EUROTECH: PARVUS RECEIVES $2.2M FOLLOW-ON ORDER FOR ETHERNET SWITCHES IN SUPPORT OF US DoD TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM

 Amaro (Italy), May 5th, 2011 - Eurotech subsidiary Parvus Corp. announces a $2.2M (USD) follow-on order for rugged Ethernet switches with a US prime Defense contractor in support of a US Department of Defense (DoD) tactical communications program. Due to non-disclosure agreements, no further details about the customer can be provided. Deliveries will take place during this year.

Specified by the customer is the Parvus DuraNET 2955 Ethernet switch subsystem, a ruggedized Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) product based on Cisco technology and developed for military and harsh mobile applications. The unit serves as a robust solution for providing local area network (LAN) connectivity to IP-enabled computing and net-centric devices.

"Prime contractors continue to turn to Parvus for rugged computing and networking subsystem solutions, as the US government drives towards specifying reliable COTS technologies that are available today," said Les Goodman, President of Parvus Corporation. "We are proud to support the US Military and enable network centric capabilities to the forces deployed in the field."
 
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, Ethernet switches and embedded board-level 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.

About Eurotech

Eurotech is a listed global company (ETH.MI) that integrates hardware, software, services and expertise to deliver embedded computing platforms and sub-systems to leading OEMs, system integrators and enterprise customers for successful and efficient deployment of their products and services. Drawing on concepts of minimalist computing, Eurotech lowers power draw, minimizes physical size and reduces coding complexity to bring sensors, embedded platforms, sub-systems, ready-to-use devices and high performance computers to market, specializing in healthcare, defense, transportation, industrial and energy segments. By combining domain expertise in wireless connectivity as well as communications protocols, Eurotech architects integrated solutions that simplify data capture, processing and transfer over unified communications networks. Our customers rely on us to simplify their access to state-of-art embedded technologies so they can focus on their core competencies. Learn more about Eurotech at www.eurotech.com.