EMBEDDED COTS SYSTEMS IN MILITARY, AEROSPACE, AND DEFENSE APPLICATIONS 2007- Fourth EDITION

Table of Contents

VOLUME 01: NORTH AMERICAN MERCHANT COMPUTER BOARDS MARKET ASSESSMENT

I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• COMBINED NORTH AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN COTS BOARD MARKET
• THE NORTH AMERICAN COTS BOARD MARKET
• LEADING NORTH AMERICAN COTS BOARD SUPPLIERS
• THE NORTH AMERICAN COTS SLOT CARD AND BLADE MARKET
• LEADING NORTH AMERICAN COTS SLOT CARD SUPPLIERS
• THE NORTH AMERICAN COTS VME BOARD MARKET
• LEADING NORTH AMERICAN COTS VME SUPPLIERS
• THE NORTH AMERICAN COTS COMPACTPCI MARKET
• LEADING NORTH AMERICAN COTS COMPACTPCI SUPPLIERS
• THE NORTH AMERICAN COTS MEZZANINE/DAUGHTER CARD MARKET
• LEADING NORTH AMERICAN COTS MEZZANINE/DAUGHTER CARD SUPPLIERS
• NORTH AMERICAN COTS MEZZANINE/DAUGHTER CARD ARCHITECTURES
• LEADING NORTH AMERICAN COTS PMC AND XMC SUPPLIERS

II SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY

• SCOPE
• Definitions of Terms
• Segmentation
• METHODOLOGY
• Supply Side Research
• Demand Side Research

III INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• HISTORICAL MILESTONES
• ADVANTAGES OF COTS
• COTS DEFINITION AND CRITERIA
• VDC Definition
• Specifications and the Key to COTS
• What Isn' t COTS?
• THE COTS PROCESS
• Stage I - Identification and Confirmation of Need
• Stage II - Specification
• Stage III -Quotation or Bid, Contractor Selection, Allocation of Funds
• Stage IV - Manufacturing through Delivery
• INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS
• Specifiers and Decision Makers
• Technology Providers
• TRADE ASSOCIATIONS
• HyperTransportTM Consortium
• InfiniBand™ Trade Association (IBTA)
• PC/104 Embedded Consortium
• PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG)®
• PCI Special Interest Group (PCI SIG)®
• PXI Systems Alliance (PXISA)
• RapidIO® Trade Association
• VMEbus International Trade Association (VITA)®
• VXIbus Consortium
• SIGNIFICANT RECENT MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

IV DEFENSE EXPENDITURES & OUTLOOK

• NORTH AMERICAN DEFENSE SPENDING
• DOD BUDGETS

V NORTH AMERICAN COTS BOARDS

• COMBINED COTS BOARD MARKET
• REGIONAL COTS BOARD MARKETS
• NORTH AMERICAN COTS BOARD MARKET
• Product Types
• End-User Services
• Electronics Platform Classifications
• Electronics Mission Classifications
• RoHS Compliance
• Life Cycles
• Distribution Channels
• Customer Classes
• Leading COTS Board Suppliers

VI NORTH AMERICAN COTS SLOT CARDS & BLADES

• TOTAL COTS SLOT CARD AND BLADE MARKET - NORTH AMERICA
• Bus Architectures
• Leading Slot Card and Blade Vendors
• VME BOARDS
• Functional Types
• VME Architectures
• VME Board Configurations
• VME Board Ruggedization Classes
• VME Expansion Boards
• VME Single Board Computers - Unit Volumes and Pricing
• VME Single Board Computers - CPU Types
• VME Single Board Computers - Multiple Processors
• VME Single Board Computers - Operating System Use
• VME Single Board Computers - Mezzanine Sites
• VME Single Board Computers - XMC Site Switch Fabric Protocol Layers
• VME DSP Boards - DSP Processor Configurations
• VXS/VPX Boards - Backplane Switch Fabrics
• Leading VME Board Vendors
• COMPACTPCI BOARDS
• Functional Types
• CompactPCI Architectures
• CompactPCI Board Configurations
• CompactPCI Board Ruggedization Classes
• CompactPCI Expansion Boards
• CompactPCI Single Board Computers - Unit Volumes and Pricing
• CompactPCI Single Board Computers - CPU Types
• CompactPCI Single Board Computers - Multiple Processors and Cores
• CompactPCI Single Board Computers - Operating System Use
• CompactPCI Single Board Computers - Mezzanine Sites
• CompactPCI Single Board Computers - XMC Site Switch Fabric Protocol Layers
• CompactPCI DSP Boards - DSP Processor Configurations
• Leading CompactPCI Board Vendors
• ATCA BLADES

