VMEBUS INTERNATIONAL TRADE ASSOCIATION

VMEBUS INTERNATIONAL TRADE ASSOCIATION FOUNDED IN 1982 AS THE VMEBUS MANUFACTURERS GROUP, BECOMING THE VMEBUS INTERNATIONAL TRADE ASSOCIATION (VITA) IN 1984, AND SHORTENED TO VITA IN 2005, VITA BELIEVES IN AND CHAMPIONS OPEN SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES. THE FUNCTIONS PERFORMED BY VITA ARE TECHNICAL, PROMOTIONAL, AND USER RELATED, AIMED AT INCREASING THE TOTAL MARKET SIZE, PROVIDING VENDORS ADDITIONAL MARKET EXPOSURE AND PROVIDING USERS WITH TIMELY TECHNICAL INFORMATION AROUND THE WORLD. VITA IS REGISTERED AS A 501(C)6 NON-PROFIT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION. VITA'S MISSION IS PROMOTING THE CONCEPT OF OPEN TECHNOLOGY FOR CRITICAL EMBEDDED COMPUTING AS EMBODIED IN THE MANY STANDARDS DEVELOPED OR UNDER DEVELOPMENT WITHIN VITA.