ISR ToughDisk Rugged Servers, US Army, Marine Corps

TOUGHDISK® RUGGED HARD DISK TO BE DEPLOYED BY ISR
FOR USE IN RUGGED SERVERS FOR THE U.S. ARMY AND MARINE CORPS

Ruggedized Packaging and Ability to Handle Extreme Temperatures
Among Selection Criteria for Special Forces and UOCs

MOORESTOWN, NEW JERSEY, USA, (December 1, 2005)…Formation, Inc. announced today that its ToughDisk® 3500 Rugged Hard Disk has been selected by ISR, Inc. to provide rugged data storage for servers it is providing to both the U.S. Army and to the U.S. Marine Corps. The servers will be used by the Army’s Special Forces units throughout the world and are being considered for the Marine Corps’ Unit Operations Centers (UOCs). The UOCs are mobile command-and-control operations centers that serve as the focal point of Marine decision-making during all phases of ground warfare.

ToughDisk is the key data storage component of the multi-server systems ISR is providing to the Army and Marine Corps. Each system consists of four servers with a total storage capacity of almost 300 Gbytes. The servers store all the system software and in some cases will also contain targeting data and moving map information.

“We evaluated several alternatives for rugged storage and Formation offered us the best solution in a standard 3.5” form factor,” said Jeff Severs, president and CEO of ISR. “We selected ToughDisk because of its ability to handle non-operating shock and to withstand the extreme high and low temperatures in which military units frequently operate.”

ToughDisk rugged hard disks are high-performance, removable data storage units built specifically to withstand extreme temperature, shock, vibration, humidity and dust conditions. The TD3500 is a rugged drop-in replacement for standard 3.5” low profile disk drives with 73 or 100 GBytes capacity and SCSI or ATA interfaces.

“The inclusion of ToughDisk rugged hard disks in data storage systems for the Army and Marine Corps is another example of the use of these products for applications in extreme environments. ToughDisk has already been selected for major defense programs for the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Navy,” said Gene Lovely, Formation Marketing Director. “They have also been selected for commercial applications including use with a new inflight entertainment content loader being provided to American Airlines and Virgin America.”

About ISR, Inc.

ISR, Inc. uses its innovative technology, SprayCool™, to revolutionize how electronics are packaged, powered and cooled. It is the leading technology that is enabling the development and delivery of electronic system solutions for problems with heat, noise, space and reliability. ISR, Inc. is a privately held corporation headquartered near Spokane, Washington.

About Formation, Inc.

Formation, Inc. of Moorestown, NJ, USA provides a broad range of products and services to the aerospace, data communications, defense and transportation industries including ToughDisk® Rugged Hard Disks, Advanced Integrated Recorders (AIR) for air traffic control (ATC) and air defense/C4I applications, avionics-class servers, rugged wired and wireless networks for commercial and military applications and the Mobile Vehicle Tracker for monitoring, mapping and reporting mobile fleet operations. The company has delivered over 11,000 high performance RAID systems, over 1,500 avionics-class servers for mission-critical applications including streaming multimedia (e.g., reconnaissance data) and aircraft health information, over 110,000 other avionics-class products and developed and qualified 15 different systems for commercial aviation applications. Formation also provides custom engineering and manufacturing services. For information visit www.formation.com or call +1 856.234.5020.

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Company Contact: Gene Lovely +1 (856) 380-2926 genel@formation.com