VII NORTH AMERICAN COTS MEZZANINE & OTHER DAUGHTER CARDS

• TOTAL COTS MEZZANINE CARDS MARKET - NORTH AMERICA
• Leading Mezzanine Card Vendors
• PMC CARDS
• PMC Card Configurations
• PMC Card Ruggedization Classes
• PMC Cards - Functional Types
• PMC Processor Cards - CPU Types
• PMC Processor Cards - PrPMC Compliance
• PMC Processor Cards - Operating System Use
• PMC DSP Cards - Processor Types
• XMC CARDS
• XMC Card Configurations
• XMC Card Ruggedization Classes
• XMC Cards - Functional Types
• XMC Cards - Operating System Use
• Leading Vendors of PMC and XMC Cards
• AMC CARDS

VIII COTS BOARDS USER DATA

• DEMAND SIDE DATA
• Respondent Demographics
• Projects Begun, Team Sizes, Customers
• Electronics Platform and Mission Classifications
• Board Sourcing
• Number of Computer Platforms Used
• Bus Architectures/Form Factors
• VME Platform Types Used
• CompactPCI Platform Types Used
• Backplane Switch Fabric Usage
• Switch Fabric Usage between Boxes
• Functional Board Types
• CPU Usage on SBCs
• CPU Configurations on SBCs
• DSP Configurations on DSP Boards
• Ruggedized Board Usage
• VITA 47 Compliance
• Board Cooling Methods
• Board Target System Cooling
• Board Target System Working Environment (Ranges)
• Board Target System Environmental Protection
• Board Target System Reliability Enhancements
• Board Target System OS/RTOS Use
• Board Target System Application Software
• Software Development Tools Importance
• RoHS Compliance
• Sources for Learning about COTS Computer Board Products

IX OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• OVERALL MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH
• COTS
• COTS OPPORTUNITIES
• Supply, Maintenance and Logistics
• The Captive Market
• ROHS
• COTS TRENDS, OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: PRODUCTS
• Platforms
• Passive Backplane Architectures
• Switch Fabric Use
• Board Functional Types
• Silicon
• Operating Systems
• TECHNOLOGY REFRESH AND INSERTION, OBSOLESCENCE MANAGEMENT, DIMINISHING MATERIAL SUPPLY (DMS) AND MATERIALS SHORTAGES (MS)
• SALES AND MARKETING, DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPORT

X VENDOR PROFILES

• AITECH DEFENSE SYSTEMS, INC.
• CURTISS WRIGHT CONTROLS EMBEDDED COMPUTING
• GE FANUC INTELLIGENT PLATFORMS
• GENERAL MICRO SYSTEMS
• KONTRON AG
• MERCURY COMPUTER SYSTEMS
• NALLATECH INC.
• PENTEK, INC.
• PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
• THALES COMPUTERS
• THEMIS COMPUTER
• VMETRO

