Bohemia, New York (February - 2010) — Data Device Corporation (DDC), the world leader in the design and manufacture of high-reliability data interface products for aerospace, defense, and industrial automation applications, is pleased to announce that VT Miltope has selected DDC’s MIL-STD-1553 data bus products to support its recent contract award to supply the US Army with rugged laptops, instruments, and test equipment.

VT Miltope has been utilizing DDC products for over a decade, and plans to integrate DDC’s newest Express Card and PCI Express Mini Card MIL-STD-1553 solutions into its next generation Army At-Platform Automatic Test System series of Maintenance Support Devices.

“VT Miltope has long recognized DDC’s commitment to quality and dependability, having utilized DDC products to support several generations of our rugged computers. DDC’s long in-service history, extended life cycle support, backwards compatibility, and continuous commitment to quality have reinforced Miltope’s decision to again choose DDC for this critical application.” Brigadier General (US Army, Ret) Tom Dickinson, President and CEO, VT Miltope.

“DDC takes great pride in being selected by VT Miltope to support the Automatic Test Systems contract, and we are dedicated, as always, to providing quality, battle proven solutions to aid soldiers across extended missions and within the most extreme environments“, stated Mike Hegarty, DDC’s Principle Marketing Engineer.

DDC’s MIL-STD-1553 cards, components, and software have long been an integral part of military flight and ground support programs, providing continuous support across generations of system development, in-field maintenance, and retrofit. Our commitment to our customers and the armed forces they serve is absolute and enduring.

Data Device Corporation (DDC) is the world leader in the design and manufacture of high-reliability data bus, motion control, and solid-state power controller products for aerospace, defense, and industrial automation applications. For more than 45 years, DDC has continuously advanced the state of high-reliability data communications and control technology for MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, Synchro/Resolver interface, and Solid-State Power Controllers with innovations that have minimized component size and weight while increasing performance. DDC offers a broad product line of advanced data bus technology for Fibre Channel networks; MIL-STD-1553 and ARINC 429 Data Networking cards, components, and software; Synchro/Resolver interface components; and Solid-State Power Controllers and Motor Drives. DDC headquarters along with our design and manufacturing operations are located in Bohemia, NY. For more information, visit www.ddc-web.com.