The View From NCS Technologies

From Data Center to End Points

For many years NCS Technologies has been one of the leading sellers of rugged solutions to civilian agencies and the military.

NCS is a notable manufacturer or rugged servers, including its "Bunker Class" NexServ RS110 1U rack mount server, and its NexSer RS210 2U. Both deliver high performance for the broadest range of applications and configurations, and are engineered to fit perfectly in tight spaces and operate in harsh conditions (aboard ships and in tactical situations on land). In the notebook and tablet space, NCS resells a wide range of solutions from Getac. The portfolio includes a fully rugged convertible, rugged notebooks, a fully rugged server, fully rugged tablets, a wearable tablet and a healthcare tablet.

Stop By NCS and Getac at Table #1

TechNet Asia-Pacific is the largest trade show and event in the Pacific Rim focused on regional defense issues.  Held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki, the show is co-sponsored by AFCEA International and AFCEA Hawaii. NCS is partnering with Getac at TechNet to promote all aspects of rugged computing for the military. NCS has traditionally been one of the largest resellers of Getac products in the world and is the recognized rugged expert for military applications.

At the booth NCS is also promoting its extensive portfolio of desktop virtualization solutions. As you might expect, on the Opening Day much of the activity was focused on the NCS-Getac rugged solutions. For instance, there was strong interest in the new MX50 battle ready, fully secure, wearable tablet. The MX50 is designed for tactical operations and true field computing.

With a sunlight readable 5.7 inch display, Intel Atom X5 processor, and compact, chest-mounted design, the MX50 has the ideal size, weight and power for rugged yet mobile military applications. It is compact and lightweight, weighing in at less than one pound, and its size and weight deliver unrestricted movement and versatility.

Other rugged products being showcased include the Getac V110 fully rugged convertible, the S410 semi rugged notebook and the F110 fully rugged tablet.

The V110 drew a lot of attention this morning as a compact and lightweight fully rugged convertible that quickly transforms from an 11.6 inch display notebook to a tablet computer.

The S410 semi rugged notebook is a crowd pleaser because it delivers landmark performance, security, customization and durability in a thin form factor. It is available with an 8th Generation Intel Core i7 processor, impressive security tools and multi-factor authentication and customization features to fit any workflow.

While dependable rugged solutions kept traffic at the booth strong, many people are also wanting to know more about the NCS desktop virtualization portfolio. They are learning that the NCS designed and patented zero client end points lead the industry in manageability, reduced cost of ownership and improved security.

Stop By NCS Table #1

TechNet Asia-Pacific, which opens today, is the largest trade show and event in the Pacific Rim focused on regional defense issues.  Now in its 32nd year, it is co-sponsored by AFCEA International and AFCEA Hawaii.  The event is being held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki from today until Nov. 2.

Keynote speakers, panel moderators and panelists will discuss defense policies and challenges in the Asia-Pacific region and their relevance to both industry and government. Industry exhibitors demonstrate products and solutions that meet military requirements.

At TechNet Asia-Pacific NCS is partnering with Getac to promote all aspects of rugged computing for the military. NCS has traditionally been one of the largest resellers of Getac products in the world and is the recognized rugged expert for military applications. At this event NCS and Getac wil be promoting many products, including the new MX50 battle ready, fully secure, wearable tablet. The MX50 is designed for tactical operations and true field computing.

Other rugged products being showcased include the Getac V110 fully rugged convertible, the S410 semi rugged notebook and the F110 fully rugged tablet.

Also popular at these events are desktop virtualization solutions from NCS. Our zero client end points lead the industry in manageability, reduced cost of ownership and improved security.

NCS NexServ XRG series now supports Intel’s latest Xeon E5-2600 V4 series processors, formerly known as Broadwell-EP. The Broadwell architecture is based on 14nm process rather than Haswell’s 22nm process, which improves power consumption and performance, and as a result Broadwell-EP processors scale up to 22 Broadwell cores into the same package and power envelope. Broadwell-EP is socket compatible with Haswell-EP, so Broadwell Processors will be drop in replacement for the same XRG series servers which support Haswell-EP processors.

The giant HIMSS16 healthcare IT conference opens in Las Vegas in less than a week and NCS Technologies will be there at Booth #11118. NCS is a leader in providing hardware solutions that secure healthcare data. Our virtualized endpoints have revolutionized the traditional thin client-zero client space. Today NCS Cirrus secure endpoint solutions can be seen at work in hospital medical carts (Cirrus DT WiFi), at nurse's stations (Cirrus LT laptop), at a physician's desktop (Cirrus TZ Desktop) - literally anywhere within a medical facility where data security is paramount.

NCS Appliance & Server Engineering at HIMSS16

In addition, NCS is also a leader in another hardware security market - as a designer and manufacturer of appliances and servers. NCS Appliance & Server Engineering provides the platform that many leading Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) use to go to market. NCS designs and builds the appliances that serve as robust platforms for their end customers.

 In particular, we are well known for designing and building high quality cyber security appliances. And our hardware solutions are perfect for software companies building secure solutions for healthcare.

Many ISVs and cyber security software companies will be attending HIMSS16 to showcase their healthcare security solutions and to investigate new market opportunities. We invite these companies to explore with us the many ways that NCS Appliance & Server Engineering can assist your in better serving your healthcare customers through superior hardware solutions.

NCS Appliance & Server Engineering designs and builds products that serve as robust platforms for customers. We work with Independent Software Vendors, Original Equipment Manufacturers, Systems Integrators and smaller software companies in segments such as cyber security, high frequency trading, and IoT. Often our customers are satisfied with off-the-shelf platforms. But many are better served with a custom solution. 

Simply stated, when does a Custom Platform Solution make sense? 

NCS Engineering Services works with many leading Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), and Systems Integrators (SIs), to design and build servers and appliances that serve as robust platforms for their end customers. We also work with smaller software companies, in segments such as cyber security, high frequency trading, and IoT, who are trying to grow and scale their products. Often they are struggling with hardware issues that are holding them back.

In talking to customers, we find that each company comes to us with unique needs. Often there is not an overriding issue to address, but several smaller ones that aggregate, leading to poor or unexpected outcomes.