Reliability-Maintainability-Availability Uninterrupted performance is critical to most application - our high reliability systems offer comprehensive protection to provide the power and peace of mind your market demands. ......Reliability-Maintainability-Availability Uninterrupted performance is critical to most application - our high reliability systems offer comprehensive protection to provide the power and peace of mind your market demands. A primary driver in the applied computing solutions market is the demand for maintainability (ease of maintenance) and high availability (near-zero downtime) systems for mission critical applications. The standard for such systems is "five nines" (99.999%) reliability, which equates to five minutes or less downtime per year. To achieve that level of performance, key system components, including the Single Board Computer (SBC), power supply, peripherals, card-bay cooling, high MTBF fans with an easily removable drive bay and fan filters are the building blocks for a fully integrated system offering Reliability, Serviceability, Scalability, Maintainability, and Availability. Applications & Markets To these requirements, I-Bus offers fully integrated and high reliability computing solutions addressing the needs of converging technologies. Uniquely positioned at the apex of the market convergence in Telecom, Network, Broadcast, CTI and Medical/Industrial applications, this line of building block system components combine our extensive knowledge of the application specific needs of each of these markets with our deep technological base of integrated power and computing products, resulting in a scalable, reliable, open standards-based solution to leverage our customers added value into the market with unprecedented speed and efficiency: the APPLICATION READY PLATFORM. Product Development I-Bus is the major global force in the innovation and development of mission-critical computer platforms demanded by the converging technologies of both the present and the future. Our systems allow major OEMs to address current applications in the certainty that their scalability and flexibility will accommodate the demands of future technologies. From applications ranging from internet servers and broadcast delivery systems, to computer telephony integration servers and industrial control systems, we are ideally placed to provide the expertise, continuity of supply, third party alliances and global presence demanded by our OEM customers in their choice of supplier. Customer satisfaction lies in our ability to transform highly flexible building block platforms into solutions which fit the exact needs of the client. We offer full OEM product development with approvals management, testing, configuration, and system integration and support: in short, a total systems design solution from concept through manufacturing and delivery to the global marketplace. We offer a virtual manufacturing capability, ie. a total outsourcing responsibility, that allows our customers to remain focused on their core business and key competencies. With offices worldwide and manufacturing on three continents, you now have one-stop access to the engineering and integration forces of one of the worlds leading industrial equipment manufacturers. If you need a system that will support your application under the toughest of circumstances, without fail, then I-Bus is the total power and computing solution provider for you. Your Total Solutions Provider In short, I-Bus understands the needs of todays OEM. We offer a standards-based platform designed to meet the needs of the converging technologies in environments ranging from the Corporate Office to the Central Office. Additional, application specific extensions have been pre-qualified and added, allowing the OEM to specify the level of platform they need to deliver their applications with the highest degree of value. And a complete program for product life cycle, roadmap, service, support and maintenance strategies gives confidence in the stability of I-Bus as your solutions provider. Platforms can be scaled, reliability can be assured, and expectations can be met. At I-Bus, we provide... High Availability Computing Solutions Company History 1982I-Bus was founded in San Diego, California 1983Introduction of first PC expansion enclosure 1987Introduction of first 20-slot passive backplane 1990I-Bus first to introduce ROMDisk on CPU board 1991I-Bus merged with Maxwell Technologies (NASDAQ: MXWL) 1994I-Bus co-found PICMG (PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group) 1995I-Bus is ISO9001 quality-certified 1996I-Bus opens first European office 1998I-Bus acquires Tri-MAP Ltd. in the UK and opens 2 offices in France. Introduced first dual Pentium II CPU board Introduced total CompactPCI Solution 1999I-Bus opens offices in Germany, Asia and Australia. Launched industrys first multi-lingual on-line catalogue website 2000I-Bus acquires Gateworks Corp. a cPCI board design house providing single board computer design capabilities 2001Build new 20K sq ft integration facility in the UK Complete web site redesign 2002I-Bus separates from Maxwell Technologies. New multi-lingual Product Catalogue 2002/2003 2003I-Bus