Springfield, Va. — June 21, 2006 — Cornet Technology Communications (CTC), the network communications solutions division of Cornet Technology, Inc., announced that it has become an official member of VITA — the VMEBus International Trade Association. VITA is an incorporated, non-profit organization of vendors and users having a common market interest in real-time, modular embedded computing systems. As a VITA member, CTC can take part in making vital decisions within the VITA Standard Organization (VSO), a committee of VITA members that meets to discuss, develop, and promote open technology standards. The VSO has created more than 30 standards in the past ten years.
Ray Alderman, President, VITA, said, “We are happy to have Cornet Technology Communications as the newest VITA member. VITA has been uniting manufacturers and users through the implementation of open technology standards for more than 20 years, and the strength of our organization depends on the dedication of our members and their commitment to ensuring that the VME community continues to grow and evolve.”
Manville Chan, Program Manager of Embedded Systems, CTC, said, “VITA has a strong history of advocating the use of open technology standards in the embedded systems community, and we are excited to be an official member. Cornet Technology Communications is committed to serving the VME/COTS products community, as we continue to incorporate the latest VME standards and switched fabric technologies into our product design. We look forward to being active on the VITA Standard Organization committee and helping to uphold the standards and integrity of the VME industry.”
About VITA
VITA is an incorporated, non-profit organization of vendors and users having a common market interest. Founded in 1984, VITA believes in and champions open systems architecture as opposed to proprietary system architectures. VITA’s activities are international in scope. The functions performed by VITA are technical, promotional, and user-related, and are aimed at increasing the total market size, providing vendors with additional market exposure, and providing users with timely technical information. For information about VITA membership, or to find out how to obtain VITA specifications, visit the VITA website at www.vita.com, or call VITA headquarters at (480) 837-7486.
About Cornet Technology, Inc.
Cornet Technology, Inc. (CTI) is a manufacturing and professional services company consisting of four divisions: Cornet Technology Communications designs and manufactures data, voice and video network switching products and provides integration services for federal and commercial markets; Video Convergence provides video products and comprehensive integration services to the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) market; Anami Communications provides information technology consulting and services to federal, state and local governments, and corporations worldwide; and Optim Systems develops and integrates audio, video and Web conferencing solutions for government and commercial organizations. Founded in 1989, CTI is headquartered near Washington, D.C. For more information, visit CTI at www.cornet.com.
