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Karl Wale
Continuous Computing

Hurry Up and Wait? Why the Rush to 40G?
byKarl WaleContinuous Computing - Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 5:00 PM

I am sitting here writing this blog entry from another airport after spending the week talking to customers. Once again one of the prime topics has been 40G ATCA, and in particular, “What’s driving the need?”, “When will it be really ready for deployment in carrier networks?” and “What are the related technologies that all need to come together around it?”

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The Right COTS Platform for Next-Generation Networks
byKat PateAdvancedTCA Summit - Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 11:00 AM

Now is the time to learn how AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA, the open standards platforms for embedded communications, are changing the Telecom, Military, and Enterprise Markets!  This is the one-stop shop to get all the information you need in one place from major vendors, industry associations, and key people working on AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA.

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CP-TA Congratulates Service Availability™ Forum on Creative New Campaign
byBrian WoodContinuous Computing, CP-TA Marketing Work Group Chair - Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 10:00 AM


One of CP-TA’s industry partners, Service Availability Forum, a consortium that develops, publishes and promotes open specifications for carrier-grade and mission-critical systems, has launched a new cartoon series to increase awareness of service availability-based solutions. The cartoons feature relatable scenarios to demonstrate the critical importance of service availability in our everyday lives.

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Multicore Processors Elevate AdvancedTCA Performance
byErnie BergstromCrystal Cube Consulting - Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 12:00 PM

Multicore technologies, including hyper-threading, virtualization and multi-threading, are helping AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA meet today’s critical requirements found in Financial, Healthcare and military applications.

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A CP-TA member-user’s perspective on Interoperability testing
byPaul StevensAdvantech - Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 9:00 AM

The xTCA industry has unarguably come a long way in a short time, but to coin a phrase from the Sci-Fi writer, William Gibson “the future is already here it’s just unevenly distributed” is somewhat synonymous to where interoperability in the xTCA ecosystem is today.

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