APPENDIX: FY 2006 PRIME CONTRACTOR DATA

VOLUME 02: EUROPEAN MERCHANT COMPUTER BOARDS MARKET ASSESSMENT

I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• COMBINED NORTH AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN COTS BOARD MARKET
• THE EUROPEAN COTS BOARD MARKET
• LEADING EUROPEAN COTS BOARD SUPPLIERS
• THE EUROPEAN COTS SLOT CARD AND BLADE MARKET
• LEADING EUROPEAN COTS SLOT CARD SUPPLIERS
• THE EUROPEAN COTS VME BOARD MARKET
• LEADING EUROPEAN COTS VME SUPPLIERS
• THE EUROPEAN COTS COMPACTPCI MARKET
• LEADING EUROPEAN COTS COMPACTPCI SUPPLIERS
• THE EUROPEAN COTS MEZZANINE/DAUGHTER CARD MARKET
• LEADING EUROPEAN COTS MEZZANINE/DAUGHTER CARD SUPPLIERS
• EUROPEAN COTS MEZZANINE/DAUGHTER CARD ARCHITECTURES
• LEADING EUROPEAN COTS PMC AND XMC SUPPLIERS

II SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY

• SCOPE
• Definitions of Terms
• Segmentation
• METHODOLOGY
• Supply Side Research
• Demand Side Research

III INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• HISTORICAL MILESTONES - UNITED STATES
• ADVANTAGES OF COTS
• COTS DEFINITION AND CRITERIA
• VDC Definition
• Specifications and the Key to COTS
• What Isn' t COTS?
• EUROPEAN CONSORTIA
• NATO AND OTHER TREATY ORGANIZATIONS
• THE EUROPEAN COTS PROCESS
• Stage I - Identification and Confirmation of Need
• Stage II - Specification
• Stage III - Quotation or Bid, Contractor Selection, Allocation of Funds
• Stage IV - Manufacturing through Delivery
• INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS
• Specifiers and Decision Makers
• Technology Providers
• TRADE ASSOCIATIONS
• HyperTransport™ Consortium
• InfiniBand™ Trade Association (IBTA)
• PC/104 Embedded Consortium
• PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG)®
• PCI Special Interest Group (PCI SIG)®
• PXI Systems Alliance (PXISA)
• RapidIO® Trade Association
• VMEbus International Trade Association (VITA)®
• VXIbus Consortium
• SIGNIFICANT RECENT MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

IV DEFENSE EXPENDITURES & OUTLOOK

• EUROPEAN DEFENSE SPENDING
• NATO Military Expenditures

V EUROPEAN COTS BOARDS

• COMBINED COTS BOARD MARKET
• REGIONAL COTS BOARD MARKETS
• EUROPEAN COTS BOARD MARKET
• Product Types
• End-User Services
• Electronics Platform Classifications
• Electronics Mission Classifications
• RoHS Compliance
• Life Cycles
• Distribution Channels
• Customer Classes
• Leading COTS Board Suppliers

VI EUROPEAN COTS SLOT CARDS & BLADES

• TOTAL COTS SLOT CARD AND BLADE MARKET - EUROPEAN UNION
• Bus Architectures
• Leading Slot Card and Blade Vendors
• VME BOARDS
• Functional Types
• VME Architectures
• VME Board Configurations
• VME Board Ruggedization Classes
• VME Expansion Boards
• VME Single Board Computers - Unit Volumes and Pricing
• VME Single Board Computers - CPU Types
• VME Single Board Computers - Multiple Processors
• VME Single Board Computers - Operating System Use
• VME Single Board Computers - Mezzanine Sites
• VME Single Board Computers - XMC Site Switch Fabric Protocol Layers
• VME DSP Boards - DSP Processor Configurations
• VXS/VPX Boards - Backplane Switch Fabrics
• Leading VME Board Vendors
• COMPACTPCI BOARDS
• Functional Types
• CompactPCI Architectures
• CompactPCI Board Configurations
• CompactPCI Board Ruggedization Classes
• CompactPCI Expansion Boards
• CompactPCI Single Board Computers - Unit Volumes and Pricing
• CompactPCI Single Board Computers - CPU Types
• CompactPCI Single Board Computers - Multiple Processors
• CompactPCI Single Board Computers - Operating System Use
• CompactPCI Single Board Computers - Mezzanine Sites
• CompactPCI Single Board Computers - XMC Site Switch Fabric Protocol
• Layers
• CompactPCI DSP Boards - DSP Processor Configurations
• Leading CompactPCI Board Vendors
• ATCA BLADES

