After a three-year hiatus, we were finally able to hold an in-person Embedded Tech Trends! It was wonderful to see everyone in the flesh, and to enjoy a good conversation and a meal in a restaurant. We had a full house with 15 sponsors and 15 members of the industry media in attendance. The energy a...
Note: This update is based on the results of the May 2023 VITA Standards Organization (VSO) meeting, held in Atlanta and hosted by GTRI. Contact VITA if you are interested in participating in any of these working groups. The full reports can be accessed at www.vita.com/StandardsUpdates. Visit the VI...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a hot topic these days. It has evolved to the next level of gaining the ability to carry on an intelligent conversation. It will not be long before it becomes a key tool in our lives. I thought I would give it a try and see what it understands about VITA technologies ...
In January, Embedded Tech Trends 2023 was held in Chandler, Arizona at the Crowne Plaza San Marcos. After missing the past two years due to the pandemic, it felt great to be meeting in person again! The theme for 2023 was “Livin’ la Vida MOSA!” The presenters were encouraged to weave the theme of mo...
VITA is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its origination. VITA initially started in 1982 as the VMEbus Manufacturers Group to support the development of an ecosystem for the new VMEbus specification. Manufacturers developing VMEbus products joined together to educate potential users about the new...
ANSI accreditation Accredited as an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) developer, VITA provides its members with the ability to develop and promote open technology standards. The following standards have recently been ANSI- and VITA-approved via public VITA consensus ballot: ANSI/VITA 48.0...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens the economic recovery from the COVID-19 lockdowns. But COVID-19 is still with us in a different form now and seems to be driving the Canadian authorities crazy. Analysis of Russia’s military capabilities and weapons used in Ukraine are feeding into Pentagon pla...
THE VITA Technologies Spring 2022 Resource Guide showcases technologies and products based on VITA standards. Also in this issue: Jerry Gipper talks the state of the VPX ecosystem in 2022, a special feature on VITA 90, a technology feature on virtualization for legacy and modern environments, and mo...
I’ve been involved with VITA for almost two decades, and have watched as the open standards that were cooperatively developed by competitors, suppliers, and end users were adopted by an ever-increasing set of participants in the aerospace and defense market, as well as in other segments such as auto...
"I am honored and extremely excited to be taking on this leadership role within VITA," Holman says. “I look forward to applying my experience in building international teams, driving process/quality improvements, and ensuring customer success to lead VITA in its ‘Open standards, open markets’ missio...