Advanced MCs – Light Speed Motherboards
January 25, 2009 by James Gilbert Pynn · View Comments
Prepare yourself. Don’t be scared. It’s a frightening name. Are you ready? Advanced Mezzanine Cards. Never heard of an Advanced MC (that’s how people in the know refer to them)? Relax, because you’re in the majority (unless you’re in the IT sector or maintain a mainframe). Advanced MCs are used to augment the power and usability of a motherboard. They reduce operating costs for businesses while reducing the disruptions incurred by system upgrades and maintenance.
What makes the Advanced MC reign supreme is its unprecedented hot swap-ability. This means it can use a telecommunications platform to send and receive information. This makes data upgrades and retrieval move 
at the speed of light ” so to speak”. They offer mainframes and motherboards a higher bandwidth, integrated system management, and higher power yields.
That sounds impressive and it is, go ask your computer geek friend and watch him or her stumble around like Jerry Lewis. You can also tell him or her (trust me, he or she will know) that these Advanced MCs enhance the salient features of ATCA platforms (don’t ask) and specific mezzanine cards, like the PICMG AMC.0 card, AMC.1 card, AMC.2 card, AMC.3 card, and AMC.4 card. Your friend will be flabbergasted you bothered to make this clear and you can enjoy a brief moment as King of the Geeks.
An Advanced MC can be used as a main controller, data server, traffic processor, and media processor. Impossible you say? That’s what they told Edison when he said he cold harness electricity. These Advanced MCs are popular with military, law enforcement, government, transportation, avionics, and carrier-grade telecommunications agencies and subsequent mainframes. Motherboards? We don’t need your stinkin’ motherboards — we’ve got Advanced MCs!
Early in 2008, the leading technology website, EG3.com, awarded the Advanced MCs manufactured by Kontron the Editors Choice award. These mezzanine cards are designed to meet the needs of businesses that demand faster time-to-market turnarounds. Nothing will synergize a mainframe faster and more efficiently. Kontron is a leading mezzanine card manufacturer that started revolutionizing the computer industry as early as 1962. Thats ancient history in computer terms and their longevity is a good key to their success.
If you need to take your business to a higher level, think about upgrading with an Advanced MC. Invest in an Advanced MC from Kontron and watch your business move at the speed of light.
