With a decade behind us, it's full steam ahead!

In 2007, the PXI Systems Alliance (PXISA) proudly marked the 10th anniversary of the PXI specification and celebrated the success of the standard at events held throughout the year. The PXISA also boosted its marketing efforts to highlight PXI as the platform of choice for applications such as data acquisition, automated test, and process control.

The year began with the makeover of the PXISA’s Web site, www.pxisa.org. Featuring a new design, the site is the “go-to” place for all that is PXI. It includes a list of companies that provide PXI products and services, application notes and application examples written by member companies, and information about the latest PXI products available on the market.

Autotestcon 2007 was the official site of the PXI specification’s 10th anniversary party. The PXISA booth featured three multivendor demonstrations comprising various 3U and 6U PXI/cPCI modules from member companies. The demo systems highlighted the flexibility of the PXI standard, which enables engineers to build complete test systems using PXI modules from multiple vendors. The demos were so well received that the Alliance showcased them at Productronica 2007 as well.

Also in 2007, the PXISA gained two key members in Agilent Technologies and Keithley Instruments, and Aeroflex became a board member of the organization. In 2008, the PXISA plans to build upon the momentum of the past year by recruiting new members and by increasing industry awareness of PXI through more multivendor demonstrations at trade shows. With Frost & Sullivan projecting that sales will grow from $284 million in 2007 to more than $520 million in 2010 (Ref. 1), it is easy to see why PXI systems and components will continue to be a dominant test platform.