To honor its newly expanded product line of Rhino Box® Integrated Transport and Equipment Shelters, Metric Systems Corporation has received its registered trademark #4,000,969 dated July 26, 2011 from the U.S. Patent and Trademark office to trademark the Rhino Box® catchphrase and logo.

This step to further increase its intellectual property holdings supports Metric Systems Corporation (MSC) as its standardized product line grows to encompass requirements-built wireless networking system solutions that support interoperability and function the world over.

The Rhino Box® shelter is an all-weather environmentally controlled equipment enclosure designed to support the transport and safe operation of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) electronic equipment in harsh environments.

Built around the rugged, field-proven Hardigg® MAC Rack transportable enclosure, MSC adds its 20+ years of expertise in designing, manufacturing, and deploying mission critical communications systems to provide you with an economical and rugged all-weather deployment platform for electronic and communications equipment.

Use the Rhino Box® shelter to pre-stage standalone system solutions and rapidly respond to critical deployment requirements anytime, anywhere.

To learn more, download a Rhino Box® Data Sheet here, or visit us online.

About Metric Systems Corporation

Metric Systems Corporation (MSC), a privately held Vista, California corporation founded in 1992, designs and builds specialty infrastructure and Edge domain wireless networking communications solutions for government, industry, and commercial interests. Its purpose-built, requirement-based terrestrial, satellite, and mobile wireless equipment solutions provide critical multimedia wide-area backbone transport for government and industry uses.

For more information, contact Metric Systems Corporation at 800.549.7421 or visit www.metricsystems.com.

Contact Information:
Metric Systems Corporation
Danielle Reyes-Acosta, 760.560.0348
dacosta [at ]metricsystems.com
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Metric Systems Corporation Broadens Rhino Box™ Product Offerings

June 10, 2011. Vista, California. Metric Systems Corporation announced that its popular environmentally controlled electronic equipment enclosure, the Rhino Box™, is now available in new standard and custom model configurations.

The new product offerings give customers a standardized approach to ordering a Rhino Box™ while still supporting the customization options for which MSC is so well known. With multiple case sizes (9U, 11U, 12U, 14U, and 19U) supporting both U.S. and international power configurations, the new Rhino Box™ product family simplifies and expedites ordering.

After successful deployment of a Rhino Box™ based mesh dynamic network with the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) on the Yuma-Mexico border, President Bill Brown noted that “one of the greatest challenges we surmounted was in providing a solution adaptable to the harsh, variant-temperature desert climate. After years of research, we were able to deploy the all-terrain, all-weather rugged Rhino Box™ just for this very purpose.”

Jeff Estes, CBP-Oit Project Manager, stated in support:

“The challenge to provide connectivity to the most inaccessible CBP [U.S. Customs and Border Patrol] sites in the United States presented a unique set of circumstances for our new Arizona network.

MSC was able to provide a unique and resilient solution tailored around our missions. Our requirement presented no other true or like comparisons, and our expectations were met with a reliable, frequency agnostic, easily deployable and low cost solution set.

Of all these features, the ability to support numerous SCADA, telephony, LMR, and other unique mission requirements was key.”

MSC’s success in the CBP project was instrumental in propelling the move to broaden its Rhino Box™ offerings. For more information on Rhino Box™ models and availability, please visit the Rhino Box™ homepage, or call us at (760) 560-0348.

About Metric Systems Corporation

Metric Systems Corporation (MSC) specializes in designing and manufacturing spectrum-independent wireless networking equipment, components, and end-to-end solutions for government and industry. Its purpose-built, requirement-based terrestrial, satellite, and mobile wireless equipment solutions are easily transportable to the field for operation. Based in Vista, California, President Bill Brown founded MSC in 1992.

Contact Information:

Danielle Reyes-Acosta, dacosta [ at ] metricsystems.com
Director of Marketing and Media, Metric Systems Corporation
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Metric Systems Corporation is pleased to announce its editorial highlight in MissionCritical Communications’ November/December 2010 issue as a product leader of cutting-edge P25 equipment. The product spotlight on its Rhino Box™ Environmentally Controlled Enclosure can be read by clicking here.

Contact Information:
Danielle Reyes-Acosta
Director of Marketing and Media
Metric Systems Corporation
dacosta [at] metricsystems.com

About Metric Systems Corporation

Metric Systems Corporation (MSC) specializes in designing and manufacturing spectrum-independent wireless networking equipment, components, and end-to-end solutions for government and industry. Its purpose-built, requirement-based terrestrial, satellite, and mobile wireless equipment solutions are easily transportable to the field for operation. Based in Vista, California, President Bill Brown founded MSC in 1992.

Integrated, all weather transport and on-site packaging solution offers quick and reliable deployment and operation of electronics and communications equipment regardless of terrain or temperature.

Vista, California, April 12, 2010 – Metric Systems Corporation today announced the immediate availability of the Rhino Box™.  The Rhino Box™ is an all-weather integrated transport and environmentally-controlled package that enables on-site operation of electronic and communications equipment with a minimum of pre-site preparation.

Metric Systems Corporation’s proven product portfolio includes integrated hardware, software and networking systems operating in the HF to Microwave bands. The Company currently supplies private and public agencies with wireless communications tools and appliances to maintain critical public safety and business operations.

“The Rhino Box™ was specifically designed to meet the demands of customers who require quick and reliable external operations”, states Bill Brown, CEO of Metric Systems Corporation. “We have used our extensive experience and expertise to engineer the Rhino Box™ to extend the operating range and service scope of our customer’s remote equipment and provide unsurpassed protection of their assets in the field in a wide range of operating and environmental scenarios.”

Utilizing the proven performance of the Hardigg® and Zero® industrial and military grade ruggedized transport packages, the Rhino Bo™x incorporates an advanced, microprocessor- controlled, two stage heat removal and heat re-circulating system to maintain a safe equipment operating environment in external air temperatures of -30 degrees to +160 degrees Fahrenheit (-34 degrees to +71 degrees Centigrade) and relative humidity levels to 100%.   Mil-type rain and dust-proof power and signal connectors provide reliable access to internal interfaces.  Optional RF connections allow the integration of a wide range of wireless equipment into a single protected system.

On-Line Rhino Box™ status and alarm monitoring and system control is accomplished via an industrialized USB PC interface or through an optional short range wireless link, or remotely via a wide area network connection thus eliminating the need for on-site personnel.

The Rhino Box™ is an ideal solution for any operation that requires external field support for their operations on a short or long-term basis.  The requirement to construct, maintain, and man a costly equipment enclosure is eliminated.  Government or military operations that require quick response multi-site deployments can effectively and efficiently support those operations with an easily configurable, transportable solution like the Rhino Box™.

The standard Rhino Box™ is offered in a 12U package.  Optional systems in 6U to 24U cases are available along with tailored configurations to meet specific needs.

About Metric Systems Corporation

Metric Systems Corporation delivers fixed and mobile wireless networking solutions that support and enable commercial, industrial, public safety and military users to successfully perform their mission worldwide – regardless of temperature or terrain. Metric Systems Corporation was established in 1992 and is headquartered in Vista, California, USA.