VII EUROPEAN COTS MEZZANINES & OTHER DAUGHTER CARDS

• TOTAL COTS MEZZANINE CARDS MARKET - EUROPE
• Leading Mezzanine Card Vendors
• PMC CARDS
• PMC Card Configurations
• PMC Card Ruggedization Classes
• PMC Cards - Functional Types
• PMC Processors Cards - CPU Types
• PMC Processor Cards - PrPMC Compliance
• PMC Processor Cards - Operating System Use
• PMC DSP Cards - Processor Types
• XMC CARDS
• XMC Card Configurations
• XMC Card Ruggedization Classes
• XMC Cards - Functional Types
• XMC Cards - Operating System Use
• Leading Vendors of PMC and XMC Cards
• AMC CARDS

VIII COTS BOARDS USER DATA

• DEMAND SIDE DATA
• Respondent Demographics
• Projects Begun, Team Sizes, Customers
• Electronics Platform & Mission Classifications
• Board Sourcing
• Number of Computer Platforms Used
• Bus Architectures/Form Factors
• VME Platform Types Used
• CompactPCI Platform Types Used
• Backplane Switch Fabric Usage
• Switch Fabric Usage Between Boxes
• Functional Board Types
• CPU Usage on SBCs
• CPU Configurations on SBCs
• DSP Configurations on DSP Boards
• Ruggedized Board Usage
• VITA 47 Compliance
• Board Cooling Methods
• Board Target System Cooling
• Board Target System Working Environment (Ranges)
• Board Target System Environmental Protection
• Board Target System Reliability Enhancements
• Board Target System OS/RTOS Use
• Board Target System Application Software
• Software Development Tools Importance
• RoHS Compliance
• Sources for Learning about COTS Computer Board Products

IX OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• OVERALL MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH
• COTS
• COTS OPPORTUNITIES
• Supply, Maintenance and Logistics
• The Captive Market
• ROHS
• COTS TRENDS, OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: PRODUCTS
• Platforms
• Passive Backplane Architectures
• Switch Fabric Use
• Board Functional Types
• Silicon
• Operating Systems
• TECHNOLOGY REFRESH AND INSERTION, OBSOLESCENCE MANAGEMENT, DIMINISHING MATERIAL SUPPLY (DMS) AND MATERIALS SHORTAGES (MS)
• SALES AND MARKETING, DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPORT

X VENDOR PROFILES

• AITECH DEFENSE SYSTEMS, INC.
• CURTISS WRIGHT CONTROLS EMBEDDED COMPUTING
• GE FANUC INTELLIGENT PLATFORMS
• GENERAL MICRO SYSTEMS
• KONTRON AG
• MERCURY COMPUTER SYSTEMS
• NALLATECH INC.
• PENTEK, INC.
• PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
• THALES COMPUTERS
• THEMIS COMPUTER
• VMETRO

VOLUME 03: NORTH AMERICAN MERCHANT COMPUTER SYSTEMS MAKET ASSESSMENT

I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• COMBINED NORTH AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN COTS INTEGRATED SYSTEM MARKET
• THE NORTH AMERICAN COTS INTEGRATED SYSTEM MARKET
• LEADING NORTH AMERICAN COTS INTEGRATED SYSTEM SUPPLIERS
• THE NORTH AMERICAN COTS INTEGRATED PASSIVE BACKPLANE SYSTEM MARKET
• LEADING NORTH AMERICAN COTS INTEGRATED PASSIVE BACKPLANE SYSTEM SUPPLIERS
• LEADING NORTH AMERICAN COTS INTEGRATED VME SYSTEM SUPPLIERS
• LEADING NORTH AMERICAN COTS INTEGRATED COMPACTPCI SYSTEM SUPPLIERS

