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China Industry Enthusiastic about LXI
In the Fall of 2006, several hundred scientists, engineers, researchers and professors attended two meetings in China to learn firsthand about
the LXI Standard. Attendees at both meetings showed a great deal of interest in the benefits of LXI.The first presentation was in Zhangjinjie, sponsored by the Chinese LXI users group, a government sponsored group of researchers and professors interested in advancing LXI in China. About 200 people attended the meeting; they indicated that the China LXI users group is represented by 132 companies, with both the users group and several individual companies expressing interest in joining the LXI Consortium. Companies such as Shaanxi Hi Tech are already members of the worldwide LXI Consortium, and the Shanghai Institute of Measurement and Testing Technology expressed interest in becoming a local Asian certification test lab. The second meeting in Xi’an was attended primarily by engineers from aerospace and defense companies, as well as a number of systems integrators. The attendees at both meetings were attracted by LXI’s ability to handle a large number of test nodes easily and the long-term stability that is so important to test systems. Attendees were also impressed by LXI’s communication speed, flexibility and ease of use compared to GPIB implementations. This was the first LXI user group meeting in China and provided a venue for Chinese users to share the results of their study of LXI technology and applications. Because of the success of these meetings, the LXI Consortium has scheduled its next General Meeting for June 19-21, 2007 in Beijing, China. This will be the first PlugFest to be held in Asia. LXI member company Agilent Technologies will serve as host. Meeting information can be found on the LXI website www.lxistandard.org.
LXI Referenced on World’s Most Popular Website 
LXI has become part of the cultural mainstream, having been referenced on Wikipedia,
the multilingual, web-based, free content encyclopedia. Wikipedia’s popularity has risen steadily since its inception, and it currently ranks among the
twelve most-visited websites worldwide.Wikipedia is a combination of the words wiki (a type of collaborative website) and encyclopedia. It is written collaboratively by volunteers, and with rare exceptions, its articles can be edited by anyone with access to the website. The LXI article on Wickipedia provides an up-to-date overview of the technology and its capabilities. Check it out if you’re looking for a concise summary of LXI, written for the layman. LXI ConneXion Provides In-Depth Technical Coverage Electronic Design Recognizes LXI as an Emerging Trend In "The Future of Modular Systems,” the magazine cites LXI as a growth area within the T&M circle. It describes how “LXI extends the range and speed for instrument interconnections and adds a critical timing and synchronizing capability not available in GPIB.” The article states that LXI provides the test engineer with a new option that may be a better fit to the test application. Keep up with LXI on the T&MW Blog 
For the latest news on LXI developments, be sure to visit the LXI Web Log
hosted by Test & Measurement World magazine. Chief Editor Rick Nelson moderates the blog, and its key purpose is to keep readers up to date on the
LXI standard. The site also provides a forum for visitors to ask questions or share their expertise in LXI instrumentation. Recent postings
highlight several LXI-related resources, including a series of application notes and an online LXI tutorial created by UK-based
Radio Electronics.The LXI Consortium views the blog as an easy way for system developers to learn more about LXI devices and applications as well as upcoming events. Everyone interested in LXI is encouraged to visit the site and contribute to the online discussions. 
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