About VITA
VITA is an incorporated, non-profit organization of vendors and users having a common market interest in real-time, modular embedded computing systems. Founded in 1984, VITA believes in and champions open system architectures 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 additional market exposure and providing users with timely technical information.
VITA Press Releases (PDF)
- September 2008 – FPGA Mezzanine Card Standard Ratified
- February 2008 – VITA Releases "2008 State of the VME Technology Industry" Whitepaper
- January 2008 – ANSI Upholds Reaccreditation of VITA/VSO; Dismisses Motorola Appeal
- October 2007 – VPX Base Standard Ratified by ANSI
- July 2007 – VITA Announces Embedded Systems Design as Media Partner
- June 2007 – VITA Announces Micro Technology Europe as Media Partner
- June 2007 – VITA Announces ConnectorSupplier.com as Media Partner
- May 2007 – VITA Secures ANSI Re-Accreditation, Modifies Patent Policy to Reflect Changes in Ex-Ante Disclosures
- May 2007 – VITA Announces Media Partnership with ABP International
- May 2007 – VITA Announces Electronic Trend Publications as Media Partner
- April 2007 – VITA Announces Venture Development Corporation as Media Partner
- January 2007 – VITA Standards Organization Approves Changes on Disclosure and Licensing of Patents
- December 2006 – VITA Standards Organization, SDR Forum Announce Alliance
- October 2006 – Justice Department Will Not Oppose VITA Proposal on Disclosure and Licensing of Patents
- October 2006 – VITA and VME Technology Community Celebrate 25th Anniversary
- August 2006 – VITA Announces First Media Partner: OpenSystems Publishing
- January 2006 – VITA Marks 25th Anniversary of VME Technology Standard
- December 2005 – VITA Releases VPX Test Data
- June 2005 – Technology Obsolesence Main Theme of MEECC
- November 2004 – VITA Releases Advanced VME Technology Roadmap
- January 2003 – VMEbus Switched Serial Standard Ratified
Today, VITA's mission includes not only promoting VMEbus, but promoting the very concept of open technology as embodied in the many standards currently under development within the VITA Standards Organization. Virtually all players in all markets from the smallest to the largest now use the word "open" in their company and product promotions. The VITA name is now synonymous with open systems.
VITA's continuing goal is to unite manufacturers and users through the acceptance and implementation of open technology standards.
VITA Web Servers
VITA's website runs on equipment from VITA member companies. Our primary and backup servers are SunFire V100s from Sun Microsystems. And, for web prototyping and development work, VITA uses two Solaris-compatible VME boards from Motorola Inc., Embedded Communications Computing. Enclosures for the VMEbus boards were provided by Motorola and Pentair Electronic Packaging – Schroff.
