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Partners and Trade Associations

Trade Associations

To deliver the benefits of open, application-enabling blades and platforms for Business- Critical Continuity™, Emerson is working in multiple industries to define and spur the widespread acceptance of standards-based platform architectures. We are leading the way in selecting the subset of competing standards that will best help embedded computers evolve and deliver benefits quickly.

Working with industry associations in areas such as architecture and interoperability enables our customers to take advantage of these standards quickly. Leveraging open computing platforms from Emerson allows our customers to re-allocate their resources to the development of distinctive, value-add applications that work to differentiate them in their markets. Learn More

OpenSAF
OpenSAF is an open source community with projects focused on high availability middleware. The goal of OpenSAF projects is to develop HA middleware that is consistent with the Service Availability Forum (SA Forum) specifications. OpenSAF is freely available to anyone under the LGPLv2.1 and anyone may contribute to the code base. The OpenSAF Foundation is a not-for-profit organization established by leading communications and computing companies to facilitate the work of the OpenSAF project and to accelerate the adoption of OpenSAF in commercial products.
Scope
SCOPE is an industry alliance committed to accelerating the deployment of carrier grade base platforms for service provider applications.
Quest
QuEST Forum is a global communications association comprised of a unique partnership of industry service providers and suppliers dedicated to continually improving products and services in our industry.
CP-TA
CP-TA is a global organization comprised of companies dedicated to accelerating the adoption of open specification- based xTCA communications platforms through interoperability compliance guidelines and member advocacy.
SMTA
The SMTA membership is an international network of professionals who build skills, share practical experience and develop solutions in electronic assembly technologies, including microsystems, emerging technologies, and related business operations.
Service Availability
The Service Availability Forum enables the creation and deployment of highly available, mission critical services by promoting the development of an ecosystem and publishing a comprehensive set of open specifications. A consortium of industry-leading companies, the SA Forum maintains "There is no Upside to Downtime."
PICMG
PICMG is a consortium of companies who collaboratively develop open specifications for high performance telecommunications and industrial computing applications. The members of the consortium have a long history of developing leading edge products for these industries.
VITA
VITA is an incorporated, non-profit organization of vendors and users having a common market interest in real-time, modular embedded computing systems. Accredited as an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) developer and a submitter of Industry Trade Agreements to the IEC, the VITA Standards Organization provides its members with the ability to develop and to promote open technology standards.