PICMG, the industry group focused on peripheral interconnection specifications for communications hardware, will be hosting a PICMG Technologies Showcase at NXTcomm 2007 later this month, the association said today.

The showcase will contain member companies’ exhibits and products that are based on one or more of the popular PICMG specifications. The specifications are targeted at equipment manufacturers, and anyone considering building or using telecom or communications infrastructure equipment based on open hardware specifications will benefit from a visit to the PICMG Technologies Showcase at booth #4257, the group said.

PICMG specifications cover a range of open hardware implementations and include
AdvancedTCA, AdvancedMC, MicroTCA, CompactPCI, CompactPCI Express, COM
Express and SHB Express.

This year PICMG member companies are showing products based on PICMG specifications that range from next-generation, high-speed connectors to complete network elements built from commercial of the shelf components. Some of the applications shown will include intensive media processing systems, including live call applications such as conferencing, announcements, chat, IP Centrex, call centers, and network IVR; AdvancedTCA and MicroTCA communications servers as common platforms for a wide range of telecommunication infrastructure applications; media servers requiring high capacity switching and high bandwidth; a news server application with high availability features; a MicroTCA communications server configured as an enterprise exchange solution (IP PBX) and enterprise video conferencing and streaming video-on-demand server; and a video portal utilizing an AMC multimedia processing card.

PICMG member companies exhibiting at the show include ADAX Inc.; ADLINK Technology; Asis; Bittware; Carlo Gavazzi; Conec Corporation; Conference ConCepts, Inc.; Continuous Computing; CorEdge Networks; Diversified Technology Inc.; Elma; Embedded Planet; Emerson Network Power; ept,inc; Extreme Engineering Solutions; HARTING; Interphase; Kaparel; Kontron; Mercury Computer Systems; Motorola; Mountain View Alliance; NMS Communications; CompactPCI/AdvancedTCA Systems; Pentair/Schroff; Performance Technologies; RadiSys; SANBlaze; SBS; Southco, Inc.; Sun; Surf Communication Solutions; Tyco Electronics; Wickenby Consulting; Xtech and Yamaichi.