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Strengthening cybersecurity at the edge: Intel and Mercury talk multilayered security

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Strengthening cybersecurity at the edge: Intel and Mercury talk multilayered security

Taking secure computing to the tactical edge requires a built-in multilayered security approach from system startup to system availability. Listen in as experts from Mercury Systems and Intel discuss how they work together to safeguard confidential data and IP against adversarial threats and deliver uncompromised cutting-edge data center-caliber systems that are both affordable and familiar.

Mercury Systems

February 25, 2021

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Taking the Black Magic Out of RF Down Conversion

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Taking the Black Magic Out of RF Down Conversion

Done with finding “surprises” while searching for the ideal microwave frequency converter? The first step is understanding the technology behind this complex topic and the future trend of direct digitization. In this blog, learn about the different technologies available and how you can peel back the layers to discover the best up and downconverter solution suited for your specific needs, while minimizing surprises along the way.

Mario LaMarche

February 4, 2021

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Mitigating Risk With IPC-1791 Qualified Manufacturers Certification

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Mitigating Risk With IPC-1791 Qualified Manufacturers Certification

An IPC-1791 Qualified Manufacturers Listing is quickly becoming a necessity for manufacturers who are committed to delivering the most trusted and secure manufacturing capabilities. Listen as Joe Scalfani, Mercury’s senior manager of quality systems, and Randy Cherry, IPC director of validation services, discuss mitigating risk with IPC-1791 certifications and the value it brings to businesses and customers alike.

February 2, 2021

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Bold. Human. Accessible: Our Journey into 2021

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Bold. Human. Accessible: Our Journey into 2021

As a technology leader on the forefront of digital transformation, Mercury has evolved its brand to reflect its progress. Read what Mark Aslett, president and CEO, has to say about the future-forward mindset Mercury is carrying into the new year.

Mark Aslett, President and CEO

January 22, 2021

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The world is changing and so are we

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The world is changing and so are we

Mercury has evolved as a technology leader. And just as we have evolved, so too has our brand. Human, confident and bold, our new brand voice is symbolic of Mercury today – a technology company dedicated to innovation, a culture that is people-centered and a vision to make the world a safer and more secure place for all.

Stephanie Georges, SVP & CMO

December 14, 2020

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Monty Python and the Search for the TAC-3290

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Monty Python and the Search for the TAC-3290

What can Mercury Systems possibly have in common with a classic Monty Python movie? Meet the “holy grail” of signal intelligence solutions—Mercury’s new TAC-3290 microwave tuner. Small enough to fit in a backpack, this ultra-wideband microwave tuner brings an unprecedented level of flexibility and high-performance microwave frequency conversion to users in space-constrained environments. This ready-for-anything tuner brings broadband quality RF signal processing to edge applications and plays a starring role in Mercury’s family of low-SWaP, multiple-bandwidth downconverter/tuners.

Kelsey Ryon

December 11, 2020

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The Importance of AI in the Aerospace and Defense Industry

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The Importance of AI in the Aerospace and Defense Industry

What’s in store for the future of artificial intelligence (AI)? How is AI currently being used in the aerospace and defense industry to gain operational advantages? How is AI affecting all our daily lives? Mercury’s Karen Haigh, fellow chief technologist, provides answers to these questions and more.

Mercury Systems

December 8, 2020

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Follow-Up Q&As : Open Architectures and Enduring Competitiveness

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Follow-Up Q&As : Open Architectures and Enduring Competitiveness

Back by popular demand, Mercury CTO Dr. Bill Conley, and Dr. Ian Dunn, Chief Scientist and VP, Advanced Technologies, are once again teaming up to answer additional questions raised by customers, suppliers and partners who attended their informative “Open Architectures and Enduring Competitiveness” webinar held last month. Learn more about how the source of research and development has shifted from the federal sector into the private sector over the last decade and the important role of open architecture to the defense ecosystem.

Mercury Systems

December 4, 2020

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Mercury and Intel are Making Mobile Platforms Smarter with Artificial Intelligence for Complex Missions

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Mercury and Intel are Making Mobile Platforms Smarter with Artificial Intelligence for Complex Missions

Mercury and Intel are collaborating to scale a common enterprise data center architecture across fog and edge layers. Learn more about how we are enabling big data and AI-powered processing resources for deployment to complex missions and tasks.

