Next Generation Motherboards Now Available for 27 Crystal Group Rugged and Industrial Server Models

Hiawatha, Iowa, USA – Crystal Group Inc., a trusted manufacturer of rugged commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) custom-developed computers, displays, switches, and storage devices, today announced the immediate availability of Supermicro®’s new generation X10 Serverboards for its expansive line of Rugged and Industrial Servers.

This new offering comes as part of Crystal Group’s continued commitment to its customers, by providing people, process and technology to help them solve tough compute challenges. Incorporating the latest motherboard technology allows customers the opportunity to collect, store and process more data than ever before, even those who operate in the harshest of conditions, such as oil & gas or military settings.

“Our purpose built server lines use leading edge architecture which follows the embedded Intel® platform roadmap of silicon driven technology for use in industrial and military applications,” said Jim Shaw, Crystal Group’s Executive Vice President of Engineering. “This technology brings the latest in performance, efficiency, security and scalability to the rugged industry.”

Crystal Group’s integration of Supermicro’s new generation X10 Haswell DP and UP Serverboards offer up to 1 TB 2133MHz DDR4 memory in 16 DIMMs, 7 PCI-E slots, SATA 3.0/NVMe, hot-swap HDD/SSD support, USB 3.0, 10GBase-T networking options, SATA Disk-on-Module (DOM), and IPMI 2.0 plus KVM with dedicated LAN. The Supermicro New Generation X10 Haswell DP and UP Serverboards support the Intel® Xeon® processor E5-2600 v3 product family. Serverboards are offered in proprietary form factors for custom developed chassis, as well as standard form factors such as ATX and Extended ATX.

About Crystal Group Inc.

Crystal Group Inc., an employee-owned small business located in Hiawatha, Iowa, USA, is a technology innovation leader specializing in both custom and COTS products for defense, government and industrial markets since 1987.  Crystal Group designs and manufactures installation-ready rugged servers, displays, networking devices, embedded systems, power supplies and storage devices that fit critical applications in demanding environmental conditions.

The company is certified to quality management standards AS9100C:2009 and ISO 9001:2008.  Crystal Group products meet and exceed MIL-STDs 810, 167-1, 461, MIL-S-901, IEEE and IEC industrial standards.  Additionally, the company offers integration services, configuration management, product life-cycle planning and 5+ year warranties.

To learn more visit www.crystalrugged.com and follow on Facebook and Twitter@CrystalGroup.

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