Honda International Partners with Teradyne for Next Generation Service Diagnostics Hardware
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MANCHESTER, England--April 30, 2003--Honda Motor Company, Ltd. selected Teradyne Diagnostic Solutions as its primary diagnostic hardware supplier for their International Honda and Acura service dealerships. Teradyne's GDS3100 Diagnostic Tablet Tester is part of the next generation diagnostic solutions Honda is integrating into its service facilities worldwide.
The Honda GDS3100 is equipped with a modular hardware design that provides each Honda service technician with custom diagnostic solutions and service information. All diagnostic steps or service instructions are easily accessible thru a 12.1" LCD and touch screen graphical interface. The operating system for the Honda GDS3100 is the Microsoft(R) Windows XP(R) software running on an Intel(R) Pentium III(R) processor.
The Honda GDS3100 is fitted with Teradyne's Modular Instrumentation Bay, providing direct access to Honda systems as well as a variety of other communications protocols, a sophisticated analogue measurement system and multiple interfaces to the host hardware. Standard interfaces such as USB and 10/100BaseT Ethernet, plus the support for PC-card devices, ensure complete application flexibility and connectivity with other peripherals and systems. A docking station is available for storage of the Honda GDS3100 and provides automatic charging, connection to a network and access to a DVD drive. Designed with a customisable, open architecture test solution for automotive service applications, the Honda GDS3100 serves as the perfect compliment to Honda's global service database software program (HDS), also developed by Teradyne.
The GDS3100 is part of a complete Teradyne diagnostic solution that consists of hardware, embedded system software and PC software designed to communicate with the vehicle system. The solution is based on a core of service diagnostic solutions developed by Teradyne Diagnostic Solutions.
About Teradyne Diagnostic Solutions
Based in Manchester, England, Teradyne Diagnostic Solutions provides diagnostic support to producers and users of complex electronically controlled vehicles throughout the complete product lifecycle, from Design through Manufacturing to Service. It currently employs over 400 people with offices located worldwide. For more information visit www.teradyne-ds.com.
About Teradyne
Teradyne is the world's largest supplier of Automatic Test Equipment, and is also a leading supplier of interconnection systems. The company's products deliver competitive advantage to the world's leading semiconductor, electronics, automotive and network systems companies. In 2002, Teradyne had sales of $1.22 billion, and employed about 7000 people worldwide. For more information, visit www.teradyne.com.
About Honda Motor Company
Established in 1948, Honda Motor Co., Ltd., is one of today's leading manufacturers of automobiles and the largest manufacturer of motorcycles in the world. The Company is recognized internationally for its expertise and leadership in developing and manufacturing a wide variety of products that incorporate Honda's highly efficient internal combustion engine technologies, ranging from small general-purpose engines to specialty sports cars. Approximately 12.6 million Honda engines were sold worldwide during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002.
By following a corporate strategy that emphasizes speed, efficiency, flexibility and innovation in every facet of the Company's operations - from product development and manufacturing to marketing - Honda strives to achieve the ultimate goal of satisfying its customers. Through a worldwide commitment to advancing this objective, Honda - and its many partners who share this commitment - has succeeded in creating a global network that comprises 437 subsidiaries and affiliates. Honda operates through 109 overseas production facilities in 29 overseas countries, which supply Honda products to most of the industrialized countries of the world.
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