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DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION
FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY / SEPTEMBER 1, 2003; VOL. 2 NO. 35
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Breaking News -
Networking:
New Report Predicts RapidIO To
Lead Bus Architecture Wars
In its recently released report, the consulting firm Metz International
predicts that RapidIO, the high performance embedded interconnect
architecture, will lead the emerging bus architecture "wars" through the end
of the decade. The value of RapidIO ports shipped is expected to total more
than $400 million in 2007, versus an estimated $200 million for the
competitive Advanced Switching interconnect architecture.
"RapidIO is clearly out of the starting gate early, with software, silicon,
test and RapidIO-based computers on the market already," says report author
Ernie Bergstrom of Crystal Cube Consulting, who co-authored the report with
John G. Metz of Metz International. "Our analysis indicates it will be the
embedded market leader in terms of ports shipped between now and 2007. The
RapidIO Trade Association's recent decision to add data plane extensions
clearly demonstrates its intentions to keep RapidIO at the leading edge of
communications and other embedded applications."
The report, titled "Bus Wars Episode II: Clash of the Titans," is available
for purchase at the Metz International website located at
www.metzinternational.com.
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