II SCOPE AND METHODOLOG Y

• SCOPE
• Definitions of Terms
• Segmentation
• METHODOLOGY
• Supply Side Research
• Demand Side Research

III INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• HISTORICAL MILESTONES
• ADVANTAGES OF COTS
• COTS DEFINITION AND CRITERIA
• VDC Definition
• Specifications and the Key to COTS
• What Isn' t COTS?
• THE COTS PROCESS
• Stage I - Identification and Confirmation of Need
• Stage II - Specification
• Stage III -Quotation or Bid, Contractor Selection, Allocation of Funds
• Stage IV - Manufacturing through Delivery
• INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS
• Specifiers and Decision Makers
• Technology Providers
• TRADE ASSOCIATIONS
• HyperTransport™ Consortium
• InfiniBandTM Trade Association (IBTA)
• PC/104 Embedded Consortium
• PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG)®
• PCI Special Interest Group (PCI SIG)®
• PXI Systems Alliance (PXISA)
• RapidIO® Trade Association
• VMEbus International Trade Association (VITA)®
• VXIbus Consortium
• SIGNIFICANT RECENT MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

IV DEFENSE EXPENDITURES AND OUTLOOK

• NORTH AMERICAN DEFENSE SPENDING
• DOD BUDGETS

V NORTH AMERICAN COTS INTEGRATED SYSTEMS MARKET OVERVIEW

• COMBINED COTS SYSTEM MARKET
• NORTH AMERICAN COTS SYSTEMS MARKET
• Product Types
• RoHS Compliance
• Life Cycles
• Distribution Channels
• Customer Classes
• Leading COTS Board Suppliers

VI NORTH AMERICAN COTS INTEGRATED PASSIVE BACK PLANE SYSTEMS

• TOTAL COTS PASSIVE BACKPLANE INTEGRATED SYSTEMS MARKET - NORTH AMERICA
• Leading Passive Backplane Integrated System Vendors
• VME INTEGRATED SYSTEMS
• End User Services
• Electronics Platform Classifications
• Electronics Mission Classifications
• VME Architectures
• Backplane Switch Fabrics
• Board Sizes
• Board Cooling Methods
• Ruggedization Classes
• Reliability Enhancements
• Power Supply Types
• Liquid Cooled Power Supply Use
• Primary Processor Use
• Number of Processors Used
• Operating System Use
• Appropriate Allocation of Revenues
• Leading VME Integrated System Vendors
• COMPACTPCI INTEGRATED SYSTEMS
• End User Services
• Electronics Platform Classifications
• Electronics Mission Classifications
• CompactPCI Architectures
• Board Sizes
• Board Cooling Methods
• Ruggedization Classes
• Reliability Enhancements
• Power Supply Types
• Liquid Cooled Power Supply Use
• Primary Processor Use
• Number of Processors Used
• Operating System Use
• Appropriate Allocation of Revenues
• Leading CompactPCI Integrated System Vendors
• ATCA AND MICROTCA INTEGRATED SYSTEMS
• End-User Services
• Electronics Platform Classifications

VII COTS INTEGRATED SYSTEMS USER DATA

• DEMAND-SIDE DATA
• Respondent Demographics
• Projects Begun, Team Sizes, Customers
• Electronics Platform and Mission Classifications
• Integrated System Sourcing
• Number of Computer Platforms Used
• Bus Architectures/Form Factors
• VME Platform Types Used in Systems
• CompactPCI Platform Types Used in Systems
• Backplane Switch Fabric Usage in Systems
• Switch Fabric Usage Between Boxes
• Functional Board Types Used in Systems
• CPU Usage on SBCs Used in Systems
• CPU Configurations on SBCs Used in Systems
• DSP Configurations on DSP Boards Used in Systems
• Ruggedized Board Usage in Systems
• VITA 47 Compliance
• Board Cooling Methods Used in Systems
• System Cooling Methods
• System Working Environment (Ranges)
• System Environmental Protection
• System Reliability Enhancements
• System OS/RTOS Use
• System Application Software
• Software Development Tools Importance
• RoHS Compliance
• Sources for Learning about COTS Computer System Products

