TRADE NEWS: Agilent Technologies Backs PXI Systems Alliance to Support Acquired Products, Customers.Company Remains Focused on LXI Adj. 1. lxi - being one more than sixty61, sixty-one cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers" Direction SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif. -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A) today announced that it plans to maintain membership in the PXI (PCI EXtensions for Instrumentation) A peripheral bus specialized for data acquisition and real time control systems. Introduced in 1997, PXI uses the CompactPCI 3U and 6U form factors and adds trigger lines, a local bus and other functions suited for measurement Systems Alliance to support the customers of two recent acquisitions, Acqiris and PXIT. Acqiris and PXIT are members of the Alliance. "This does not alter our direction and commitment to LXI," said Scott Sampl, vice president and LXI spokesperson for Agilent's Electronic Measurements Group. "Rather, it is imperative that we ensure the current success of PXIT and Acqiris customers and solutions, while managing the LXI vision going forward and strengthening the Agilent portfolio." Managers across many industries face similar issues: narrower launch windows, reduced staffing, dwindling dwin·dle v. dwin·dled, dwin·dling, dwin·dles v.intr. To become gradually less until little remains. v.tr. To cause to dwindle. See Synonyms at decrease. software expertise, smaller development budgets and outsourced (or offshore) manufacturing. Most are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. the same solution: a more cost-effective way to create test systems. The benefits of LXI make it a compelling architecture for present and future test systems. The vision behind LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. eXtensions for Instrumentation (LXI) is to integrate test-system architecture based on proven, widely used standards such as Ethernet. By specifying the interaction of those standards, LXI enables fast, efficient and cost-effective creation and reconfiguration of test systems. Through the combined capabilities of Agilent Open and LXI, Agilent can help system developers open the door to simplified system creation -- and go beyond GPIB (General Purpose Interface Bus) An IEEE 488 standard parallel interface used for attaching sensors and programmable instruments to a computer. Using a 24-pin connector, up to 15 devices can be daisy chained together. HP's version is the HPIB. , PXI and VXI (VME EXtensions for Instrumentation) A peripheral bus specialized for data acquisition and real time control systems. Introduced in 1987, VXI uses all Eurocard form factors and adds trigger lines, a local bus and other functions suited for measurement applications. . Further Information Agilent Technologies Completes Acquisition of Acqiris, a Leading Provider of High-Speed Digitizers and Analyzers at www.agilent.com/about/newsroom/presrel/2006/14dec-gp06041.html. Agilent Technologies Completes Asset Acquisition of PXIT Inc., a Test and Measurement Systems Provider for High-Speed Data Communications at www.agilent.com/about/newsroom/presrel/2006/13dec-gp06040.html. About Agilent Open Agilent Open is a versatile combination of test system hardware, I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output and software tools. It accelerates the creation of streamlined test systems that are easy to enhance and maintain by giving you greater choice in measurements, connectivity and programming. Utilizing these advantages, your team has more time to focus on what matters most -- the performance, reliability and delivery of your product. About LXI and the LXI Consortium LXI enables fast, efficient and cost-effective creation and reconfiguration of test systems. Learn more from "LXI Helps System Developers Go Beyond GPIB, PXI and VXI at www.agilent.com/about/newsroom/tmnews/background/2006/04jan2006_bg. html." (Due to its length, this URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) Also, listen to Agilent's LXI expert Chris Van Woerkom discuss the state of the LXI marketplace and new possibilities in testing using Ethernet by visiting www.agilent.com/find/lxi and clicking on Podcast in the highlights section. LXI is the next-generation, LAN-based modular architecture standard for automated test systems managed by the LXI Consortium, a not-for-profit corporation made up of leading test and measurement companies. The group's goals are to develop, support and promote the LXI standard. LXI's compact, flexible package, high-speed I/O, and prolific use of LAN meet the needs of aerospace/defense engineers developing radar, electronic warfare, satellite and military communications systems, as well as address a broad range of industrial and commercial applications. Additional information about the LXI Consortium's product offerings, licensing, specifications and membership is available at www.lxistandard.org. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 19,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $5.0 billion in fiscal 2006. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: Further technology, corporate citizenship Corporate Citizenship The extent to which businesses are socially responsible in meeting legal, ethical and economic responsibilities placed on them by shareholders. The aim it to create higher standards of living and quality of life in the community in which it operates, while and executive news is available on the Agilent news site at www.agilent.com/go/news. |
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