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Editors Foreword

Dealing with change – Part II
Jerry Gipper, Editorial Director
Dealing with change
Jerry Gipper, Editorial Director
VME, thanks for the memories
Jerry Gipper, Editorial Director
Optional ethics? No freakin’ way.
Chris Ciufo, Editor,
Too cool
Chris A. Ciufo, OpenSystems Publishing
In the mirror: VITA, VSO, and VPX
Chris A. Ciufo, OpenSystems Publishing
Survey says: VPX is the new VME
Chris A. Ciufo, OpenSystems Publishing

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Defining Standards

VITA 60 provides an alternative connector to support VPX systems
Harry Cook, Amphenol Backplane Systems
VITA 76 provides for high-bandwidth I/O in a rugged MIL-38999 circular…
Kenneth Braund, Meritec and Alan Roath, Meritec
VME64 now and then
Jerry Gipper, Editorial Director
XMC goes rugged with VITA 61 mezzanine interconnect standard
Dan Mignogna, Tyco Electronics Connectivity
VITA 67 provides the first coaxial-backplane standard for analog and RF…
Robert Normoyle, DRS Signal Solutions
VITA 71: Revolutionary mezzanine standard aims to replace PMC, XMC standards
Dean Holman, Mercury Computer Systems, Greg Rocco, Mercury Computer Systems, and Dan Toohey, Mercury Computer Systems
VITA 60 standardizes a ruggedized alternative for VPX applications
David Dix, Amphenol Backplane Systems

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VITA Standards Update

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Application Feature

"Critical embedded systems" defined
Jerry Gipper, Editorial Director
Unmanned vehicles overcome video challenges
Timothy H. Klassen, GE Intelligent Platforms
Harnessing the promise of 3D data in real-time critical applications
Mark Snyder, ALT Software
Upgraded approaches for "safe" and "reliable" COTS designs
Barbara Schmitz, MEN Mikro Elektronik GmbH
ANSI/VITA 65 – The ins and outs of OpenVPX chassis selection
Bob Sullivan, Curtiss-Wright Controls Electronic Systems
Case study: Using VME to build an FPGA-based data acquisition system
Fred Joerger, Joerger Enterprises, Inc.
Blade-level NAS enables rugged reliability, availability in critical systems
Steve Gudknecht, ACT/Technico

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VITA News

Stealth connectors
Ray Alderman, VITA Standards Organization
Military focus can shift from the Middle East to China
Ray Alderman, VITA Standards Organization
VME turns 30
Ray Alderman, VITA Standards Organization
A renaissance in computer packaging?
Ray Alderman, Executive Director, VITA
The big shift in 2011
Ray Alderman, Executive Director, VITA
The three top opportunities in embedded for 2011
Ray Alderman, Executive Director, VITA
It is time for an optical architecture road map
Ray Alderman, Executive Director, VITA

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Special Feature

Ten critical embedded system trends to watch in 2012
Jerry Gipper, Editorial Director
Hybrid backplanes combine OpenVPX and VME components
Thomas Roberts, Mercury Computer Systems
VME retrospect
Jerry Gipper, Editorial Director
VITA 62 brings COTS power supplies to VPX
Patrick Shaw, General Dynamics Canada
Outpacing VME: OpenVPX fast-tracks technologies to the front lines
Brian Roberts, Dawn VME Products
VITA 66 expands VPX with fiber-optic connectivity
Gregory Powers, Tyco Electronics
Implementing system management in OpenVPX
Mark Overgaard, Pigeon Point Systems

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Technology Feature

Evolution of a small form factor
Jerry Gipper, Editorial Director
Is your product choice ready?
Jerry Gipper, Editorial Director
Intelligent chassis management for mission-critical VPX systems
Charles Linquist, Dawn VME Products
Novel conduction-cooling techniques enable full VPX functionality
Dr. Andreas Engelhardt, Thermacore, Nelson J. Gernert, Thermacore, and Jerome E. Toth, Thermacore
Board customization as easy as 1, 2, 3 – and at…
Staff, Schneider Electric and Innovasic Semiconductor
Latest Intel processors advance embedded DSP and SBC system design
Ian Stalker, Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing and Alan Baldus, Curtiss-Wright Embedded Controls
Making safe systems secure
Greg Gicca, AdaCore and Ben Brosgol, AdaCore

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Technology in Europe

Fighting cancer – VME system to destroy cancer cells and repair…
Hermann Strass, OpenSystems Publishing
Two decades of avionics testing
Hermann Strass, OpenSystems Publishing
Collision at the speed of light
Hermann Strass, European Representative, OpenSystems Media
FHS: First in its flight-control system’s class
Hermann Strass, OpenSystems Publishing
Navigating European roads
Hermann Strass, OpenSystems Publishing
Testing diesel efficiency
Hermann Strass, OpenSystems Publishing
Detecting the light above
Hermann Strass, OpenSystems Publishing

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Case Study

Case study: OpenVPX systems help deliver UAV program quickly
Anne Mascarin, Mercury Computer Systems and Greg Rocco, Mercury Computer Systems
Case study: Using VME to build an FPGA-based data acquisition system
Fred Joerger, Joerger Enterprises, Inc.
Case study: Virtualization drives software development for in-orbit satellite constellation
Ross Dickson, Virtutech

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