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When the Federal Aviation Administration needed to upgrade
computer memory in the 1,500 servers that control the nation's air
traffic, it could have turned to manufacturers in Europe, Korea,
China, or Japan. Instead, the FAA chose computer memory manufactured
in the U.S.A. by MemoryStore.com, located in Philadelphia.
MemoryStore.com manufactured 1,500 IBM compatible 1GB RAM upgrades for
the FAA servers that manage 50,000 aircrafts carrying 1.8 million
passengers daily. These mission-critical server memory upgrades passed
the FAA's rigorous testing, while saving taxpayers hundreds of
thousands of dollars.
The memory upgrades were required when the FAA received a new
version of its ERAM software, which controls aircraft flying in the
National Airspace System (NAS). The software, which runs on 1,500 IBM
pSeries 615 servers, required increased RAM requirements to 2GB,
double what the older IBM computers had. When IT leaders at the FAA's
Technical Center in Atlantic City, N.J., sourced a memory upgrade,
they found the IBM original FC 4446 memory upgrades were no longer
manufactured, and available only in refurbished condition for nearly
$1 million--far more than the cost of replacing all of the servers.
Worse, the computer memory from IBM carried only a 60-day warranty.
Display System Replacement Engineer Tom Ackermann mounted a search
for an alternate supplier. He was astonished to discover a local
American manufacturer could not only supply the memory upgrades, but
do so at a lower cost than every Asian or European supplier, and with
a lifetime warranty.
"MemoryStore.com dispels the myth that you can't manufacturer
high-quality computer memory cost-effectively in the United States,"
Ackermann says. "The company's memory upgrades sailed through weeks of
our toughest stress, load, and regression testing. It proved its
memory upgrades can support the mission-critical servers that guide
the nation's aircrafts. And if we need technical support,
MemoryStore.com can have a lead engineer here in less than an hour,
because their manufacturing facility is locally based."
The FAA plans to roll out its MemoryStore.com memory upgrades in
the country's 20 Air Route Traffic Control Centers by March 2008. When
complete, the entire air traffic control system will be upgraded to
2GB, representing 50 percent of the redundant system. The other 50
percent will be handled by 1,500 new servers that were delivered by
IBM with 2GB of RAM preinstalled.
"Once again, MemoryStore.com met the most demanding requirements
to facilitate a major memory upgrade," says Bob Kanoff, Vice President
of MemoryStore.com. "Our computer memory is keeping America flying,
and keeping fliers safe. We're proud that the FAA chose
MemoryStore.com for our high-quality, third-party memory upgrades and
our customer service, support, and resources. We look forward to a
long relationship with the FAA."
ABOUT MEMORYSTORE.COM
MemoryStore.com provides one-stop, on-demand comparison shopping
for both brand-name and third-party memory upgrades for leading brands
and virtually any memory requirement--servers, desktops, laptops,
printers, legacy computers, and medical devices--with 100 percent
compatibility guaranteed and a lifetime warranty. To speak with a U.S.
sales and customer support representative, call 877-ADD-RAM9. To place
an order online or learn more about MemoryStore.com, visit
http://www.memorystore.com.
PRESS RESOURCES
Press contact: KateR@GregoryFCA.com
MemoryStore.com Web site: http://www.memorystore.com/
FAA Information:
http://www.faa.gov/news/fact_sheets/news_story.cfm?newsId=7714
http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/technology/eram/
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