrent Technologies identifies select combinations of products that interact with each other to meet a users specific application requirement.
Quality
[edit]ISO9001:2015
[edit]All board products are manufactured in the UK based factory in order to maintain compliance to the ISO9001:2015 standard.
Joint Supply Chain Accreditation Register (JOSCAR)
[edit]Concurrent Technologies was assessed across a wide range of appropriate business parameters including; policy on counterfeit materials, insurance and third-party certification, health and safety, environment and sustainability, IT security, anti-bribery and corruption, product safety and quality. By obtaining JOSCAR accreditiation it ensures registered prime contractors such as BAE Systems, Leonardo, NATS, QinetiQ and others to confidently trade with pre-qualified organizations such as Concurrent Technologies and provides access to a centralized supplier database.
Alliances
[edit]Concurrent Technologies contributes to a number of strategic alliance programmes.
Intel
[edit]Concurrent Technologies are an affiliate member of the Intel Internet of Things Solutions Alliance. From modular components to market-ready systems, Intel and the global member companies of the Intel® Internet of Things Solutions Alliance provide scalable, inter-operable solutions that accelerate deployment of intelligent devices and end-to-end analytics.
PICMG
[edit]PICMG publishes open standards specifically for the embedded computing market. Concurrent Technologies has, and continues to, develop product ranges based on this PICMG standard.
VITA
[edit]VITA standards are widely used as the basis of many modular critical embedded computer architectures. VITA is accredited as an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) developer and is a submitter of Industry Trade Agreements to the IEC. Concurrent Technologies uses a multitude of VITA standards including VMEbus, VPX, XMC and PMC.
Major Milestones
[edit]October 1985 – Company founded and modest Research and Development programme began
January 1986 – First wave of multibus II products announced
May 1986 - US office established at Laguna Hills, California
June 1986 – Second wave of Multibus II products announced
October 1986 – First customer shipment
February 1987 – Shipped 100th board
April 1987 – Third wave of Multibus II products announced
June 1987 – CCT becomes financially independent from EES and raised $2 million funding
October 1987 – First Multibus I products announced
January 1988 – 80386 based CPUs for Multibus I and II are shipped to customers
February 1988 – First volume purchase agreement signed
April 1988 - $1 million funding raised to expand product development
May 1988 – Fourth wave of Multibus II products announced
April 1989 – Second private label contract signed
January 1990 - $10 million OEM agreement signed
March 1990 – FDDI product announced
October 1990 – 3rd private label contract signed
May 1991 – Moved to larger premises
June 1991 – Released first 486 product
July 1991 – Released second 486 product
November 2005 – RoHS product in design stages. Reduced use of lead
July 2006 – RoHS regulations came into force. Reduced use of Lead
September 2006 – Environmental policy issued
December 2006 – WEEE statement issued
June 2008 – REACH statement issued
External Links
[edit]Website: www.gocct.com/
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/concurrent-technologies-plc/