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VME and Critical SystemsSpring 2010

Mentor automates requirements tracking for the military market

Chris A. Ciufo (Editor)
Summary:
Mentor Graphics is targeting aerospace and defense applications with design tools for hardware, software, and systems, including a requirements management tool.
VME and Critical SystemsDecember 2008

MIL/COTS rises to new heights

Ray Alderman (VITA)
Summary:
Following on the heels of the global September and October financial crisis, telecom and industrial markets are retrenching. What happens next? We will start to observe "Telecomites" and "Industrialites" searching for sa... [read more]
VME and Critical SystemsApril 2008

Designing COTS electronics for mission-critical systems

Steve Romm (Excalibur Systems)
Summary:
Integrating COTS electronics into mission-critical systems can prove quite a challenge, but remedies are available to help solve the issues: SoC technology, the ability to design in maintainability and reliability from t... [read more]
VME and Critical SystemsOctober 2007

Rugged, mission-critical COTS reliability based on Physics of Failure

Ivan Straznicky (Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing)
Summary:
When considering which COTS product to use in mission-critical, harsh-environment electronics, MTBF evaluations might not be enough.
VMEbus SystemsApril 2004

Designing and qualifying systems for rugged environments: Pragmatism (and innovation) in the face of physics

Mike Isls (Radstone Technology)
Summary:
Radstone's Whole Program Life COTS is a uniquely holistic approach designed to meet the needs of systems developer throughout the entire extended life of a defense program.
VMEbus SystemsFebruary 2004

Getting your COTS system up and running takes much more than boards and software: A defense enclosure company's perspective

Bob Amos (Mektron/Miltron Systems)
Summary:
This article explores in detail the critical role the system enclosure plays and its frequently overlooked, often complex housekeeping and systems support functions.
VMEbus SystemsDecember 2003

As COTS matures, MCOTS emerges

Jeff Smith (Synergy Microsystems)
Summary:
This article discuss the MCOTS market that is still in its infancy.
VMEbus SystemsOctober 2003

Battle Ready COTS: Shock simulation comes of age

Richard Brooks (Mercury Computer )
Summary:
This article discusses the Large Displacement Shock Simulator and its functions.
VMEbus SystemsApril 2002

Preventing COTS Obsolescence

Steve Cecil (NAVSEA Crane)
Summary:
COTS obsolescence is a big problem in our military systems today, and the author encourages prime contracts to select their COTS vendors with an eye on life-cycle support issues.
VMEbus SystemsApril 2002

Commerical technology management approach for military systems

Cathi Crabtree (NAVSEA Crane)
Summary:
NAVSEA is a U.S. government Department of Defense (DoD) organization chartered with providing low-cost, high quality, and responsive acquisition, engineering, logistics, and maintenance for military weapon and electronic... [read more]

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