Tempe, Arizona, USA [February 19, 2013] – Emerson (New York Stock Exchange: EMR), a business unit leading the implementation of Business-Critical Continuity™, Emerson Network Power today announced the launch of the PCIE-8120, a breakthrough product designed to add voice and video capabilities to network server applications. While conventional commercial Host Media Processing solutions are limited to 2,000 ports per server, the PCIE-8120 can transcode more than 7,000 bidirectional voice channels from G.711 to G.729A, and multiple cards can be added to a single server for enhanced performance.

The Emerson Network Power PCIE-8120 also supports up to 12 low-power Octasic DSPs with embedded voice and video firmware, enabling transcoding of more than 300 mobile video streams at CIF resolution and supporting HD video resolution up to 1080p.

Users can leverage the PCIE-8120 to add high-density, highly scalable voice and video processing capabilities to network applications with minimal space and power consumption and lower costs, without the need to add additional servers or face difficulties from low application performance.

Demand for high-density voice and video processing is increasing for applications such as Session Border Controllers (SBC), media gateways/servers or media resource functions, video or content optimization, video communication servers, and interactive voice and video response systems. A new white paper published by Emerson Network Power documents the trend requiring network media processing with specific application case studies. The PCIE-8120 is designed to accommodate NEBS carrier-grade and data center environments depending on server enclosure, providing a solution suitable for both enterprise and wireless environments. Emerson Network Power's ATCA-8320, which is based on the same technology, also enables OEMs to enhance scalability to multi-blade AdvancedTCA systems while protecting the value of their software investment.

Rob Pettigrew, Director of Marketing for Emerson Network Power's Embedded Computing business unit, states, "Emerson Network Power's innovative solution provides an opportunity to move away from the conventional rack-and-stack model where the price per port is typically very stable. Adding these high-performance media processing cards to rack-mount servers can significantly lower the cost per port. Considering excellent scalability, future readiness, and the simplicity of a business model that does not require software licensing, simpler deployment is possible." He added, "In view of enhanced scalability and future compatibility, simpler deployment is achievable."

Emerson Network Power has tested the PCIE-8120 on a variety of rack-mount servers and released application notes to simplify installation and use on these systems.

Emerson Network Power's global channel partner network provides the PCIE-8120 as a scalable individual board and also offers a complete integrated platform capable of presenting comprehensive solutions that can shorten customers' product launch timelines and support applications.