[SPARCbook] TADPOLE-RDI NEWSLETTER - December 2000

[Emily Rougier]

TADPOLE-RDI NEWSLETTER  December 2000
Portable UNIX Workstations & Servers for a Mobile World
www.tadpolerdi.com



CONTENTS:

1.	Tadpole Technology / Tadpole-RDI in the news
2.	Tadpole-RDI, $1.4 million contract from the US Marine Corps	
3.	Tech Tip of the month
4.	Tadpole-RDI offers technology "Trade-Up" programs
5.	Tadpole-RDI announces standard enhancement to the VoyagerIIi product 
family
6.	Come see us
7.	About Tadpole-RDI



1.	Tadpole Technology / Tadpole-RDI in the news

Tadpole acquires embedded motherboard specialist

"11/22/2000 Targeting increased revenues from the Sun computing space, 
mobile computing and network infrastructure vendor, Tadpole Technology 
plc, announced the acquisition of Cycle Computer Corp. Inc. of Cupertino, 
CA, a company that specializes in high-density, rack mountable solutions 
and embedded motherboards. The strategic acquisition of Cycle is subject 
to approval by Tadpole's shareholders and will allow the mobile computing 
vendor to extend its offerings to Sun Microsystems' customers, typically 
those in the embedded OEM, telecommunications and networking markets"
	
For the complete article, please visit http://www.embeddedtechnology.com/content/news/article.asp?DocID={7FA7FECC-C086-11D4-8C7F-009027DE0829}&Bucket=Latest+Headlines


2.	Tadpole-RDI, $1.4 million contract from the US Marine Corps

Tadpole-RDI has won a further $1.4 million contract from the US Marine 
Corps for the deployment of its VoyagerIIi line of portable servers in 
global field operations of the USMC's Command Control Communications. The 
order was secured by GTSI Corp. Inc, one of Tadpole-RDI's principal resellers 
for US federal markets, and is an extension to a $1.5 million order to 
Tadpole awarded earlier this year by the USMC. Tadpole-RDI's VoyagerIIi 
servers are built around Sun Microsystems' technologies. One hundred percent 
binary compatible with Sun desktops and office servers, VoyagerIIi servers 
are powered by UltraSPARCIIi processors and can run the full 13,000 plus 
inventory of Solaris 7 applications. The server has removable disk capacity 
to 100GB and memory to 1GB. It weighs approximately 10 lbs., and has the 
physical dimensions of a business telephone directory.

For the complete article, please visit...  
http://defence-data.com/current/page9191.htm


3.	Tech Tip of the Month

Problem: How can I have a user without a password?
Solution: In addition to removing the password from /etc/shadow, you need
to take one of the following steps: Edit /etc/default/login and comment 
out PASSREQ=YES or change it  to PASSREQ=NO. This allows *all* users to 
remove their password! The second way is to give a particular user no password 
with the following entry in /etc/shadow: user::9092:9999:9999::::


4.	Tadpole-RDI offers technology "Trade-Up" programs

"SPARC'd" by customer demand, Tadpole-RDI has extended its trade-up program 
giving owners of UltraBookI, Voyager, TM SPARCbook and PowerLite systems 
the opportunity to upgrade their computing systems to the latest technology. 
For details on the attractive trade-in offers please email ams at tapolerdi.com.


5.	Tadpole-RDI announces standard enhancement to the VoyagerIIi product 
family

Tadpole-RDI announces an enhanced capability to the VoyagerIIi product 
family.  The VoyagerIIi has been redesigned to integrate the audio (16-bit 
audio, 48KHz sampling rate stereo, internal beeper) and graphics functionality 
onto a daughter card, freeing up the PCI expansion slot to accommodate 
one -sized PCI card with a maximum length of 9.25 inches (235mm).  The 
standard VoyagerIIi systems shipped from Tadpole-RDI after November 1, 
2000 will have this added capability.

For more information on VoyagerIIi please visit us at
http://www.tadpolerdi.com/rdi/products/voyager/voyhome.htm

For full product specifications, please contact your Tadpole-RDI sales 
representative, or email to sales at tadpolerdi.com.


6.	Come see us
	
	 
AFCEA TechNet South 2000 (Military)
Charleston, SC
Nov 28-30, 2000

	
McDill AFB (Military)
Tampa, FL
Dec 7, 2000

AFCEA Western Conference (Military)
Booth#441
Jan 23-25, 2001
San Diego Convention Center, San Diego

Networld Interop
Booth#8723
May 8-10, 2001
Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas



AFCEA 55th International Convention  (Military)
Booth# 333 or 331
June 5-7, 2001
Washington D.C. Convention Center, 
Washington, D.C


7.	About Tadpole-RDI 

Background
Tadpole-RDI is the global leader in the design and manufacture of portable 
computing solutions for the mobile computing professional.

Inherent Value 
Our product line allows for seamless selling and service provision to your 
potential or current customers. More time spent on mission critical activities 
increases your probability for success. Our portable UNIX solutions put 
all your energies towards success, not logistics.

Commitment
Tadpole-RDI is committed to being the highest quality mobile computing 
solutions provider for industry professionals across the globe.


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owners.

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sales at tadpolerdi.com
800-734-5483

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For more information on Tadpole-RDI please visit our web site:
http://www.tadpolerdi.com 
sales at tadpolerdi.com
Toll Free (US): 800-734-5483
Phone: 760-929-0992
Tadpole-RDI
2300 Faraday Ave.
Carlsbad, CA 92008