John McHale, Editorial Director, OpenSystems Media
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WEBCAST: VMEbus in Military Systems
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona. The VMEbus technical standard has enjoyed a very long life supporting military systems. At almost 40 years old, it’s probably the longest lasting single standard in the history of computing; it has kept up with technology by supporting backwards compatibility while enabling technology upgrades and is still in use across a broad range of applications. This webcast of industry experts will provide a brief history of VMEbus as well as why and how it remains the reliable stalwart of critical systems used across multiple defense platforms.
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Embracing open standards in military electronics systems
Every month the McHale Report will host an online roundtable with experts from the defense electronics industry – from major prime contractors to defense component suppliers. Each roundtable will explore topics important to the military embedded electronics market. This month we discuss Department of Defense (DoD) open architecture initiatives, board-level standards from VITA and PICMG, [...]
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Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA), an overview
Budget cuts and sequestration, while handcuffing the defense industry and the warfighter, have also forced the government to embrace a movement toward more commonality across multiple platforms through open standards and establishing a culture of re-use. One such initiative, the Sensor Open Systems Architecture (SOSA), creates modular open systems architecture specifications to enable re-use of [...]
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Common standards, 3U VPX, open architecture initiatives flavor ETT conference
Every month the McHale Report will host an online roundtable with experts from the defense electronics industry – from major prime contractors to defense component suppliers. Each roundtable will explore topics important to the military embedded electronics market. This month we discuss the use of board-level open standards by the military and trends emerging from [...]
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Trump election, phased array tech, Intel Xeon, VPX, and ARM v-8A impact 2016 military COTS market
Every month the McHale Report will host an online roundtable with experts from the defense electronics industry – from major prime contractors to defense component suppliers. Each roundtable will explore topics important to the military embedded electronics market. This month we discuss the market highlights and technology game changers from 2016 in the military electronics [...]
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Military open architectures and VITA standards
Custom designs and closed architectures are quickly becoming anachronisms, as commonality and interoperability of components are now standard requirements in military programs. More than two decades have passed since the famous commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) initiative hit the U.S. military market, and today common standards and COTS are now essential factors in every defense procurement equation. In [...]
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OpenVPX standard hits five years of enabling interoperability in military embedded systems
Every month the McHale Report will host an online roundtable with experts from the defense electronics industry – from major prime contractors to defense component suppliers. Each roundtable will explore topics important to the military embedded electronics market. This month we discuss the fifth anniversary of the OpenVPX standard. Five years have passed since OpenVPX/VITA [...]
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DoD budget request and COTS suppliers
COTS CONFIDENTIAL. Every month the McHale Report will host an online roundtable with experts from the defense electronics industry – from major prime contractors to defense-component suppliers. Each roundtable will explore topics important to the military embedded electronics market. This month we discuss how the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) FY 2016 budget request affects embedded [...]
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Military market one of opportunity for embedded COTS suppliers
Q&A with Eric Sivertson, Executive Vice President of ATD Business Unit, Kontron
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VITA leadership changes, industry mergers, acquisitions
An era is coming to an end at the VITA Standards Organization (VSO) as Ray Alderman, the organization’s long-term Executive Director, is retiring from his everyday leadership role and becoming Chairman of the VITA Board of Directors. Jerry Gipper, VITA’s current Marketing Director, will take over Alderman’s position effective January 1, 2014. John Rynearson, the Technical Director of VITA, will also be retiring from VITA early next year.
John McHale, Editorial Director
John McHale, Editorial Director
John McHale, Editorial Director
John McHale, Editorial Director