Abaco Systems helps military and aerospace organizations minimize program risk and bring programs in on time and on budget. Our integrated, rugged systems solutions are based on a product range that includes single board computers, high performance embedded computing (HPEC), digital signal processing, GPGPU, image processing, sensor processing and avionics. We ally to those products our understanding of applications including ISR, EW, SIGINT, radar, sonar and 360 degree situational awareness. Our customers know that Abaco System brings industry-leading expertise and experience, together with broad and deep customer support.
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Bandwidth: the firehose problem
When you're being given more information than you can deal with, it's said to be like drinking from a fire hose. In this post. Haydn Nelson describes how that can be no less of a problem for bandwidth-intensive applications - and how the challenge can be addressed.
Autonomous vehicles: coming soon to a road in the UK
The quest for autonomous vehicles is one shared by both the military and the commercial sector. Recently, Ross Newman checked out the latest developments in the UK, and found that the two industries have much in common.
I/O: Diversity is the New Standard
Creating computing solutions that are easy to upgrade in a rapidly-changing application and technology environment sees us increasingly turn to making them modular, as Haydn Nelson explains.
Notes from GTC Europe
GTC Europe is a must-attend event for anyone involved with NVIDIA technology, artificial intelligence and deep learning. This year, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang didn't disappoint a packed house as he outlined his company's vision of what the future might hold.
Notes from a parallel universe II
In the second part of his post on what's going on in the world of processors, Peter Thompson brings us up to speed with the most recent news from Intel and looks at the growing popularity of the ARM architecture.
AUTOTESTCON: Showing off our new toy
Trade shows provide a great opportunity to show what you can do - and when that includes a newly-announced product, they're even more valuable, as Bill Tilman explains.
Not just innovation: efficient innovation!
As we announce the first two systems based on Abaco's uniquely innovative Lightning platform - the MCS1000 and GVC2000 - Phillip Henson muses on the parallels between his quest to balance the needs of his MBA studies on the one hand and being product manager for the Lightning platform on the other.
DSEI: Abaco to the fore
At a major trade show, it's always very rewarding to see your own systems being demonstrated on other stands - especially in state of the art platforms - as Ross Newman reports from London.
Give us your what – and we’ll show you our how
As a child I was a bit obstinate at times, and often resented the fact my parents would tell me how I was to do a task. I didn’t mind, let’s say, washing the car - but I wanted the flexibility to figure exactly how best to do that on my own. Historically, those of our customers looking to develop advanced systems for mission critical applications faced a flexibility compromise. They could take advantage of pre-built, pre-qualified systems from a...
Further Thoughts on Functional Design
In this follow-on post, Larry Schaffer muses further on the implications of functional design, drawing inspiration from engineer and mathematician Claude Shannon and acoustical physicist Manfred Schroeder.
Notes From a Parallel Universe
When it comes to computing, it tends to be - rightly or wrongly - processors that get all the glory. In this first of two posts, Peter Thompson looks at what's going on in the Intel world - and its implications for developers looking to maximize performance.
Abaco 2.0: A New Way of Working
It's 18 months since we became an independent, standalone company - and we've recently severed our last operational tie with GE. We're about to embark on the second stage of our transformative journey. Welcome to Abaco 2.0!
Functional vs. Fictional Design
In an industry that seems to revolve around GigaFLOPS and MHz, it would be easy to believe that just leveraging the latest and greatest technology is what it takes. But, argues Larry Schaffer, there's more to optimum design than that.
Trends in Ethernet Switch Development
Sometimes, advances in hardware can have an unintended impact on software performance - but when you control your own software, it becomes a lot easier to fix the problem.
Raising our avionics profile in Europe
At the AEE/Avionics and Space Testing Expo in Munich, Germany, we talked to the great and the good of the European avionics industry about the benefits of open architecture technology for next generation test systems.