Abaco Systems Honored with Two Gold Awards by Military & Aerospace Electronics 2016 Innovators Awards Program

• RES3000 Ethernet switch, AXIS software development environment recognized for innovation

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.— November 14, 2016  Abaco Systems announced today that its compact, rugged RES3000 Ethernet switch and AXIS Advanced Integrated Software Environment  were both recognized with Gold Awards by the judges of the annual Military & Aerospace Electronics Innovators Awards program. The judging panel consisted of a panel of senior third-party expert professionals.

The RES3000 family of fully managed Layer2/3+ VICTORY switch-compliant Ethernet switches is characterized by its extremely small size and weight, low power consumption and affordability, coupled with advanced port density. It is driven by Abaco’s unique OpenWare switch management environment which provides users with ultimate flexibility in configuration, monitoring, switching control, addressing and routing options. 

AXIS is a complete development environment designed to minimize the cost, risk and time-to-deployment of multi-processor and multi-board military embedded computing applications.  It provides a complete set of powerful, flexible, intuitive tools and libraries that support the entire development process, from design through debugging, optimization and testing. Applications developed with AXIS are both scalable and portable. 

“We are delighted to have received this recognition from the judges of the Military & Aerospace Electronics Innovators Awards program,” said Mrinal Iyengar, Vice President, Product Management at Abaco. “We pride ourselves on our ability to innovate in ways that bring real value to our customers, and that helps our customers succeed, and the RES3000 and AXIS are examples of that innovation in action.”

"This prestigious program allows Military & Aerospace Electronics to celebrate and recognize the most innovative products and services in the military electronics industry,” said Alan Bergstein, publisher of Military & Aerospace Electronics. “Our 2016 Honorees are an outstanding example of companies who are making an impact." 

The Innovators Awards are judged based on the following criteria:

• Innovation 
• Value to the User 
• Sustainability
• Meeting a Defined Need 
• Collaboration 
• Impact 

The 2016 Military & Aerospace Electronics Innovators Awards Honorees are featured in the November Issue of Military & Aerospace Electronics magazine as well as on www.militaryaerospace.com.

About Military & Aerospace Electronics

Published since 1990, Military & Aerospace Electronics delivers time-sensitive news, in-depth analyses, case studies, and real-world applications of new products, industry opinion, and the latest trends in the use of mil-spec, rugged and commercial of-the-shelf components. The Military & Aerospace Electronics brand includes the magazine, website (www.militaryaerospace.com), email newsletters and webcasts.

About The Military & Aerospace Electronics 2016 Innovators Awards program

The Military & Aerospace Electronics Innovation Awards celebrates the most innovative applications of aerospace and defense electronics technology products and systems. Awards are presented to organizations that demonstrate excellence in the use of a product or system. Submissions are accepted from designers and integrators, and users of military and aerospace electronics systems. 

About Abaco Systems 

Abaco Systems is a global leader in open architecture computing and electronic systems for aerospace, defense and industrial applications. Spun out of General Electric in 2015, we deliver and support open modular solutions developed to upgrade and enhance the growing data, analytics, communications and sensor processing capabilities of our target applications. This, together with our 700+ professionals’ unwavering focus on our customers’ success, reduces program cost and risk, allows technology insertion with affordable readiness and enables platforms to successfully reach deployment sooner and with a lower total cost of ownership. With an active presence in a significant number of national asset platforms on land, sea and in the air, Abaco Systems is trusted where it matters most. www.abaco.com 

For more information, contact:

Ian McMurray

Communications Manager

Abaco Systems 

[email protected]