Brockton, Mass. – SIE Computing Solutions, Inc., an innovative leader in the design and manufacture of open architecture based computing platforms and system packaging for rugged environments, announces that it has signed an agreement with ACAL Technology of Berkshire, England to act as the company’s exclusive UK sales partner.

ACAL Technology is a leading, value-added distributor providing specialist design-in, sales and marketing services for international suppliers in the fields of semiconductors, RF and wireless, frequency control, electromechanical, power management, and board level systems. A division of ACAL Technology, ACAL Microsystems has over 20 years experience supplying embedded and bus-based computer products to UK OEM’s and system integrators in avionics, broadcast, communications, defense, industrial, medical and transport industries.

ACAL Microsystems specializes in solutions based on standard architectures/busses, including VME, VPX, PCI, cPCI, PXI, xTCA, PC104, EBX, ETX and ATX.

"We are excited to be able to partner with ACAL in the UK,” said Chris Boutilier, president of SIE Computing Solutions, Inc. "ACAL’s engineering expertise and experience in designing computing platforms and integrated systems perfectly complements SIE’s capabilities. We expect this partnership to be a critical component of our success in the UK market.”

 George Savory, general manager of ACAL Microsystems, commented, “This new partnership with SIE Computing Solutions, Inc. enables us to offer our customer base the very latest in rugged chassis technology. The addition of SIE to our product range perfectly complements our existing board level portfolio and means that we can offer rugged solutions that meet the most stringent requirements and help accelerate our partners’ time to market.”