VME and Critical Systems magazine, OpenSystems Media
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Board or bored? Lockheed Martin gets into the COTS hardware biz - Interview with Jared Sibrava, Business Development, Lockheed Martin Co.
Lockheed Martin is breaking into the COTS world with a full line of boards and mezzanines, offering them up for sale to the "general public." They're serious about selling COTS hardware - something unusual for a prime - but when Editor Chris Ciufo put them through his tried-and-true COTS litmus test, they missed the mark.
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NanoATR shrinks VPX into byte-sized cubes - Interview with Bill Kehret, president and CEO of Themis Computer
Editor’s note: From 6U down to 3U and from VME to VPX, the military’s venerable standard for rugged, deployable LRUs continues to evolve. And if Themis Computer’s NanoATR concept gains traction, 3U VPX could further be reduced to cigarette box-sized modules and packaged in cubes. Edited excerpts of our recent interview with Bill Kehret, Themis Computer president and CEO, follow.
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Melding MicroTCA with VME and OpenVPX: Will it all work on the front lines? Interview with James Doyle, Congressional Affairs Liaison and Director of Strategic Business, Emerson Network Power
Editor’s note: Telecom-rooted Emerson Network Power is branching out and showing up in more places than one might expect, as our interview with James Doyle, the company’s congressional affairs liaison, reveals. From the company’s telecom beginnings to its VME-inspiring Motorola acquisition to its support of OpenVPX, the technology roadmap never stands still. But where will it end up? Edited excerpts follow.
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Mission possible: Securing the software system, redefining 'high risk'
Q&A with Fortify Software’s managing consultant Major Bruce C. Jenkins, USAF (Ret.), whose answer might just redefine “high risk” for some.
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Technology on center stage: VPX, MicroTCA and ... VME64x?
An interview with Elma Electronic president and founder Fred Ruegg, who comments on everything from Elma's recent switch from its VITA-only stance to its new role on OpenVPX’s Steering Committee. Meanwhile, Ruegg is an aficionado of MicroTCA, but also threw us the VME64x “curveball.”
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Legacy VME: Not on life support yet
A Q&A with Kontron's Thomas Sparrvik, who says the prudent should watch out for upgrade programs, labeling them "true growth opportunities." Meanwhile, he praises the Atom but admits it has its limits, especially in regard to VPX.
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Gates open to COTS vendors: Considering the shifting landscape
A Q&A with Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing's Lynn Patterson, who tells us what SECDEF Gates' recent proposed budget shifts mean to CWCEC and to the COTS industry. Meanwhile, she tells us a thing or two about OpenVPX and admits VITA has room for improvement.
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Mercury's 'OpenVPX Industry Working Group' colors outside VSO's lines: An efficient technology fast-track or Pandora's box?
A Q&A with Mercury Computer Systems' Greg Tiedemann, who answers questions about Mercury's recently announced, VSO/VITA-independent OpenVPX Industry Working Group.
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Backplanes at 10 Gbaud ñ try that with PCI Express!
Q&A with Tom Cox, Executive Director, RapidIO Trade Association
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Successful system integration considers COTS, GFE, and custom
Q&A with David M. Dietz, Vice President and General Manager, CWCEC Santa Clarita
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