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Embedded computing leader Force opens design center

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BANGALORE: Embedded computing leader Force Computers, a subsidiary of the

world’s largest manufacturing services firm, Solectron Corporation, has

formally opened their new India Design Center in Bangalore on Monday.

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Addressing a press conference, Force president and CEO Ajay Shah said the

expanding market for specialized computers for telecom, datacom, medical and

other embedded applications had presented a tremendous market for the firm. The

new center would provide us with significantly increased capabilities to expand

our technology and product offerings to our customers worldwide, he added.

The company has seven units all over the world. Force has around 50 employees

in the India center and expects to " double the number in a year or

so." Spread over 22,000 sqft, this facility has the latest equipment and

tools in addition to a complete testing chamber. The total investment in the

Indian engineering arm is over Rs 50 million.

"The Indian subsidiary already has to its credit over 120 designs and

product-level integration in the embedded area for a number of Fortune 500

companies in diverse industries, particularly the telecom sector. Considering

the wealth of technological talent available in Bangalore, we will also look for

opportunities to develop partnerships with other specialized technology

developers", added vice-president & General Manager, Force Computers

Inc, Chris Williams.

Digital India CEO Som Mittal inaugurated the center. Founded in 1981, Force

Computers is a designer and supplier of standard and custom systems and

board-level computer platforms and services for the embedded market.

The processor-independent company helps its customers develop embedded

applications based on Alpha, MIPS, Pentium, PowerPC, PowerQUICC, SPARC,

StrongARM and 68K technologies for embedded UNIX, Linux, Windows NT and

real-time applications. Force supports VME, CompactPCI, PCI, PCI/ISA and PMC bus

architectures, as well as custom form factors. Force’s corporate headquarters

and Asia Pacific unit is located in SanJose, California.

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