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.

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 Press Releases (PDF)

• June 2010 – OpenVPX™ System Specification Standard Reaches ANSI Ratification
• May 2010 – VITA: FMC Marketing Alliance Announces Membership and Introduces On-line Product Directory
• April 2010 – VITA’s VPX Marketing Alliance Launches Ground-Breaking Survey for the Embedded Computing Community
• April 2010 – Updates to FPGA Mezzanine Card (FMC) Standard Ratified
• April 2010 – VITA Members Form FMC Marketing Alliance
• March 2010 – VITA Issues Call for Participation to Research Optical Architectures
• February 2010 – VITA Releases "2010 State of the VME Technology Industry" Report
• February 2010 – OpenVPX™ System Specification Ratified by VITA Standards Organization
• January 2010 – VITA Releases Summary of Ratified Standards
• January 2010 – VITA: VPX Marketing Alliance Grows Membership and Introduces On-line Product Directory
• December 2009 – VITA Members Form VPX Marketing Alliance
• August 2009 – VITA Releases Mid-Year "2009 State of the VME Technology Industry" Report
• August 2009 – VITA Launches Open Architecture Review
• January 2009 – VITA Releases "2009 State of the VME Technology Industry" Report
• September 2008 – FPGA Mezzanine Card Standard Ratified
• July 2008 – VITA Updates "2008 State of the VME Technology Industry" Report
• February 2008 – VITA Releases "2008 State of the VME Technology Industry" Report
• 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