John Bratton

November 13, 2020

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Modern Processing Approaches for JADC2

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Modern Processing Approaches for JADC2

Listen to the latest MercuryNOW podcast as we discuss the challenges for JADC2 implementation and the role Mercury is playing to help make it a reality – from data center processing at the edge to high-performance AI processors and secure processing.

Mercury Systems

November 12, 2020

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Three Ways Mercury and SigmaX are Securing Machine Learning at the Edge with NVIDIA EGX

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Three Ways Mercury and SigmaX are Securing Machine Learning at the Edge with NVIDIA EGX

By utilizing the NVIDIA EGX edge AI platform for edge computing, coupled with open software stacks, machine learning (ML) data can be deployed and accelerated to retain operational advantage. Learn how Mercury and SigmaX are securing ML for multi-domain operations.

Mercury Systems

November 6, 2020

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Bringing AI into the Defense Landscape

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Bringing AI into the Defense Landscape

The inability to field the latest AI technologies at the pace of one’s adversaries often means the loss of tactical or operational advantages. Learn how Mercury’s open and modular design approach is particularly beneficial for the global AI race because it supports the rapid modernization of mission-critical systems and accelerates AI electronics deployment through design flexibility and reduced complexity.

Angela Giles, Prin. Sr. Product Marketing Mgr.

November 4, 2020

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Military & Aerospace Electronics 2020 Innovators Awards

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Military & Aerospace Electronics 2020 Innovators Awards

VODCAST! Why are high-performance embedded edge computing (HPEEC) products receiving so many accolades? Mercury received six Innovator Awards from Military & Aerospace Electronics, including two for its HPEEC products, EnsembleSeries™ SCM6010 storage drive and SFM6126 high-bandwidth switch. Watch to learn how HPEEC is the future of sustainable on-platform processing and get an up close and personal view of our award-winning products from Mercury’s experts.

Mercury Systems

November 3, 2020

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Accelerating AI at the Edge for Large-Scale Analytics

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Accelerating AI at the Edge for Large-Scale Analytics

Hear how Mercury and NVIDIA are working together to deliver the latest data center technologies to accelerate AI applications and large-scale analytics at the edge.

Mercury Systems

October 29, 2020

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Why Is Mercury Receiving So Many Awards for HPEEC?

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Why Is Mercury Receiving So Many Awards for HPEEC?

As a secure and extremely ruggedized miniaturized data center with uncompromised performance and scalability, HPEEC is the logical technological step towards smarter, sustainable on-platform processing.

John Bratton

October 27, 2020

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Expanding Capabilities for Signal and Electronic Intelligence

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Expanding Capabilities for Signal and Electronic Intelligence

Agility meets high performance. Bringing Syntonic Microwave’s domain expertise in flexible RF technology to the Mercury portfolio has provided customers greater access to highly differentiated sensor processing capabilities.

Mercury Systems

October 19, 2020

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A New Paradigm for Defense-Grade Advanced Microelectronics

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A New Paradigm for Defense-Grade Advanced Microelectronics

As the DoD shifts to a new paradigm for future modernization, see how Mercury Systems is collaborating with our semiconductor partners to make the most advanced commercial microelectronics technologies secure, trusted and profoundly more accessible to the defense community.

Tom Smelker, Mercury Systems VP and general manager, Microsystems

October 8, 2020

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Why Patience, Empathy and Kindness Are Important Attributes of Great Leadership

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Why Patience, Empathy and Kindness Are Important Attributes of Great Leadership

The recent Glassdoor announcement honoring Mercury CEO Mark Aslett as the nation’s “#1 Rated CEO During COVID-19” shines a spotlight on what constitutes a great business leader. Aside from business competency and technical skill, Mark showed something more—emotional intelligence, which experts say is one of the most important attributes of a great leader.

Mercury Systems

September 30, 2020

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The Impact of the Pandemic on the Future of Work

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The Impact of the Pandemic on the Future of Work

VIDEO PODCAST! Flexibility, stronger collaboration, the transformation of digital tools for daily work, a continuance of empathy, patience and kindness, and efforts to digitally continue inclusiveness. Learn why Emma Woodthorpe says, “The future of work is now.”

Mercury Systems

September 16, 2020

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Changing the RF and Spectrum Processing Industry

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Changing the RF and Spectrum Processing Industry

It’s finally here. Trusted, onshore 2.5D custom microelectronics. Listen as Tom Smelker, VP and general manager, Microsystems, discusses Mercury’s collaboration with semiconductor partners to bring the latest leading-edge, customizable silicon to the defense community to boost radar and EW processing.

Mercury Systems

September 14, 2020

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