VIII OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• OVERALL MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH
• COTS
• COTS OPPORTUNITIES
• Supply, Maintenance and Logistics
• The Captive Market
• RoHS
• COTS TRENDS, OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: PRODUCTS
• Platforms
• Passive Backplane Architectures
• Switch Fabric Use
• Silicon
• TECHNOLOGY REFRESH AND INSERTION, OBSOLESCENCE MANAGEMENT, DIMINISHING MATERIAL SUPPLY (DMS) AND MATERIALS SHORTAGES (MS)
• SALES AND MARKETING, DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPORT

IX VENDOR PROFILES

• AITECH DEFENSE SYSTEMS, INC.
• BAE SYSTEMS, PLC
• CRYSTAL GROUP, INC
• CURTISS WRIGHT CONTROLS EMBEDDED COMPUTING
• DRS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
• GE FANUC INTELLIGENT PLATFORMS
• GENERAL DYNAMICS
• GENERAL MICRO SYSTEMS
• KONTRON AG
• L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
• LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
• MERCURY COMPUTER SYSTEMS
• NALLATECH INC.
• PENTEK, INC.
• PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
• TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT GROUP, INC. - TAG
• THALES COMPUTERS
• THEMIS COMPUTER
• VMETRO

APPENDIX: FY 2006 PRIME CONTRACTOR DATA

VOLUME 04: EUROPEAN MERCHANT COMPUTER SYSTEMS MARKET ASSESSMENT

I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• COMBINED NORTH AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN COTS INTEGRATED
• SYSTEM MARKET
• THE EUROPEAN COTS INTEGRATED SYSTEM MARKET
• LEADING EUROPEAN COTS INTEGRATED SYSTEM SUPPLIERS
• THE EUROPEAN COTS INTEGRATED PASSIVE BACKPLANE SYSTEM
• MARKET
• LEADING EUROPEAN COTS INTEGRATED PASSIVE BACKPLANE
• SYSTEM SUPPLIERS
• LEADING EUROPEAN COTS INTEGRATED VME SYSTEM SUPPLIERS
• LEADING EUROPEAN COTS INTEGRATED COMPACTPCI SYSTEM
• SUPPLIERS

II SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY

• SCOPE
• Definitions of Terms
• Segmentation
• METHODOLOGY
• Supply-Side Research
• Demand-Side Research

III INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• HISTORICAL MILESTONES - UNITED STATES
• ADVANTAGES OF COTS
• COTS DEFINITION AND CRITERIA
• VDC Definition
• Specifications and the Key to COTS
• What Isn' t COTS?
• EUROPEAN CONSORTIA
• NATO AND OTHER TREATY ORGANIZATIONS
• THE EUROPEAN COTS PROCESS
• Stage I - Identification and Confirmation of Need
• Stage II - Specification
• Stage III - Quotation or Bid, Contractor Selection, Allocation of Funds
• Stage IV - Manufacturing through Delivery
• INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS
• Specifiers and Decision Makers
• Technology Providers
• TRADE ASSOCIATIONS
• HyperTransportTM Consortium
• InfiniBand™ Trade Association (IBTA)
• PC/104 Embedded Consortium
• PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG)®
• PCI Special Interest Group (PCI SIG)®
• PXI Systems Alliance (PXISA)
• RapidIO® Trade Association
• VMEbus International Trade Association (VITA)®
• VXIbus Consortium
• SIGNIFICANT RECENT MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

IV DEFENSE EXPENDITURES

• EUROPEAN DEFENSE SPENDING
• NATO Military Expenditures

V EUROPEAN COTS INTEGRATED SYSTEMS MARKET OVERVIEW

• COMBINED COTS SYSTEM MARKET
• EUROPEAN COTS SYSTEMS MARKET
• Product Types
• RoHS Compliance
• Life Cycles
• Distribution Channels
• Customer Classes
• Leading COTS board Suppliers

