25th Jubilee - VMEbus Technology

25 Years of VME

October 2006 marks the 25th anniversary of the beginning for VME Technology.

While the rest of the website focuses on the future for VME Technology, we're celebrating the Jubilee by offering a retrospective on the rich history of VME here. Here, you'll find:

• The text of the original VMEbus press release from 1981 (PDF)
• Major milestones by year
• Narrative on the early years of VME
• Photos from the commemorative 2006 calendar - and names to go with faces

You're a big part of our history, too

For all those who have contributed to or used VME, thank you. We're also offering you the chance to reflect.

Do you have congratulations, a humorous story, a unique application, experiences at a conference or meeting, or insight into the early days to share?

Send your comments, along with your name and company, to 25years@vita.com
We'll review your inputs and post them here.

Reflections on VME

"Congratulations on the 25th anniversary. VME has survived for 25 years in this fast changing world of technology. The main reason behind this success is its processor/platform independent open-system and rugged architecture. Best wishes!"
R. Ramalakshmi, Mistral Software, Bangalore, India

"Saturday, 21 Oct 2006, is VME's 25th Birthday! No other architecture in the history of technology-based capitalism has ever made it to 25 years. The founders of VME gave us an amazing legacy, and a billion-dollar per year industry that has prospered for all those years.... The basic foundation of VME is backward compatibility from generation to generation of new products. We have integrated 25 years worth of new technology into VME products, and they all still interoperate.... So, to all of you who continue to design VME products and support your VME customers, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"
Ray Alderman, Executive Director, VITA, Scottsdale AZ