Jerry Gipper, Editorial Director
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Leveraging VPX experience aids development of secure, rugged rackmount servers
New ATX-class server draws from VPX technology experience in designing for security and ruggedness requirements.
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Rally 'round technology roadmaps
Editorial Director Jerry Gipper describes the purpose of technology roadmaps and explains which factors are driving roadmaps in the VITA market space.
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Modular Open Radio Frequency Architecture boot camp
Designers creating the next generation of embedded defense systems face several challenges getting their solutions off the ground. The newly launched Modular Open Radio Frequency Architecture (MORA) aims to enable the development of true open standards-based radio frequency and microwave modules and small form factor subsystem designs to reduce costs, foster commonality, and enable new communications capabilities.
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VITA Technology Hall of Fame 2016
Lyman Hevle was the founding executive director of the VMEbus International Trade Association (VITA). He held that role from its inception in 1984 until 1993. During his career Lym was focused on the business and market growth of VMEbus. He passed away in January 2016, and his legacy will live on in the industry. Lym’s own words best describe his involvement with VMEbus and how he came to be the founding executive director of VITA. The following discourse is an excerpt from his autobiography.
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VITA Standards Organization activity updates
The March VITA Standards Organization (VSO) meeting was held in Orlando, Florida. This update is based on the results of that meeting.
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Celebrating VME's strength and endurance
Editorial Director Jerry Gipper reviews past, present, and future activities of the VITA Standards Organization and highlights the longevity of VME in looking forward to the 35th anniversary of the announcement of VMEbus.
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Benchmarking SBC functional density
Many companies tout the functional density of their single board computer (SBC) products, often stating that they have the highest functional density within a class of product. But what does this mean? How do you measure functional density? While performance can be measured with industry-accepted benchmarks, similar benchmarks for functional density do not exist.
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Business barometer: 2016 trend predictions
It's that time of year again to stick out my neck and make predictions for 2016. The pace of embedded technology for critical embedded systems moves quite slowly, often taking years to advance very far. For this reason it takes a special breed of company to be patient and stay the course. Because the trends I discuss span over many years, providing an update might seem a bit repetitive, but some things have changed and new developments have emerged. I will try to point out some of those that I have observed this past year and forecast how these will play out in the industry in the year ahead.
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VITA Standards Organization activity updates
The September VITA Standards Organization (VSO) meeting was held in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. This update is based on the results of that meeting. Mercury Systems hosted a fabulous evening boat tour of the harbor. Fall was in the air, and the leaves were starting to turn into their wonderful autumn colors.
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Flying high in 2015
Editorial Director Jerry Gipper recaps some highlights of advancements in VITA technology this year and outlines VSO goals for 2016.