VI EUROPEAN COTS INTEGRATED PASSIVE BACK PLANE SYSTEMS

• TOTAL COTS PASSIVE BACKPLANE INTEGRATED SYSTEMS MARKET -
• EUROPE
• Leading Passive Backplane Integrated System Vendors
• VME INTEGRATED SYSTEMS
• End User Services
• Electronics Platform Classifications
• Electronics Mission Classifications
• VME Architectures
• Backplane Switch Fabrics
• Board Sizes
• Board Cooling Methods
• Ruggedization Classes
• Reliability Enhancements
• Power Supply Types
• Liquid Cooled Power Supply Use
• Primary Processor Use
• Number of Processors Used
• Operating System Use
• Appropriate Allocation of Revenues
• Leading VME Integrated System Vendors
• COMPACTPCI INTEGRATED SYSTEMS
• End User Services
• Electronics Platform Classifications
• Electronics Mission Classifications
• CompactPCI Architectures
• Board Sizes
• Board Cooling Methods
• Ruggedization Classes
• Reliability Enhancements
• Power Supply Types
• Liquid Cooled Power Supply Use
• Primary Processor Use
• Number of Processors Used
• Operating System Use
• Appropriate Allocation of Revenues
• Leading CompactPCI Integrated System Vendors
• ATCA AND MICROTCA INTEGRATED SYSTEMS
• End User Services
• Electronics Platform Classifications

VII COTS INTEGRATED SYSTEMS USER DATA

• DEMAND-SIDE DATA
• Respondent Demographics
• Projects Begun, Team Sizes, Customers
• Electronics Platform and Mission Classifications
• Integrated System Sourcing
• Number of Computer Platforms Used
• Bus Architectures/Form Factors
• VME Platform Types Used in Systems
• CompactPCI Platform Types Used in Systems
• Backplane Switch Fabric Usage in Systems
• Switch Fabric Usage Between Boxes
• Functional Board Types Used in Systems
• CPU Usage on SBCs Used in Systems
• CPU Configurations on SBCs Used in Systems
• DSP Configurations on DSP Boards Used in Systems
• Ruggedized Board Usage in Systems
• VITA 47 Compliance
• Board Cooling Methods Used in Systems
• System Cooling Methods
• System Working Environment (Ranges)
• System Environmental Protection
• System Reliability Enhancements
• System OS/RTOS Use
• System Applications Software
• Software Development Tools Importance
• RoHS Compliance
• Sources for Learning about COTS Computer System Products

VIII OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• OVERALL MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH
• COTS
• COTS OPPORTUNITIES
• Supply, Maintenance and Logistics
• The Captive Market
• ROHS
• COTS TRENDS, OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: PRODUCTS
• Platforms
• Passive Backplane Architectures
• Switch Fabric Use
• Silicon
• TECHNOLOGY REFRESH AND INSERTION, OBSOLESCENCE
• MANAGEMENT, DIMINISHING MATERIAL SUPPLY (DMS) AND
• MATERIALS SHORTAGES (MS)
• SALES AND MARKETING, DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPORT

IX VENDOR PROFILES

• AITECH DEFENSE SYSTEMS, INC.
• BAE SYSTEMS, PLC
• CRYSTAL GROUP, INC
• CURTISS WRIGHT CONTROLS EMBEDDED COMPUTING
• DRS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
• GE FANUC INTELLIGENT PLATFORMS
• GENERAL DYNAMICS
• GENERAL MICRO SYSTEMS
• KONTRON AG
• L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
• LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
• MERCURY COMPUTER SYSTEMS
• NALLATECH INC.
• PENTEK, INC.
• PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
• TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT GROUP, INC. - TAG
• THALES COMPUTERS
• THEMIS COMPUTER
• VMETRO